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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

Oct 29, 2007

Standouts prepare for roles with new clubs

As the bj-league prepares to open its third season on Tuesday, four standout players continue their adjustments with new teams.

BASKETBALL

Oct 26, 2007

NHK to televise bj-league game

Mark your calendar, basketball fans. NHK will broadcast the Nov. 10 bj-league game between the host Osaka Evessa, the two-time defending champions, and the Takamatsu Five Arrows, last year's runnerup at Namihaya Dome. The game will be aired locally in the Kansai-area prefectures and Kagawa Prefecture....

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2007 NPB PLAYOFFS

Oct 19, 2007

Dragons draw first blood against Giants

The Colorado Rockies have reminded everyone in North America the best time of year to be a hot team is during the postseason.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2007 NPB PLAYOFFS

Oct 16, 2007

Woods: Dragons fire at perfect time

Kenichi Nakata and Kenshin Kawakami were the losing pitchers in the Chunichi Dragons' final games of 2006, dropping Games 4 and 5 of the Japan Series, respectively, against the champion Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2007 NPB PLAYOFFS

Oct 14, 2007

Dragons dominate Tigers

NAGOYA — The formula was simple, and it worked.

MORE SPORTS

Oct 12, 2007

Another perspective

Here's what I saw on Thursday night:

BASKETBALL

Sep 17, 2007

'Samurai' spirit drives AND1's Morishita

Determined and fearless on the court, Yuichiro Morishita exhibits a work ethic that basketball coaches want every player to possess. And yet it's his nickname, "Samurai," that's made him a household name far, far away from his hometown of Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture.

BASKETBALL

Sep 8, 2007

Sparks re-signs with Takamatsu

Point guard Rasheed Sparks has re-signed with the Takamatsu Five Arrows, the bj-league announced on Friday. The 29-year-old Sparks, who led the league in assists (4.7 per game) and steals (2.4) last season, played an instrumental role in helping the team reach the league's championship game as a first-year...

MORE SPORTS

Sep 4, 2007

IAAF chief heralds emergence of smaller nations at worlds

OSAKA — Speaking at the final daily news briefing of the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Championships on Sunday at Nagai Stadium, IAAF President Lamine Diack summarized the feelings of thousands of people here.

MORE SPORTS

Sep 4, 2007

Kenyan distance legend praises athletes' showing

OSAKA — Kipchoge "Kip" Keino made his Olympic debut at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games. Forty-three years later, the Kenyan legend was back in Japan, watching hundreds of elite athletes vie for world titles.

MORE SPORTS

Sep 3, 2007

Lagat adds 5K to 1,500 crown

OSAKA — With three laps to go, it was anybody's race. Seven guys were within two strides of each other.

SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS

Sep 3, 2007

Ndereba, Tosa prove worthy medal winners in marathon

OSAKA — Two storylines unfolded on this brilliant summer morning along the streets of this lovely city, and both had happy endings — good drama, too — for the difficult discipline of marathon running.

SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS

Sep 2, 2007

A to Z at the world c'ships

OSAKA — I have a good friend named Les Witt.

MORE SPORTS

Sep 2, 2007

Worlds notebook; Day 8

OSAKA — News and notes from Day 8 of the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Championships.

MORE SPORTS

Sep 2, 2007

Defar races to 5,000m victory

OSAKA — It's better to have a strong finish than a strong start, a wise man once said. This was true Saturday night in the final of the women's 5,000-meter race at the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Championships.

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Sep 1, 2007

Wariner whips 400-meter field

OSAKA — We already know Tyson Gay is the World's Fastest Man. So who's the fastest one-lap runner on the planet?

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Sep 1, 2007

Worlds notebook; Day 7

OSAKA — News and notes from Day 7 of the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Championships.

MORE SPORTS

Sep 1, 2007

Women ready for marathon

OSAKA — Collectively, Japanese people will repeatedly utter "good luck" over and over again on Saturday morning for five women: Reiko Tosa, Yumiko Hara, Mari Ozaki, Yasuko Hashimoto and Kiyoko Shimahara.

MORE SPORTS

Aug 31, 2007

Worlds notebook; Day 6

OSAKA — News and notes from Day 6 of the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Championships.

SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS

Aug 31, 2007

Japan medal hopes fading

OSAKA — The home-nation advantage has not provided much of a spark for Japan at the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Championships.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.

The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'

By Tomoko Otake

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