All posts tagged "FIBA Basketball World Cup"
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Features
/ 3 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Asian Cup Upset: Focused Iraq Powers Past Japan
Iraq outplayed Japan in a clash of former Asian Cup champs to reach the round of 16. The Samurai Blue's last...
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News
/ 4 months agoYear in Review: Japan's Top Sports Highlights in 2023
Baseball held our attention with Shohei Ohtani's achievements and the WBC, but there were top sports highlights in many fields up...
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Basketball
/ 4 months ago[ODDS and EVENS] World Basketball Day Celebrates its Past and Present
A UN General Assembly resolution designated December 21, the day the sport was invented in 1891 by Dr James Naismith, as...
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Basketball
/ 7 months ago[ODDS and EVENS] Expect an Exciting, Drama-Filled B.League Season
Led by the reigning champion Ryukyu Golden Kings, the B.League season gets underway on October 5. Roster changes add intrigue to...
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Basketball
/ 7 months agoVeteran Standout Yudai Baba Joins the Nagasaki Velca
After an eye-opening experience at the Basketball World Cup, Yudai Baba says he'll aim to improve as a player this season...
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Features
/ 8 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Injured Shohei Ohtani to Miss the Rest of the 2023 Season
With the Angels out of playoff contention, Shohei Ohtani won't return as a designated hitter. Instead, he'll have surgery to repair...
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Basketball
/ 8 months ago[ODDS and EVENS] Basketball World Cup Memories from Okinawa are Abundant
Recapping the excitement from A to Z during 20 Basketball World Cup games in 10 days at Okinawa Arena, here is...
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Basketball
/ 8 months agoEDITORIAL | After FIBA, Japan's Basketball Team Has to Up Its Game in Paris
Japan's men's basketball team enjoyed home arena advantage during the FIBA World Cup. At the Paris Olympics, though, the competition will...
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Basketball
/ 8 months ago[ODDS and EVENS] Basketball World Cup Showed That Japan is Headed in the Right Direction
With Basketball World Cup victories over Finland, Venezuela and Cape Verde, Japan elevated its profile as a much-improved team on the...
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Basketball
/ 8 months agoYuta Watanabe Vows to Keep Playing for Japan National Team
Though he considered retiring from the national team if Japan didn't qualify for the Paris Olympics, Yuta Watanabe is eager to...
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Basketball
/ 8 months agoJapan Qualifies for the Paris Olympics with a Basketball World Cup Win Over Cape Verde
In the Basketball World Cup win, Josh Hawkinson had 29 points, Keisei Tominaga added 22 and Japan qualified for the Olympic...
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Features
/ 8 months ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Two-Time Japan Olympian Yvonne Wade Becomes Executive at American College
Yvonne Wade, a former 100-meter hurdler for Japan, brings a wealth of experience to her new role as athletics director at...
