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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

Feb 14, 2010

Albirex rally past Rizing

When a star is sidelined with an injury, other players are challenged to take on bigger roles until the hurt player returns to the rotation.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Feb 12, 2010

JBA sketches out plans for bj-league, JBL merger

The Japan Basketball Association has come up with a 10-step outline for the creation of a new professional men's league in 2013.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Feb 12, 2010

Albirex lose leading scorer Butorac to injury

The Niigata Albirex BB will be without their leading scorer for a month. Center Paul Butorac sustained a broken bone on his pinkie finger at practice on Feb. 2, and he will be sidelined for four weeks, a team official confirmed on Monday.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Feb 10, 2010

Apache find fighting spirit to outlast 89ers at home

Can home-court advantage help a terrible home team? That question has come up again and again for the Tokyo Apache this season.

BASKETBALL

Feb 9, 2010

Broncos haul in Albirex

No team ever wants to be embarrassed on its home court.

BASKETBALL

Feb 7, 2010

Ryukyu edges Fukuoka in clash of title contenders

The first-place Ryukyu Golden Kings held their own against the Rizing Fukuoka, their top challenger in the Western Conference, in the teams' first game of the season's second half.

BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP

Feb 7, 2010

Clutch shooters create excitement in bj-league

Basketball aficionados and casual fans alike remember Michael Jordan's clutch shots in the closing seconds of games. Other clutch shooters, such as Jerry West and Reggie Miller, have buried dozens of shots that separate them from the NBA's ordinary scorers.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Feb 5, 2010

Evessa bring in Klotz for more bulk upfront

A professional sports team can never be depicted as a "finished product" unless it finishes a season with an undefeated record.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH

Feb 5, 2010

Bostic, Holm, Pomare excel in January

Quietly and without much fanfare, the Kyoto Hannaryz have rattled off five straight victories.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Feb 1, 2010

Okada's 4-point intervention sparks West to bj-league All-Star victory

RIFU, Miyagi Pref. — All-Star games are a collection of highlight-reel plays and fan-friendly events — lots of autographs, fans and players posing for pictures, light-hearted competition — and everyone's agenda is required to include one item: plenty of smiles.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Jan 29, 2010

Golden Kings confident despite losing Newton

The Ryukyu Golden Kings' championship aspirations took a major hit last weekend when Jeff Newton sustained a dislocated left shoulder in Saturday's game against the Kyoto Hannaryz.

BASKETBALL

Jan 25, 2010

Abdul-Rauf sinks last-gasp shot to lift Hannaryz over Golden Kings

For the second straight day, veteran guard Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf stole the spotlight.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP

Jan 25, 2010

Davis miffed about acrimonious breakup with Apache

Second in a two-part series

BASKETBALL

Jan 24, 2010

Abdul-Rauf returns, helps Hannaryz beat Golden Kings

After a nine-game absence due to a calf injury, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf returned to action for the Kyoto Hannaryz on Saturday.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP

Jan 24, 2010

Once mighty Apache in complete disarray

First in a two-part series

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Jan 22, 2010

Takamatsu's Okada a real sharpshooter

Eventually, a Japanese player will lead the bj-league in scoring for an entire season. And it will be a terrific achievement, an inspiration to this nation's youngsters who possess a jump shot and a dream.

BASKETBALL

Jan 18, 2010

Woods stamps name on HeatDevils victory

Oita Prefecture is well-known for its abundance of hot springs. But that doesn't mean than that swingman Ricky Woods, the Oita HeatDevils' leading scorer, won't become a major tourist attraction himself.

BASKETBALL

Jan 17, 2010

Woods heats up in Oita's win over Niigata

Oita HeatDevils swingman Ricky Woods got into a rhythm, making basket after basket in Saturday's game against the Niigata Albirex BB.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Jan 15, 2010

Fukuoka trio keeping Rizing in the running

Basketball aficionados speak about the value of a "Big Three" to a team's championship hopes.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Jan 14, 2010

Davis sorely missed as Apache go down in rout

Real fans care about winning. If they didn't, they wouldn't be classified as real fans.

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.

Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

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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