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Former University of Hawaii QB Ikaika Woolsey finds new home in Japan’s X League
The pass zips through the air the 20 or so yards to the wide receiver, who reaches back and makes a nice catch. After the...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan’s X League kicks off 2018 season
Japan’s X League kicks off its 22nd season this weekend with nine games on tap. The defending champion Fujitsu Frontiers have lost their starting quarterback...
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Japan: X League Power Rankings as 2018 season set to kick off
Japan’s X League kicks off the 2018 season this weekend with some shuffling in the top ranks of the teams. It’s been an offseason of...
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Japan: Panasonic Impulse, Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers reach Green Bowl final
Panasonic Impulse laid down a marker for the X-league’s West Division with their 63-0 dismantling of As One Black Eagles at Oji Stadium, Kobe on...
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Australian QB Jared Stegman set to lead Japan’s Asahi Beer Silver Star
In the latest and most challenging stop of his career, quarterback Jared Stegman at least knows he won’t need to worry about having to perform...
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Japan: Fujitsu Claim Second Straight National Championship
Fujitsu Frontiers retained their national championship with a 39 – 7 defeat of Nihon University Phoenix in the 2018 Rice Bowl. The game held at...
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A ring of their own
Players Collaborate With Jewelry Maker To Design Championship Rings. One unique aspect of American sports culture is the presentation of rings rather than medals to...
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Japan: Rice Bowl Preview – Fujitsu Frontiers Strong Favorites To Retain Title
Fujitsu Frontiers -v- Nihon University Phoenix 2018 January 3 (Wednesday): Tokyo Dome 15:00 (Gates Open 10:00) LIVE on NHK BS1 from 15:00 Nihon University...
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Japan: Phoenix Rise Again – Nichidai Win First National Collegiate Title In 27 Years
The silence was deafening as freshman quarterback Taiki Hayashi took a knee to run out the clock on the 2017 Koshien Bowl. Hayashi, named the...
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Japan: Listen to Fujitsu Frontiers Coaches Roundtable discussion
Fujitsu Frontiers Coaches Roundtable Inside Sport: Japan’s new ‘Never Punt’ podcast sat down with XLeague champion Fujitsu Frontiers‘ three American coaches ahead of their upcoming...
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Japan X Bowl: Fujitsu Frontiers crush IBM Big Blue in record breaking style
Fujitsu Frontiers rolled over IBM Big Blue 63 – 23 in the Japan X Bowl on Dec 18th to claim a second straight XLeague championship....
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Japan: 2017 Japan X Bowl – IBM Big Blue v. Fujitsu Frontiers
After a season with plenty of ups and downs for all teams involved we are finally here. The 31st Japan X Bowl. This promises to...
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Who will win Japan X Bowl? Check out the predictions!
The upcoming Japan X Bowl looks finely poised. IBM’s offense has the ability to score points in a hurry but Fujitsu’s defense has been the...
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Japan: XLeague – Promotion / Relegation Playoffs Wrap Up With Bullfight
The promotion / relegation playoffs wrap up Sunday in Japan with a double header at Fujitsu Stadium in Kawasaki. Here’s how we see the games...
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Japan: IBM Defeat Panasonic To Set Up Japan XBowl Showdown With Fujitsu
IBM Big Blue pulled off a stunning 31-24 upset of previously unbeaten Panasonic Impulse in a Japan X Bowl semifinal on November 26th. At a rainy...
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Japan X Bowl : IBM Big Blue stars discuss playing in Japan, Europe & X Bowl
IBM Big Blue have made the Japan X Bowl for just the second time in their history. In that December 18th game at Tokyo Dome...
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Japan: 2017 All Xleague Team Dominated by Panasonic, Fujitsu & Top Sides
The 2017 All XLeague Team has been announced Leading the way with seven selections apiece are Panasonic Impulse, who won their first seven games before...
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Japan: Catenaccio Fujitsu Bolt The Door On Seagulls To Make JXB
Fujitsu Frontiers defeated Obic Seagulls in an absolutely enthralling Japan XBowl semifinal in Kawasaki on November 26th. The 7-0 scoreline gives no indication of the...
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Japan: XLeague – Unbeaten Panasonic take on IBM in JXB Semi-final
The second XLeague semifinal features two teams that have been ranked #1 at some point this season. Panasonic dropped to the #3 slot in the...
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Japan: XLeague – Promotion / Relegation Playoffs See Repeat Of 2016 Matchup
Kicking off the final four weekend in Japan’s XLeague are two promotion / relegation games in Osaka. The first looks like a foregone conclusion but...
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Japan: XLeague – IBM Average Week Five Loss To Set Up Semifinal Against Impulse
IBM Big Blue stormed back from a narrow halftime deficit, scoring four second half TDs en route to a 51-31 QF win over Lixil Deers...
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Japan: XLeague – Powerhouses Obic and Fujitsu set to meet in JXB Semi-final
2017 November 26 (Sun): Fujitsu Stadium (13:00) Japan’s XLeague semifinals this weekend feature a matchup between a pair of the country’s best teams. Number...
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Japan XLeague: Fujitsu Roll Into Seventh Straight Semi Final
The lights came on at Yokohama Stadium, just as they were going out on Finies hopes for the 2017 season. Fujitsu Frontiers eased past Elecom...
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Japan XLeague: Interview with Obic Seagulls & Fujitsu Frontiers American players
On November 26th, Fujitsu Frontiers and Obic Seagulls will clash in an XBowl semifinal at Fujitsu Stadium in Kawasaki. T he same two teams contested...