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BASKETBALL
Oct 18, 2008

Sun hopes to help Phoenix rise in Eastern Conference

The bj-league begins the Sun Ming Ming era on Saturday.
BASKETBALL
Oct 17, 2008

Knight: I'm open to coaching again

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Bob Knight, the winningest coach in Division I history, left the door ajar to a return to coaching college basketball during a wide-ranging TV interview broadcast Wednesday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 17, 2008

Bryant likes Apache's chances to win bj-league title this season

The Tokyo Apache begin their fourth season with the same goal that was within their reach at the end of last season: a bj-league title.
BASKETBALL
Oct 11, 2008

Goya eager to make positive impact for Evessa

Point guard Takanori Goya was the No. 1 pick in the bj-league's 2006 draft. After two losing seasons, he was traded to the Osaka Evessa.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 10, 2008

'Get Smart'

After viewing "Get Smart," I understand why 80 percent of women in the developed world cite the following as the top problem in their personal lives: they'd like to change their jobs and start over, but they don't exactly know what to do. Call off the dogs: What most of us want to do, in the innermost...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 3, 2008

'American Teen'

With a simplistic name that disguises the depth of its topic, "American Teen" is a fantastically straightforward documentary that follows one year in the lives of a bunch of high-school seniors in Warsaw, Indiana. Director Nanette Burstein ("The Kid Stays In The Picture") spent 10 months shooting during...
BASKETBALL
Sep 30, 2008

Kemp's Italy comeback cut short

MONTEGRANARO, Italy (AP) Former NBA All-Star Shawn Kemp's return to basketball ended before it started after Italian club Montegranaro Premiata broke off his one-year contract a week before the season starts.
BASKETBALL
Sep 21, 2008

KBL champion defeats Evessa

The Korean Basketball League's Wonju Dongbu Promy defeated the host Osaka Evessa 85-71 on Friday in the first game of the 2008 bj-league/KBL series before 5,850 fans.
BASKETBALL
Sep 3, 2008

High-scoring Sturns joins Rizing

Michael Sturns, who led all National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II players with 26.6 points per game last season, has joined the bj-league's Rizing Fukuoka.
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.
BASKETBALL
Aug 31, 2008

Big man Newton joins Ryukyu

Center Jeff Newton, a key component of the Osaka Evessa's three bj-league championship teams, has signed a contract to play for the Ryukyu Golden Kings, the bj-league announced on Saturday.
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
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?
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS: SWIMMING
Aug 17, 2008

Phelps wins fly, ties Spitz with 7th gold

BEIJING — Michael Phelps has obliterated swimming records left and right during the 2008 Beijing Games.
SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS
Aug 8, 2008

Selection of runner Lomong to carry U.S. flag particularly poignant

BEIJING — After a tasty buffet meal at a nearby hotel restaurant followed by a few cups of delicious green tea — I had plenty of choices; there was a separate tea menu, featuring at least a dozen varieties — I'm content to return to job-related duties.
SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS
Aug 7, 2008

Beijing putting best foot forward as opening ceremony draws near

BEIJING — The Olympic hosts want to make a good first impression. That's no big surprise. The world is watching, and it's why you are greeted by one set of smiling volunteers when you walk off the airplane at Beijing Capital International Airport.
Japan Times
SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS
Aug 6, 2008

Compelling stories plentiful as Beijing Games near

BEIJING — I learned this when I was a wee lad: One of life's great diversions is learning about other people's eccentricities. My maternal grandparents taught me this, using sports as the backdrop for this timeless principle.
BASKETBALL
Aug 2, 2008

Lottich joins German hoops club

Matt Lottich, a standout point guard on the Osaka Evessa's three bj-league title teams, will not return to the team next season, it announced on Friday. Lottich, who turned 26 on Tuesday, wanted to pursue playing opportunities in Europe, the team said in a statement.
BASKETBALL
Jul 9, 2008

Tabuse makes debut with Nets

Yuta Tabuse made a low-key return on Monday to the NBA — albeit, the summer version of the world's top basketball league.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jul 6, 2008

Hillman aims for Sapporo-like success in K.C.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Last November at his sayonara party in Tokyo, I semi-promised outgoing Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman I would travel to Kansas City in 2008 to see him in action as skipper of the American League Royals. Last month, I made good on that promise.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jun 25, 2008

Heinsohn: Pierce one of Celts' all-time greats

NEW YORK —In nine years of playing for the Celtics, Tommy Heinsohn, who came into the NBA the same season as Bill Russell (who arrived six weeks late due to the 1956 Melbourne Olympics) and won top rookie honors, averaged 18.6 points and 8.8 rebounds.
BASKETBALL
Jun 25, 2008

Ex-Duquesne players sue school

PITTSBURGH (AP) Two former Duquesne basketball players have sued the school over a 2006 shooting that injured them and three teammates.
BASKETBALL
Jun 14, 2008

Japan gears up for quarterfinals

The Japan women's basketball team, coming off an 83-69 preliminary round loss to Latvia on Wednesday, switched to preparation mode for Friday's quarterfinal showdown with the Czech Republic in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women in Spain.
BASKETBALL
Jun 7, 2008

Wade says trade to Bulls unlikely

MIAMI — Dwyane Wade has a news flash: He doesn't think he's getting traded.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 6, 2008

Golden Kings picked Oketani as new coach to improve on defense

Ryukyu Golden Kings general manager Tatsuro Kimura made a difficult decision at the conclusion of Year One, firing head coach Hernando Planells and initiating a rebuilding process when the foundation for the future was still being established.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 30, 2008

Coach likes Oga's effort, fortitude

Yuko Oga has played a grand total of 19 minutes in her first three WNBA games.
BASKETBALL
May 23, 2008

Ryuku Golden Kings terminate Planells

The Ryukyu Golden Kings lost 34 of 44 games in their first season in the bj-league, finishing with the worst record in the five-team Western Conference. And Hernando Planells, who guided the team during its rocky first season will not return as head coach next season, The Japan Times has learned.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
May 14, 2008

D'Antoni not the solution for troubled Knicks

NEW YORK — "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.'' — Albert Einstein
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 11, 2008

Aoki top Japanese player in bj-league

Cohey Aoki settled into a comfortable groove as the starting point guard of the Tokyo Apache.

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