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Ed Odeven
Ed Odeven covers primarily basketball for The Japan Times. He reported on a wide range of sports from the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Summer Games for this newspaper. A native of the Bronx, N.Y., Odeven is a graduate of Arizona State University. He previously worked for the Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff, Ariz., reporting on high school, collegiate, professional and Olympic sports (Flagstaff is a major international Olympic training site due to its high elevation) and writing a weekly column. His articles have appeared in Venezuela Online News, The Gleaner (Jamaica), the Monitor (Uganda), The Moscow Times, Swimming World Magazine and numerous other publications.
BASKETBALL
Feb 27, 2008
Marshall, James share honors
Two standouts share this week's Circle K Sunkus Player of the Week award, the bj-league announced on Tuesday. Osaka Evessa guard Mikey Marshall posted back-to-back triple-doubles to help his team earn a weekend sweep and improve to a league-best 24-6. Saitama Broncos power forward Gordon James had two...
BASKETBALL
Feb 25, 2008
Evessa too much for Golden Kings
Plain and simple, this much we know: The Osaka Evessa still possess the heart of a champion.
BASKETBALL
Feb 24, 2008
Evessa edge Golden Kings
In Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Kazuya Hatano scored 23 points, Jeff Newton had 19 and Mikey Marshall had a triple-double (18 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists) to lead the Osaka Evessa to a 79-77 win over the Ryukyu Golden Kings on Saturday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Feb 24, 2008
Persistence helps Lawrence extend career, connect with heritage
The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players in the bj-league — Japan's first professional basketball circuit — which is in its third season. Aaron Sakai Lawrence of the Saitama Broncos is the subject of this week's profile.
Japan Times
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Feb 23, 2008
Japan swimmers at home in Flagstaff
On the other side of the Pacific Ocean, far from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo's hyper daily pace, Japanese swimmers enjoy a haven of privacy and a world-class training center as they prepare for the imposing challenge of competing for Olympic medals.
BASKETBALL
Feb 23, 2008
Smith's clutch basket lifts Albirex
Forward Andre Smith scored the go-ahead basket with 9 seconds remaining to lift the Niigata Albirex BB to a 90-89 victory over the host Rizing Fukuoka on Friday night. Rodney Webb led Niigata (20-11, 7-8 on the road) with 27 points and pulled down nine rebounds. Smith finished with 18 points and 16 rebounds,...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 22, 2008
Smith's play helping Albirex contend after departure of Davis
It was only natural to wonder how the Niigata Albirex BB would fare this season after the departure of free agent Nick Davis, one of the team's cornerstone players when it made the jump from the JBL to the bj-league.
BASKETBALL
Feb 20, 2008
Palmer enjoying solid season
David Palmer, the 2006-07 bj-league MVP, is having a productive rookie season in the NBA Development League. The 215-cm forward is averaging 7.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game for the Dakota Wizards. Palmer, who helped the Osaka Evessa win a second straight championship last season, has...
BASKETBALL
Feb 20, 2008
Sojourner's defense pays off
Veteran forward Isaac Sojourner, a mainstay off the bench for the Takamatsu Five Arrows, proved his defensive moxie and rambunctiousness can be game-changing skills in a pair of weekend wins over the Ryukyu Golden Kings. The swat maestro blocked a bj-league season-best nine shots (Five Arrows big man...
BASKETBALL
Feb 18, 2008
St. Preux sinks clutch free throws to lead 89ers past Broncos
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — Bobby St. Preux sank six free throws in the final minute to lead the Sendai 89ers to a 79-76 victory over the Saitama Broncos on Sunday afternoon.
BASKETBALL
Feb 17, 2008
Aoki, Davis lead Apache past Oita
Cohey Aoki scored a game-high 29 points and Nick Davis added 22 points and 21 rebounds to lead the Tokyo Apache to a 105-95 road win over the Oita HeatDevils on Saturday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 17, 2008
Trailblazer Matsui continues to hone game at Columbia
K.J. Matsui is a perfectionist.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 15, 2008
Evessa retain title as kings of the road
It takes all of two seconds to understand the biggest reason why the current bj-league leaders are, well, the league leaders.
BASKETBALL
Feb 13, 2008
Oita's Ellis receives weekly award
Oita HeatDevils big man Andy Ellis missed all seven of his 3-point shots in Saturday's game against the Niigata Albirex BB. But he made his final shot of the game: a slam dunk with one second left after he grabbed an offensive rebound. That gave Oita a 73-72 victory. Ellis finished with 22 points and...
BASKETBALL
Feb 11, 2008
Evessa maintain lead in Western Conference
Mikey Marshall scored 24 points, Matt Lottich had 18, Jeff Newton 16 and Naoto Nakamura 11 as the Osaka Evessa defeated the visiting Saitama Broncos 76-71 before 2,088 fans on Sunday.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Feb 11, 2008
Joe Bryant knows player comparisons serve as strong motivational tool
They call him "Jellybean," which happens to be one of the best nicknames in all of professional sports.
BASKETBALL
Feb 10, 2008
Lottich leads Evessa to 20th win
Matt Lottich and the Osaka Evessa won their 20th game of the season on Saturday, beating the visiting Saitama Broncos 81-70.
BASKETBALL
Feb 9, 2008
Parker leads Rizing past 89ers
Michael Parker scored a season-high 32 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Rizing Fukuoka to a 93-86 victory over the visiting Sendai 89ers on Friday night. Parker converted on 13 of 15 shots (a whopping 86.7 percent) from inside the 3-point arc. Fukuoka (9-16) outscored Sendai 32-28 in the decisive...
BASKETBALL
Feb 9, 2008
Apache sign center Browne
In their quest to win the 2007-08 bj-league title, the Tokyo Apache have added an important piece to the puzzle: frontcourt depth. The Apache signed center Dean Browne, the team announced on Friday. Browne, who turns 28 on Sunday, attended the University of Nevada-Reno and has suited up for the JBL2's...
Japan Times
SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS
Feb 6, 2008
Confidence, right formula helped Giants to Super upset
GLENDALE, Ariz. — I had a short chat with my uncle Jack on the telephone Saturday afternoon. He lives in northern New Jersey, grew up in New York City and has always followed the New York Giants.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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