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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

Jan 11, 2010

Lakestars halt Phoenix to share series spoils

The Shiga Lakestars did what few teams have been able to do this season: slow down the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix's high-scoring offense.

BASKETBALL

Jan 10, 2010

Osaka maintains poise in crunch time against Ryukyu

Whenever the Ryukyu Golden Kings and Osaka Evessa square off, a playoff-like intensity exists between the bj-league rivals.

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BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP

Jan 10, 2010

Evessa star says merger best bet for hoops in Japan

Osaka Evessa power forward Lynn Washington brings a strong presence to the basketball court, using his full array of skills to consistently earn praise as one of the elite players in Japan.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Jan 8, 2010

Coach says Phoenix players focus on team

With 20 games in the books and 17 victories to date, the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix are on pace to have the finest season in bj-league history. The Ryukyu Golden Kings went 41-11 in the 2008-09 season en route to the team's first championship.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Jan 1, 2010

Making Takeno starter keyed Niigata's charge

Niigata Albirex BB point guard Makoto Hasegawa, the league's second-oldest player, began the season in the starting lineup.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH

Jan 1, 2010

Golden King star Newton recognized for superior defensive skills

Quietly and confidently, Jeff Newton remains the anchor of the defending bj-league champion Ryukyu Golden Kings.

BASKETBALL

Dec 28, 2009

Evessa's late heroics topple Five Arrows

Last-minute drama was the name of the game on Sunday in the bj-league.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...

Dec 27, 2009

Benoit hopes Kyoto can still make run at playoff spot this season

The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with personalities in the bj-league. The league's fifth season began in October. Head coach David Benoit of the expansion Kyoto Hannaryz is the subject of this week's profile.

BASKETBALL

Dec 27, 2009

Fukuoka stops Ryukyu's win streak

All streaks must end.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Dec 25, 2009

All-Star Game squads announced by league

The votes have been counted, players have been notified and now the bj-league is putting the finishing touches on preparations for the 2009-10 All-Star Game on Jan. 31 in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture.

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BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP

Dec 22, 2009

No surprise to see Apache in sorry state after offseason upheaval

Losing can breed disgust or apathy, and the Tokyo Apache have fallen on hard times in the bj-league's fifth season.

BASKETBALL

Dec 21, 2009

Broncos fly out blocks to take down Grouses

GYODA, Saitama Pref. — A day after giving first-year coach Charles Johnson a satisfying victory on his 48th birthday, the Toyama Grouses were handed a bold reminder that they've still got plenty of work to do in their full-fledged reclamation project.

BASKETBALL

Dec 20, 2009

Albirex extend win streak to five games

Sitting in last place after a blowout loss to the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix on Nov. 15, the Niigata Albirex BB regrouped during a three-week layoff and have rattled off five straight victories.

BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP

Dec 18, 2009

Tennichi seeks solutions as Evessa's woes continue

Two seasons removed from their third consecutive championship, the Osaka Evessa are struggling to find a winning formula.

BASKETBALL

Dec 17, 2009

Newton lifts Golden Kings to victory in championship game rematch

Time after time, championship teams make in-game adjustments better than your run-of-the-mill opponent.

BASKETBALL

Dec 14, 2009

Joho finds form to lead Lakestars past Rizing

Masashi Joho rediscovered his shooter's touch on Sunday.

BASKETBALL

Dec 13, 2009

Albirex trounce Evessa, climb out of last place

The Niigata Albirex BB have climbed out of the Eastern Conference cellar.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Dec 11, 2009

Coach says Singleton could become a star

For the Oita HeatDevils, Rashaad Singleton is the last line of defense.

BASKETBALL

Dec 7, 2009

Golden Kings shrug off Kinjo's absence in win

Despite leading scorer Shigeyuki Kinjo's absence from the lineup in the Ryukyu Golden Kings' weekend series against the Shiga Lakestars, the bj-league's defending champions racked up a pair of road wins.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...

Dec 6, 2009

Sendai guard Takahashi studies NBA to help improve his game

The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players in the bj-league. The league's fifth season began in October. Kenichi Takahashi of the Sendai 89ers is the subject of this week's profile.

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The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'

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