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Aug 31, 2014
Champion Seagulls rout Cranes to start season
The four-time defending national champion Obic Seagulls got off to a strong start in their challenge for a fifth consecutive title by blanking the Taiyo Building Management Cranes 86-0 on Sunday at Kawasaki Fujimi Stadium in the X League Central Division.
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Aug 30, 2014
Silver Star storm past Blues after slow start
The Asahi Beer Club Silver Star overcame a sluggish start and scored 34 unanswered points to defeat the Bulls 34-14 on Saturday at Kawasaki Fujimi Stadium in an X League Central Division game.
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Aug 26, 2014
Deers rally to beat Lions on Aoki's late FG
Daisuke Aoki kicked a 19-yard field goal with 1:02 remaining as the Lixil Deers came from a two-touchdown deficit to beat the All Mitsubishi Lions 31-28 on Monday night in the X League's season opener.
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Aug 23, 2014
Takada aiming for NFL career
Playing in the NFL is the ultimate dream of every kid who plays football. The majority, however, never get to see that dream come true.
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Jul 21, 2014
Noll lives on through Steelers legacy
The late Chuck Noll, legendary Pittsburgh Steelers head coach, has his name on a street outside Heinz Field and the team's training camp site. Now he will have a day named after him.
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Jun 24, 2014
Seagulls outlast Frontiers in wild Pearl Bowl
Nogizaka 46 fans might have enjoyed the halftime show in which their lovely idols performed. But they missed one of the most exciting thrillers in Pearl Bowl history as most of them left the game with the departure of the popular girls before the second half started.
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Jun 19, 2014
Cameron, Fujitsu Frontiers aim for Pearl Bowl title
Fujitsu's Colby Cameron tries to become the first American quarterback to win an X League title game as his Frontiers play the Obic Seagulls on Monday in the Pearl Bowl Final, the championship game of the X League's annual spring tournament, at Tokyo Dome.
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Jun 7, 2014
Seagulls stage comeback, defeat Rise in Pearl Bowl Tournament semifinals
Shun Sugawara hit Ryoma Hagiyama with two touchdown passes as the Obic Seagulls came from behind to beat the Nojima Sagamihara Rise 21-10 in the Pearl Bowl Tournament semifinals on Saturday at Kawasaki Fujimi Stadium.
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May 31, 2014
Kinoshita makes three TD grabs in Seagulls' rout over BigBlue
Noriaki Kinoshita caught three touchdown passes to lead the Obic Seagulls to a 45-14 victory over the IBM BigBlue on Saturday at Kawasaki Fujimi Stadium.
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May 19, 2014
Miyako shines as Rise tame Lions
Nojima and Japan running back Takashi Miyako rushed for 166 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Nojima Sagamihara Rise to a 62-21 victory over the All Mitsubishi Lions in the Pearl Bowl Tournament at Kawasaki Stadium on Sunday.
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May 18, 2014
Dominant Miyako leads Rise past Lions
Nojima and Japan running back Takashi Miyako rushed for 166 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Nojima Sagamihara Rise to a 62-21 victory over the All Mitsubishi Lions in the Pearl Bowl Tournament at Kawasaki Stadium on Sunday.
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May 17, 2014
Gordon, Cameron guide Fujitsu in runaway victory over Asahi Beer
Gino Gordon rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns as the Fujitsu Frontiers defeated Asahi Beer Silver Star 48-7 on Saturday at Kawasaki Fujimi Stadium.
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May 8, 2014
Teams facing tough strategic choices in draft
Best or bust?
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May 4, 2014
Cameron settles in quickly as Frontiers thrash Hurricanes
The Fujitsu Frontiers might just have found the quarterback to solve their long-lasting problems at the position.
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Apr 29, 2014
New-look Deers rout Bulls in Pearl Bowl tournament opener
With a new sponsor, new logo, new team color and some new players, the two-time national champion Deers returned to the football field. But this remains the same old thing: They are still one of the elite teams in the X League.
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Apr 26, 2014
Japan rolls to 2015 IFAF berth with rout
Eisuke Tomatsu reached the end zone three times and Japan scored on every offensive possession en route to an 86-0 blowout of the Philippines in an Asian qualifier for the 2015 IFAF World Championship on Saturday at Amino Vital Field in Tokyo
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Apr 16, 2014
Japan makes changes for game against Philippines
The two veteran receivers who starred in Saturday's exhibition game against Germany are out, and a couple new faces are in as the Japan national team prepares to face the Philippines on April 26 in the Asian qualifying game for the 2015 world championship, the Japan American Football Association announced...
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Apr 12, 2014
Japan routs Germany
Receivers Naoki Maeda and Ryoma Hagiyama each reeled in a pair of touchdown receptions as Japan's national football team shut out Germany 38-0 in an exhibition game Saturday at Kawasaki Fujimi Stadium.
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Apr 4, 2014
Japan launches national marathon teams
Call it "Running Samurai" or "Nadeshiko Runners."
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Mar 20, 2014
Japan begins long road to American football worlds
About 15 months before the fifth American football world championships get under way, Japan has started preparing to reclaim the title it won in the first two editions of the event.

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