Ed Odeven Reporting

19/06/2024

Update: Offseason coaching changes in Japan's B.League first division.

The 2023-24 B.League champion Hiroshima Dragonflies will begin defense of their title with new head coach Shogo Asayama, who recently retired as a player.

19/06/2024

After NTV and Fuji TV reported the location of his new home in California, Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani has refused to do interviews with the networks.

18/06/2024

news & notes...

The Dodgers right-hander threw 100 or more pitches in his four previous MLB starts before exiting a June 15 game against the Royals after the second inning.

18/06/2024

By Ed Odeven TOKYO (Oct. 2, 2014) — Julius Erving, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan and David Stern are all names synonymous with the NBA’s rise in popularity during the 1980s. But t…

18/06/2024

By Ed Odeven TOKYO (July 30, 2015) — Some stories are timeless and unforgettable; others are easily forgotten. But the vital lessons of the friendship between Jack Twyman and Maurice Stokes o…

18/06/2024

This feature was published in April 2020 on Talkbasket.net. Acquisition of Bill Cartwright gave Bulls a vital anchor By Ed Odeven Before the Chicago Bulls morphed into a title contender, they neede…

16/06/2024

The Rakuten Eagles got off to a slow start this season but came together as a team during interleague play under first-year manager Toshiaki Imae.

16/06/2024

On a visit to Tokyo during the NBA Finals, the Basketball Hall of Fame inductee interacted with fans and shared helpful pointers at a clinic in Shibuya.

16/06/2024

After arriving as an under-the-radar signing, Wataru Endo played a key role for Liverpool in its four high-level competitions in the 2023-24 campaign.

14/06/2024

Saturday spotlight feature: From JAPAN Forward's SportsLook, a look back at Wataru Endo's successful first season with Liverpool.

After arriving as an under-the-radar signing, Wataru Endo played a key role for Liverpool in its four high-level competitions in the 2023-24 campaign.

13/06/2024

From the interview archives...

"Al Davis was a maverick, and a sharpie. He never forgave the NFL for bouncing him as AFL commissioner during the 1966 merger. Al could be a charmer (he’d return calls at 11:30 p.m., then shmooze with your wife) and be vindictive. Yes, he would have been critical of Goodell, because Al had his own power base. His pals were the late Ralph Wilson and others from the old AFL."

By Ed Odeven TOKYO (Oct. 10, 2014) — Art Spander belongs on any who’s who list of premier sports journalists of the past 50-plus years. His work is prolific. The streaks he’s put …

12/06/2024

Superstar Shohei Ohtani stole his 15th base of the 2024 MLB season in the Dodgers' 15-2 rout of the Rangers on June 11. He had a career-best 26 steals in 2021.

12/06/2024

Dynamic debut for Rintaro Sasaki.

Record-breaking Japanese baseball phenom Rintaro Sasaki went 2-for-5 and drove in three runs in his first game in a Trenton Thunder uniform.

11/06/2024

The Hiroshima Dragonflies beat Indonesia's Pelita Jaya and South Korea's KCC Egis by a combined 47 points in Dubai before falling to Iran's Shahrdary Gorgan.

10/06/2024

Pickleball enthusiast Daniel Moore reflects on introducing the sport to Japan and highlights how its rising popularity can help other grassroots movements.

08/06/2024

Bill Walton was accessible to everybody, including young college newspaper sports reporters at media conferences.

07/06/2024

The former Texas Ranger kicked off his Yomiuri Giants career by hitting safely in eight straight games, including three straight games with three or more hits.

06/06/2024

Led by Naoya Inoue, fellow four-division champ Kazuto Ioka and rising star Junto Nakatani, this is a golden era for Japanese boxing.

05/06/2024

My latest report for SportsLook.

Along with Darvish, Japanese pitchers Kodai Senga and Shintaro Fujinami of the Mets and Red Sox slugger Masataka Yoshida are also sidelined with injuries.

03/06/2024

Column flashback. This was a fun one to write.

Basically, I spent a fun-filled afternoon eavesdropping and listening very carefully to everything possible for this column in late November 2004 for the Arizona Daily Sun. By Ed Odeven MESA – If y…

02/06/2024

More consistency in the early portion of the 2024 Formula One season than in past years has vaulted Yuki Tsunoda into the top 10 in the driver standings.

29/05/2024

The Canadian skating great's life, artistry and legacy shine in sister Phillippa Cranston Baran's loving tribute to her brother, who passed away in 2015.

28/05/2024

Hiroshima coach Kyle Milling's squad held the reigning champion Ryukyu Golden Kings to 32.1% shooting in the decisive match in the B.League Finals.

26/05/2024

Yokoyama became the oldest jockey to win a JRA G1 race at age 56 with ninth pick Danon Decile's two-length triumph over Tokyo Yushun favorite Justin Milano.

25/05/2024

B.League Finals, Game 1 report.

With a series-opening victory at Yokohama Arena, the Ryukyu Golden Kings are one win away from capturing back-to-back titles in the B.League Finals.

24/05/2024

With batters like Kensuke Kondoh, Yuki Yanagita and Hotaka Yamakawa, the PL-leading SoftBank Hawks will be hard to stop this season.

23/05/2024

Not satisfied with merely winning, popular javelin thrower Haruka Kitaguchi is focused on making improvements as she prepares for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

22/05/2024

The Mongolian ozeki showed komusubi Onosato who's the boss on Day 11 of the Summer Basho with a textbook arm throw in the day's final bout.

21/05/2024

Reigning champion Ryukyu eliminated the Chiba Jets and Hiroshima held off the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins to set the stage for the B.League Finals in Yokohama.

21/05/2024

The veteran grappler returned to action from injury at the 15-day Summer Basho and has already beaten two ozeki, starting with Hoshoryu, in Tokyo.