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[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Golfer Yui Kawamoto Grateful for Chance to Focus on Her Craft Again
Yui Kawamoto made a solid return to competition last weekend after the LPGA’s long layoff due to the COVID-19 [&hellip
Author Archives for 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.
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BASEBALL | Shohei Ohtani Not Expected to Pitch Again This Season Due to Arm Injury
Shohei Ohtani’s quest to be a two-way player appears finished for the rest of the truncated 2020 MLB season. […
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[ODDS and EVENS] Yudai Baba Plays Waiting Game as Melbourne United Copes With COVID-19 Crisis
Australia’s National Basketball League, a nine-team circuit, was forced to delay the start of the 2020-21 season due t
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SUMO | Former Ozeki Terunofuji Captures July Grand Sumo Tournament Title
Perseverance paid off for former ozeki Terunofuji. The former ozeki, who has contemplated retirement in recent years
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[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Tennis Calendar Hit Hard by COVID-19 Pandemic
The Rakuten Japan Open, a men’s ATP Tour event, was canceled in June, and the Hana-Cupid Japan Women’s […]
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BASEBALL | Nomomania: An Inside Look at How the Dodgers Handled the Media Demands
Third in a series In decades past, the 162-game Major League Baseball season was a demanding workload for […]
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[ODDS and EVENS] How Legendary Runner Billy Mills Found Purpose By Chasing an Olympic Dream
A dream can transform a life, giving it purpose. Billy Mills is living proof. The latest episode […]
王貞治はアメリカ「野球殿堂」入りの資格あり
王貞治は、かつて彼の成し遂げた業績のひとつ、本塁打数で、世界のプロ野球史上、他のプレイヤーの誰をも凌駕した。 これにより、米ニューヨーク州クーパーズタウンにある野球殿堂(National Baseball Hall of Fame)
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BASEBALL | Shohei Ohtani Endures Rough Start as MLB Copes with COVID-19
The delayed Major League Baseball season began with much fanfare on July 23, but the COVID-19 pandemic has already [&h
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[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Kawasaki Frontale Stretch Win Streak to Five with Spirited Comeback Against Vegalta Sendai
Some victories provide a telling look at a team’s overall quality and potential. Such was the case […]
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BASKETBALL | Rui Hachimura shines in Wizards’ first exhibition game of NBA restart
Rookie forward Rui Hachimura and the Washington Wizards played their first exhibition game of the NBA restart at Walt Di
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[ODDS and EVENS] Satoshi Shimizu Earns Victory in Return to Ring After Long Layoff
Satoshi Shimizu’s return to the ring on Thursday, July 16 wasn’t a seminal moment in national history. But it [&hellip