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J LEAGUE

Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 30, 2016
Pierce to work for Heat during Summer League
For Japan hoop followers, the Miami Heat will have a familiar face helping out during the upcoming Las Vegas Summer League.
BASKETBALL
Jun 30, 2016
Ex-USF bench boss Walters lands D-League coaching position
The Grand Rapids Drive have hired Rex Walters as their new coach, the Detroit Pistons announced on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 13, 2016
Nash agrees to return as Toyama bench boss for 2016-17 season
Veteran coach Bob Nash will remain at the helm as the Toyama Grouses enter a new era.
BASKETBALL
Jun 3, 2016
Niigata selects Shoji to be next head coach
Kazuhiro Shoji, a former Niigata Albirex BB player at the start of the 21st century, takes over as the team's new head coach as the franchise prepares for the inaugural B. League season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
May 30, 2016
Carp could take control in CL by finally solving interleague puzzle
At this time two years ago, the Hiroshima Carp were the toast of the Central League. They were hitting well, pitching even better and at 27-15 had the best record in the CL. It looked, early on, like the team might be on track for the type of success not seen since the halcyon days of the Aka-heru era...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 28, 2016
Sakuragi still going strong for SeaHorses
Two decades ago, J.R. Sakuragi — well, J.R. Henderson, as he was known then — achieved the best accomplishment of his basketball career as his UCLA Bruins captured the NCAA championship with a 89-78 victory over Arkansas in the final at Seattle's Kingdome during his freshman year.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 24, 2016
Kings, Alvark to clash in B. League opener
The B. League revealed on Tuesday that the Alvark Tokyo and Ryukyu Golden Kings will tip off the inaugural season on Sept. 22 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
May 23, 2016
Preseason effort bearing fruit for Lions slugger Mejia
The road Ernesto Mejia took to his brilliant start to the season didn't begin on opening day, or even on the first day of spring camp. It started during a few restless days he spent in Japan while waiting to fly home after the 2015 season. He was upset with the way his year had gone, that he hadn't been...
SOCCER
May 20, 2016
Beckham backs Real manager Zidane, calls for patience at club
David Beckham believes Real Madrid should give his former teammate at the club, Zinedine Zidane, time to succeed even if the French great fails to inspire it to victory in the Champions League final later this month.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 19, 2016
Higashino hopes to bring change to Japanese basketball
As a basketball coach, Tomoya Higashino was sometimes referred to by the nickname "Crusher" because of his dismantling of conventional thinking.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 17, 2016
Former UCLA quarterback Neuheisel embracing Japanese challenge
American quarterback Jerry Neuheisel made his debut with the Obic Seagulls, a powerhouse Japanese football squad, on Saturday in a Pearl Bowl spring tournament game against the All-Mitsubishi Lions.

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