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X LEAGUE

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BASKETBALL
Nov 26, 2014
FIBA bans Japan from international competition
Although nearly a month passed since FIBA's Oct. 31 deadline for the Japan Basketball Association to present a merger plan for the bj-league and the NBL, among other demands, basketball's world governing body delivered the expected news.
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BASKETBALL
Nov 22, 2014
Togashi makes D-League debut
Texas Legends guard Yuki Togashi made his NBA Development League debut on Friday in a 114-106 home loss to the Santa Cruz Warriors.
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SOCCER / J. League
Nov 22, 2014
Gamba keep title hopes alive
Gamba Osaka launched a late smash-and-grab raid to blow the J. League title race wide open with a 2-0 win over Urawa Reds on Saturday.
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Nov 16, 2014
IBM Big Blue pound Lixil Deer, qualify for X League playoffs
Kevin Craft threw three touchdown passes and scored two more on the ground, leading the IBM BigBlue to a 38-10 victory over the Lixil Deers on the final day of the X League regular season on Sunday at Yokohama Stadium.
BASKETBALL
Nov 14, 2014
FIBA plans meetings in late November to finalize ruling on Japan Basketball Association problems
The Japan Basketball Association still awaits a ruling from FIBA after an Oct. 31 deadline set by basketball's world governing body for a merger plan between the 22-team bj-league and 13-team NBL was not reached.
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Nov 8, 2014
Elecom Kobe linebacker Takahashi juggles duties as player, college coach
Mutsumi Takahashi made up his mind to dedicate himself to coaching when he retired as a player for good two years ago.
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SOCCER / J. League
Nov 2, 2014
S-Pulse stay afloat by beating Frontale
Substitute Kazuya Murata injected dramatic new life into Shimizu S-Pulse's J1 survival bid with a 90th-minute goal to seal a 3-2 win over Kawasaki Frontale on Sunday.
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BASKETBALL
Oct 29, 2014
Japan Basketball Association chief Maruo says new league will launch in 2016 despite failure to meet FIBA deadline
Despite facing an expected suspension from FIBA, Japan Basketball Association acting president Mitsuru Maruo insisted that the country's governing body would not stop trying to address and fix its problems, including the unification of the nation's two men's top leagues.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 23, 2014
JBA head Fukatsu to resign
Japan Basketball Association president Yasuhiko Fukatsu announced his resignation from the helm during a Tokyo news conference on Thursday with the sport's national governing body likely to face a ban from FIBA.
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BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 23, 2014
Rivalries growing with expansion of teams in Tohoku
Since the start of the 2010-11 season, the league's growth in Tohoku has been significant.
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BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Oct 21, 2014
Kyoto forward Warren dedicates play to those battling cancer
It's not every day that you see a 202-cm forward wearing a pink headband during a men's pro basketball game.
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Oct 19, 2014
Deers take revenge on Seagulls, win division
The Deers ended last season by losing to the Obic Seagulls 21-12 in the semifinals of the X League playoffs at Yokohama Stadium. It was also their last game as the Kajima Corporation-owned football team.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 18, 2014
Tigers advance to Japan Series for first time since 2005
Check the locks on all the Colonel Sanders statues in Osaka, because the Hanshin Tigers are headed back to the Japan Series and it was a big home run from a bearded foreign star that helped get them there.

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