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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 / B. League
Nov 29, 2016
Hokkaido's Orimo tops 9,000 points for career
Levanga Hokkaido shooting guard Takehiko Orimo surpassed the 9,000-career point milestone on Monday night in an 84-62 loss to the red-hot Chiba Jets.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 27, 2016
Suzuki, Childress take center stage as NeoPhoenix pound B-Corsairs
Tatsuya Suzuki had a quiet game on Saturday. The San-en NeoPhoenix point guard's stat line included these numbers: zero points, one assist.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 26, 2016
Brave Thunders dominate in fourth quarter, earn victory over Grouses
The Toyama Grouses held a six-point lead over the Kawasaki Brave Thunders entering the final quarter on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 24, 2016
SeaHorses glide past Evessa
Powerful rebounding and strong 3-point shooting guided the SeaHorses Mikawa to a 104-78 home triumph over the Osaka Evessa on Thursday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 24, 2016
Sunrockers still a work in progress under new coach Toews
Naturally, a 60-game season, starting in September and ending in May, doesn't involve the same preparations as a five-day tournament.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 23, 2016
Levanga hold off Northern Happinets in overtime
Daniel Miller put the Levanga Hokkaido ahead for good in the final minute of overtime on Wednesday in their 75-70 triumph over the host Akita Northern Happinets.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 20, 2016
NeoPhoenix outlast Sunrockers to earn series split
When a team's point production decreases for four straight quarters, the odds of pulling out a victory become significantly harder.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 19, 2016
Fazekas powers Brave Thunders past Albirex
There's no secret about the Kawasaki Brave Thunders' recipe for success.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 18, 2016
Evessa edge Kansai rival Lakestars
The Osaka Evessa jumped out to a 12-point lead after the opening quarter and held on for a narrow victory over the Shiga Lakestars on Friday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 17, 2016
Namizato, White make return; ex-NBA swingman Childress on move to San-en
Familiar faces are returning to Japan pro basketball as some teams make moves to shake up their rosters.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / HOOP SCOOP
Nov 12, 2016
B. League needs more marquee players
The B. League is doing a commendable job marketing and promoting itself in its inaugural season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 10, 2016
Tawatari shooting lights out from downtown
As the B. League takes a bye week and all players and teams get a well-deserved rest, it's a good time to highlight some of the league's key performers.
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 8, 2016
Big Bulls sign Clyde Drexler's son
The Iwate Big Bulls recently signed basketball Hall of Famer Clyde "The Glide" Drexler's son Adam.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 7, 2016
Happinets beat Alvark to avenge defeat
Fueled by a 9-0 run to open the second quarter, the Akita Northern Happinets bounced back from a series-opening loss on Monday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 6, 2016
Brave Thunders rain down 3s to sink B-Corsairs
The Kawasaki Brave Thunders didn't need a monster game from star center Nick Fazekas in order to cruise past the Yokohama B-Corsairs on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 5, 2016
Evessa whip Golden Kings in series opener
The Osaka Evessa pulled away from the Ryukyu Golden Kings in the second half on Saturday en route to a runaway victory over their former fierce bj-league rival.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK
Nov 5, 2016
Gold in 1964 Tokyo Games set Cassell on life path
From humble roots growing up in a coal mining camp in Wise County, Virginia, Ollan Cassell built a successful, inspiring career in track and field.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 3, 2016
Hatakeyama's hustle helps Niigata
It's early and the order will be shuffled and some players near the top will drop down, while others will rise.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 31, 2016
Free-throw dominance gives Levanga win over 89ers
For the Levanga Hokkaido, their Halloween treat was repeated trips to the free-throw line.
BASKETBALL
Oct 31, 2016
Former B-Corsair Reed drafted by D-League Iowa
Former Yokohama B-Corsairs standout Omar Reed was the first pick in the fifth round of the 2016 NBA Development League Draft on Sunday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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