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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

Sep 4, 2008

Kyoto awarded bj-league's 13th franchise; team to begin play in 2009

The bj-league's 13th franchise will be based in Kyoto, the league announced on Wednesday.

Japan Times

SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS

Sep 3, 2008

Kitajima, softball team showed mettle in Beijing

Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part series. Part one appeared in Sunday's newspaper.

Japan Times

SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS

Aug 31, 2008

Beijing Games chock full of memorable moments

Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series. The second part will focus on Japan's 2008 Olympic experience.

Japan Times

OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS: BASKETBALL

Aug 25, 2008

Team USA back on top of basketball

BEIJING — Chinese culture, it has been said, emphasizes group harmony over individual desires. Western culture is supposed to stress the opposite dynamic.

OLYMPICS

Aug 25, 2008

Rubio becomes youngest medalist in Olympic men's basketball

BEIJING — Spain guard Ricky Rubio is the youngest Olympic medalist in men's basketball history.

Japan Times

SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS

Aug 24, 2008

Japan leaves Beijing with nothing but regrets

BEIJING — What went wrong for "Hoshino Japan" at the 2008 Summer Olympics?

OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS: BASEBALL

Aug 24, 2008

S. Korea edges Cuba in title game

BEIJING — The South Korea baseball team waited eight years to return to the Olympics. It will need to wait at least eight more years to defend its title.

OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS

Aug 23, 2008

Japan beats U.S. for softball gold

BEIJING — This was on-field drama at its best: workhorse pitcher Yukiko Ueno playing the starring role, Ayumi Karino and Eri Yamada shining in their supporting roles and Japan destroying the U.S. softball team's aura of invincibility.

Japan Times

OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS

Aug 22, 2008

Japan outplays U.S. to win softball gold

BEIJING — This was on-field drama at its best: workhorse pitcher Yukiko Ueno playing the starring role, Ayumi Karino and Eri Yamada shining in their supporting roles and Japan destroying the U.S. softball team's aura of invincibility.

OLYMPICS

Aug 22, 2008

Team USA hoping for golden birthday treat

BEIJING — Kobe Bryant turns 30 on Saturday. U.S. basketball teammate Michael Redd celebrates his 29th birthday on Sunday.

OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS: TRACK AND FIELD

Aug 22, 2008

Bolt blazes to 200m gold in record 19.30

BEIJING — Usain Bolt confirmed his greatness in style, starting in Lane 5 and ending in a one-for-the-ages celebration before a worldwide audience.

BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP

Aug 22, 2008

U.S. pumped up for showdown with defending champ Argentina

BEIJING — Team USA is two wins away from reclaiming its place atop basketball's world pecking order.

Japan Times

SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS

Aug 21, 2008

China taking small steps to baseball success

BEIJING — Baseball is experiencing growing pains in China. In order to take a big step forward, China needs time to establish a foundation for the future.

Japan Times

SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS

Aug 20, 2008

Beach volley provides good fun for everyone

BEIJING — I think I've discovered a very important fact: The public-address announcer at the Olympic women's beach volleyball matches considers himself to be the luckiest man on the face of the earth.

OLYMPICS / ODDS AND EVENS

Aug 19, 2008

Japan's judoka should be saluted

BEIJING — Every four years there are great expectations for Japan's judoka at the Summer Olympics.

Japan Times

SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS

Aug 19, 2008

Liu withdrawal shocks fans, athletes in Beijing

BEIJING — Two billion Chinese eyes shed a collective tear.

OLYMPICS / ODDS AND EVENS

Aug 18, 2008

Phelps' achievement leaves nothing to the imagination

BEIJING — There was little time to ponder the significance of Michael Phelps' record-tying seventh gold medal in a single Olympiad on Saturday. There were other stories to write before heading out to National Stadium to see the evening's track and field competition. And, oh yeah, lunch was on the...

Japan Times

OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS

Aug 18, 2008

Murofushi falls short in hammer defense

BEIJING — Koji Murofushi's reign as Olympic champion ended on Sunday.

OLYMPICS

Aug 18, 2008

Gay has no excuses for failure

BEIJING — A year ago, Tyson Gay was on top of the world. He outdueled Jamaica's Asafa Powell in the 100-meter final at the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Osaka. He also took home gold medals in the 200 and 4x100-relay as well.

SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS

Aug 18, 2008

Rivals heap praise on fastest man Bolt

BEIJING — The Los Angeles Times billed it as the "clash of the dash."

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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