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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
Mar 22, 2008
Palmer making impact for Dakota
David Palmer, the bj-league's 2006-07 MVP, won back-to-back titles with the Osaka Evessa. Now the former Southern Utah University player has a chance to win a championship in the NBA Development League while playing for the Dakota Wizards. Through Wednesday, Dakota led the four-team Central Division...
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 21, 2008
Albirex looking to continue dominance of Apache in key series
This weekend marks the Niigata Albirex BB's first trip to Ariake Colosseum during the 2007-08 season.
BASKETBALL
Mar 19, 2008
High-scoring Ellis earns award
Oita HeatDevils center Andy Ellis is the primary recipient of precision passes from stellar playmaker Tsubasa Yonamine and former Arizona State University teammates Jason Braxton and Justin Allen, and he makes the most of it.
BASKETBALL
Mar 16, 2008
Okada's 3-pointer lifts Five Arrows
The Takamatsu Five Arrows' dynamic backcourt flourished in Saturday's 80-76 win over the visiting Saitama Broncos.
BASKETBALL
Mar 15, 2008
Apache outplay Rizing in fourth
The Tokyo Apache used a strong fourth-quarter run to take control of a tight game against the host Rizing Fukuoka on Friday, earning an 87-77 win in the process. Leading 61-60 with 8:59 to play, the Apache outscored the Rizing 18-3 over the next six-plus minutes to take control of the game and improve...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 14, 2008
Apache's Aoki still the man at FT line
When the game clock stops, you can still score points in bunches.
BASKETBALL
Mar 12, 2008
Diouf receives weekly accolade
Saitama Broncos small forward Mamadou Diouf played a pivotal role in his team's two-game sweep over the two-time defending champion Osaka Evessa last weekend.
BASKETBALL
Mar 10, 2008
Tokyo, Saitama stay in playoff picture
With 10 games remaining in the regular season, the Tokyo Apache and Saitama Broncos are locked in a tight race for the bj-league's third and final Eastern Conference playoff spot.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 10, 2008
Takahashi comes up short
NAGOYA — A nation watched. A nation waited. A nation hoped. . .
BASKETBALL
Mar 9, 2008
Aoki, 'Helicopter' lift Apache past Ryukyu
Balanced scoring carried the Tokyo Apache to a 103-94 victory over the Ryukyu Golden Kings on Saturday night at Ariake Colosseum.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Mar 9, 2008
Washington closing in on return to powerhouse Evessa
The Osaka Evessa's 2007-08 season opened in typical fashion: with a victory. A 91-71 win over the Rizing Fukuoka on Oct. 30 signaled the start of the team's quest for a three-peat.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 7, 2008
Diouf gives Broncos hope
Mamadou "Madou" Diouf is strong, swift and agile on the basketball court.
BASKETBALL
Mar 5, 2008
Toyama's Kabaya earns honor
Masayuki Kabaya, one of the few bright spots for the Toyama Grouses this season, is the Circle K Sunkus Player of the Week, the bj-league announced on Tuesday. Kabaya, scored 19 points on Saturday and 23 more in Sunday's contest. The Grouses (4-30) lost both games to the Ryukyu Golden Kings. Kabaya...
BASKETBALL
Mar 3, 2008
Diouf leads charge as Broncos bounce back from tough loss to defeat Five Arrows
SAKURA CITY, Saitama Prefecture — Say this much for the Saitama Broncos: They've become a team capable of beating anyone on any given day.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 2, 2008
Kitajima's form on course for Beijing
Kosuke Kitajima zoomed to a pair of first-place finishes at last weekend's Japan Open, reminding everyone that he's still this nation's undisputed king of the pool.
BASKETBALL
Mar 2, 2008
Albirex edge Evessa in tight game
The Niigata Albirex BB earned a 90-86 victory over the host Osaka Evessa on Saturday, defeating the two-time defending bj-league champions in a playoff-like setting.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
Mar 1, 2008
Sparks, Newton earn monthly honors
Rasheed Sparks picks his spots. He doesn't need to score, but when he does it has a profound impact on his team's success.
BASKETBALL
Mar 1, 2008
Ellis lifts HeatDevils past Rizing
Andy Ellis scored 31 points to lead the Oita HeatDevils to a 100-91 victory over the host Rizing Fukuoka on Friday night. The HeatDevils (14-17) outscored the hosts 26-13 in the second quarter. The other three quarters were decided by six points. Jason Braxton added 24 points, Chris Ayer had 17 and...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Mar 1, 2008
Warren's play has Five Arrows primed for title run
"An accomplishment sticks to a person," someone once said.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 29, 2008
Club world c'ship presents challenges
There's talk that FIBA, basketball's world governing body, wants to create a new club world championship.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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