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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.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP

Apr 16, 2016

Aoki, Maki cherished chance to play for Hill

Second in a three-part series

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Apr 14, 2016

Ryukyu setting pace as final season winds down

Who's hot and who's not?

BASKETBALL

Apr 10, 2016

Aomori surges late to defeat rival Fukushima

The growing rivalry between the Aomori Wat's and Fukushima Firebonds reached another level over the weekend, when fourth-quarter offensive fireworks intensified in both games.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Apr 10, 2016

Veteran Oguchi provides spark for Phoenix

Players nearly half his age are beginning their professional careers, and high-energy guard Masahiro Oguchi continues to make his mark for the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix and defy the odds. He remains a textbook example of gutsy play and the importance of veteran smarts for a team's success.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP

Apr 9, 2016

Former Apache team members, staff reflect on fateful 2010-11 season

First in a three-part series.

BASKETBALL

Apr 8, 2016

Iwate escapes with victory, sends Tokyo to 38th consecutive defeat

The Tokyo Cinq Reves stayed within striking distance, but failed to halt their epic losing streak on Friday night.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Apr 8, 2016

Former Evessa star Lottich named new Valparaiso head coach

Ten years after helping lead the Osaka Evessa to the first of three consecutive bj-league championships, Matt Lottich has become a Division I head coach.

BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP

Apr 7, 2016

Third-division assignment could spell trouble for Kanazawa Samuraiz

The Kanazawa Samuraiz are a solid team in the final year of the bj-league's 11-season existence. They also happen to be a brand new team.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Apr 7, 2016

Passing skills elevate Sendai's game

Building an offense around good ball movement isn't a revolutionary concept in basketball.

BASKETBALL

Apr 3, 2016

HeatDevils pound hapless Lightning

The Hiroshima Lightning are getting outscored by 42.3 points per game this season. Which means that a 58-36 halftime deficit on Sunday is only a minor snapshot of their woes.

BASKETBALL

Apr 2, 2016

Hamamatsu relies on outside shooting to edge Iwate

Strong 3-point shooting carried the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix past the Iwate Big Bulls on Saturday night.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP

Apr 2, 2016

Akita star Roby saw brother Martin, a longtime NBA standout, as inspiration

Blessed with natural athletic talent, Richard Roby and Kenyon Martin capitalized on opportunities to play pro basketball. The sport also helped them develop a brotherly bond.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Mar 31, 2016

Kinjo leads by example for Ryukyu

In the Ryukyu Golden Kings' infancy, before the team made multiple championship game appearances, Shigeyuki Kinjo was one of the league's most exciting, explosive Japanese backcourt stars.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Mar 30, 2016

Watanabe, GW claim place in NIT title game

The George Washington men's basketball team didn't receive an invitation to the 68-team NCAA Tournament.

BASKETBALL

Mar 27, 2016

Broncos' woes continue in defeat to Happinets

In the history of professional sports — pick a sport, any sport — very few franchises have achieved the level of futility that's become the Saitama Broncos' trademark.

BASKETBALL

Mar 27, 2016

Johnson leads Phoenix past Hannaryz

Kejuan Johnson, the bj-league's 2014-15 regular-season MVP while playing for the Sendai 89ers, delivered a big, bold reminder of his talent and impact on Saturday night.

BASKETBALL

Mar 25, 2016

Fukuoka ends 12-game slide, hands Hiroshima 35th consecutive defeat

The Rizing Fukuoka scored points in a hurry and never let up in Friday's series opener against the host Hiroshima Lightning in Yamaguchi.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Mar 24, 2016

Nara chasing playoff berth, consistency late in season

Without their 22 road games, the Bambitious Nara would be in no position at this stage of the season to be vying for a playoff position.

Japan Times

OLYMPICS

Mar 22, 2016

Former Olympian Hopkins, long jumper at 1964 Tokyo Games, dies at 74

Gayle Hopkins, who advanced to the final round in the men’s long jump at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics, died in his sleep on Sunday night or early Monday morning in Tucson, Arizona, according to sources close to the matter.

BASKETBALL

Mar 20, 2016

Surging Lakestars take care of business against Bambitious

After consecutive defeats to the rival Kyoto Hannaryz on Feb. 20 and 21, the Shiga Lakestars have quietly strung together an eight-game winning streak.

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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