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RYUKYU

Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 9, 2015
Golden Kings to retire Newton's No. 50
The Ryukyu Golden Kings will honor league legend Jeff Newton during their Nov. 7-8 series against the Rizing Fukuoka at Okinawa City Gymnasium, retiring his No. 50 jersey.
BASKETBALL
Oct 3, 2015
Ryukyu, Niigata win openers
The 11th bj-league season tipped off on Friday night with a pair of blowout victories.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 1, 2015
Defending champion Hamamatsu aims for another title in league's final season
The 11th and final bj-league season gets underway on Friday night, signaling an end to several months of massive changes within the league.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 27, 2015
Holm excited about return to Sendai
Chris Holm, an integral part of the Sendai 89ers' success during the final years of the Honoo Hamaguchi era, is returning to the Tohoku-based club.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 14, 2015
League legend Newton reveals he's decided to retire
Jeff Newton, the winningest player in league history, has quietly retired.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 10, 2015
Akita, Iwate, Hamamatsu, Shiga advance to Final Four
The Final Four picture is now set, and it's a decidedly different look this year.
BASKETBALL
May 9, 2015
Murry sinks shot at buzzer to lift Phoenix
Nile Murry provided the heroics in crunch time.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 30, 2015
Sixteen teams ready to battle for title in expanded playoffs
The playoff format was expanded to 16 teams for the bj-league's 10th season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 19, 2015
Ryukyu cruises past Nara
For the Ryukyu Golden Kings, 40-win seasons are expected — championships, too.
BASKETBALL
Apr 3, 2015
Ryukyu whips West rival Fukuoka
Kibwe Trim notched a double-double and five teammates scored in double figures as the Ryukyu Golden Kings steamrolled the host Rizing Fukuoka 108-79 in their bj-league series opener on Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 19, 2015
Bryant still hoping Fukuoka can make playoffs
The Rizing Fukuoka face an uphill climb in their quest to make the playoffs.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 8, 2015
Evessa find a way past Golden Kings
After losing their first three games this season against the Ryukyu Golden Kings, the Osaka Evessa came back with a fierce determination to bounce back on Sunday.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 29, 2015
Ryukyu's McHenry plays pivotal role for dominant defensive squad
Lockdown defense fuels championship teams.
BASKETBALL
Jan 2, 2015
Ryukyu ushers in 2015 with victory over Shinshu
The Ryukyu Golden Kings opened the 2015 portion of their season schedule the way they ended 2014: with a victory.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 26, 2014
Ryukyu star Burns leading the way in bj-league All-Star voting
Who is the leading vote-getter for the bj-league's ninth annual All-Star Game?
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 25, 2014
Western conference triumvirate playing at high level
Based on recent success, the Kyoto Hannaryz and defending champion Ryukyu Golden Kings are the high-profile powerhouse teams of the Western Conference.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 20, 2014
Descent into Hell: Civilian Memories of the Battle of Okinawa
In 1983, Okinawa's Ryukyu Shimpo newspaper published a series of articles based on interviews with survivors of the Battle of Okinawa that looked at the experiences of civilians in the prefecture toward the end of World War II. In "Descent Into Hell: Civilian Memories of the Battle of Okinawa," translators...
BASKETBALL
Dec 13, 2014
Iwate edges Ryukyu in thriller, extends winning streak to 19
For the Iwate Big Bulls, eight was a key number on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 30, 2014
Ryukyu whips rival Osaka, runs winning streak to eight
The Ryukyu Golden Kings have been so dominant for so long — they've won 256 of 370 regular-season games (at nearly a 69.2 percent clip) since the start of the 2008-09 season — that all of their victories are, well, expected.

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