A year ago, Hideki Matsuyama also pulled out of a tournament just weeks before...
Ed Odeven
Ed Odeven is a longtime sports journalist who previously worked for The Japan Times as its chief basketball reporter for nearly 14 years. He also covered a wide range of other sports for the newspaper, including at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Games. A graduate of Arizona State University, Odeven worked for several newspapers in the Grand Canyon State before moving to Japan. He has freelanced for dozens of media outlets around the world.
With a 7-0 record in the WBC, Samurai Japan, led by manager Hideki Kuriyama,...
A four-time Olympic gold medalist, Kosuke Kitajima became the first swimmer to claim the...
[ODDS and EVENS] Samurai Japan Savored the WBC Pool B Joyride, but From Now Every Game's 'Do or Die'
For Samurai Japan, impressive wins over China, South Korea, the Czech Republic and Australia...
Trevor Bauer, who was suspended by Major League Baseball in 2022 after a domestic...
Facing American WBC and WBO champion Stephen Fulton in his first bout as a...
Owner Shane Barclay outlines his company's baseball tour plans for Japan and elsewhere in...
University of Nebraska guard Keisei Tominaga emerges as the team's top scorer and energizes...
Jin Young Ko wins the tournament by two strokes over Nelly Korda, with Ayaka...
Led by tourney MVP Omari Spellman, Anyang KGC outplays the Seoul SK Knights, their...
Minnesota Twins starter Kenta Maeda, who missed the 2022 season after having Tommy John...
The Dragons, guided by former Australia national team coach Brian Goorjian, keep alive their...
