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BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 1, 2006

Apache on fire after slow start

For a coach with a pen, a pad and a plan, this is never part of the winning formula: Open the season with three straight losses.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 25, 2006

Tough defense key to success of Albirex

The Niigata Albirex reached the inaugural bj-league title game last season and lost the historic contest to the Osaka Evessa.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Nov 22, 2006

Heat's chances not good without Shaq

MIAMI -- What are the odds of Kobe Bryant winning another NBA title without Shaquille O'Neal?
CULTURE / Books
Nov 19, 2006

Akebono: Yokozuna to K-1

GAIJIN YOKOZUNA: A Biography of Chad Rowan, by Mark Panek. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2006, 301 pp., $24.95 (paper). Biographers of living celebrities must make a fundamental choice: write from the inside or the outside. At one extreme are the insiders -- friends, relations or paid hacks --...
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Nov 19, 2006

Athletes extol sensation of 'iron calm' at the limit

People have been enjoying a wide variety of sports since at least the time of Ancient Greece. In the Athens 2004 Olympic Games alone, athletes competed in about 300 categories of 28 sports -- and the list seems to get longer every time.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Nov 8, 2006

Remembrances of a rocky relationship with Celtics legend Auerbach

NEW YORK -- I've always found it fairly fascinating Brooklyn was the birthplace of Michael Jordan, Al Capone and Red Auerbach, all of whom found fame/infamy elsewhere.
BASKETBALL
Oct 25, 2006

Veteran Shoji looking forward to fresh start with Broncos in bj-league

TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. -- Some things are inevitable: political scandals in election years, bad hair days, predictable plots in action-movie sequels.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Oct 18, 2006

West to quit Grizzlies, retire after season

NEW YORK -- The pending sale of the Grizzlies to a group organized by former Duke teammates, Brian Davis and Christian Laettner, caused a wide scope of speculation concerning Jerry West.
BASKETBALL
Oct 12, 2006

Kashiwagi changes teams but not style in bid to be better

KAWASAKI -- Here's a youngster who has a huge desire to become a better basketball player.
BASKETBALL
Sep 18, 2006

Higashio, Apache eager to build strong fan base

On Sunday afternoon, ex-baseball hurler Osamu Higashio stepped onto an unfamiliar field, a hardwood court, not a soft baseball field.
BASKETBALL
Sep 12, 2006

Ex-Lions hurler Higashio named Tokyo Apache president

To make teams better and attract fans' attention, bj-league clubs would ask anyone for help -- even if it is a former baseball player.
BASKETBALL
Sep 4, 2006

An ode to basketball

Pau Gasol holds up the James Naismith Trophy after the FIBA World Championship final between Spain and Greece at Saitama Super Arena on Sunday. KYODO PHOTO
BASKETBALL
Sep 4, 2006

Tanjevic: Worlds have plenty of room to improve

SAITAMA -- Turkey coach Bogdan Tanjevic was clearly under the weather after the game.
BASKETBALL
Sep 3, 2006

Spain to face Greece without Gasol

SAITAMA -- Can Spain replace Pau Gasol's productivity?
BASKETBALL
Sep 2, 2006

Spain slams door on loaded Argentina

SAITAMA -- Manu Ginobili had a chance Friday night to send Argentina into the final of the FIBA World Championship, but as the clock ticked down the NBA star found the door closed by the smothering defense of Spain and the Olympic champions saw their title hopes evaporate with a 75-74 defeat.
BASKETBALL
Sep 1, 2006

Expect a thriller in 2nd semi

SAITAMA -- Friday's Argentina-Spain semifinal matchup should be the most entertaining game of the FIBA World Championship.
BASKETBALL
Aug 31, 2006

Greeks gaining respect

SAITAMA -- Even before Wednesday night's game, the Greek basketball team had been turning a lot of heads.
BASKETBALL
Aug 31, 2006

Greece dunks France to reach World Championship semis

SAITAMA -- Lazaros Papadopoulos and Antonis Fotsis scored 14 points each as Greece posted a methodical 73-56 victory over France in their quarterfinal game at the FIBA World Championship on Wednesday at Saitama Super Arena.
BASKETBALL
Aug 30, 2006

Spanish duo keys rout of Lithuania

SAITAMA -- Pau Gasol and Juan Carlos Navarro combined for 47 points and Spain routed Lithuania 89-67 in their quarterfinal game at the FIBA World Championship on Tuesday at Saitama Super Arena.
BASKETBALL
Aug 28, 2006

Fun for USA in latest victory

SAITAMA -- Some wins trigger a sigh of relief -- and may cause severe heartburn. Other victories induce elation.
BASKETBALL
Aug 27, 2006

Manu carries Argentina into last 8

Manu Ginobili has never shunned the spotlight. And he wasn't going to start on Saturday.
BASKETBALL
Aug 27, 2006

Spain ends Serbian three-peat dreams in 2nd round

SAITAMA -- Serbia and Montenegro's reign as basketball world champion is over.
BASKETBALL
Aug 26, 2006

Unbeaten Americans looking to improve

SAPPORO -- Team USA was a perfect 5-0 in group league action of the FIBA World Championship 2006.
BASKETBALL
Aug 26, 2006

Spain shows Japan what goals should be

HIROSHIMA -- Spain's superiority shone brightly in the final game of Group B play at the FIBA World Championship.
BASKETBALL
Aug 25, 2006

Spain overwhelms Japan in rout

HIROSHIMA -- Team Japan suffered its second loss in as many days Thursday night.
BASKETBALL
Aug 24, 2006

Spain gets by plucky Angola

HIROSHIMA -- Team Spain arrived in Japan as one of the elite basketball squads in the world. Nothing's changed. Except for this: The Spaniards' margin for error against Angola on Wednesday was as narrow as a pair of chopsticks. That's what happens when your opponent takes 16 more shots and grabs 10 more...
BASKETBALL
Aug 23, 2006

Reserve Hermann impresses Bobcats

SENDAI -- Michael Jordan may have found his diamond in the rough.
BASKETBALL
Aug 22, 2006

Puerto Rico recovers from U.S. loss

SAPPORO -- Energy, speed, intensity -- the Puerto Rican basketball teamhasn't disappointed at the FIBA World Championship yet.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 21, 2006

Angola hammers Japan in Group B action

It's time to jump for joy in Angola.

Longform

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.