Japan: XLeague – Obic Seagulls snag 6 picks in trouncing Nojima Sagamihara Rise in playoff action

Obic Seagulls came storming out of the gates and blew Nojima Sagamihara Rise away in a whirlwind opening period at Yokohama Stadium on Saturday in...

Japan: XLeague – Quarterfinals Offer Big Blue, Rise Chance For Revenge

The remaining eight teams do battle in Japan this weekend with rain forecast once again. Top seeded Panasonic Impulse should have no trouble getting past an...

Japan: XLeague – Power Rankings After Week Six ・Wild Card

JAPAN: X League playoffs open with huge upset

All Mitsubishi Lions pulled off the shock of the 2017 season, defeating Asahi Beer Silver Star 20-17 in a wildcard game held at Yokohama Stadium...

JAPAN: X League playoffs kick off

The first round of Japan’s X League playoffs kick off Sunday, November 5 with two games on tap. The Asahi Beer Silver Star will take...

JAPAN: XLeague playoff race tightening up

Round Five of the XLeague regular season in Japan ended with a bang when Lixil Deers, as they have so many times in the past,...

JAPAN: Top 4 face off in regular season finale

The Xleague’s regular season comes to an end this week with playoff places and seeding up for grabs. The top four ranked sides meet at...

IBM Big Blue keeps dropping in Japan XLeague Power Rankings after Week 5

Week Five for the Japan XLeague Power Rankings. You know the drill. Read about your team. Snort derisively. Go on social media and complain. Couple of...

Japan: Lixil Deers stage upset, beat IBM Big Blue in wild finish

Lixil Deers scored a touchdown, recovered the onside kick, scored another TD, then forced a fumble on IBM’s final possession to edge Big Blue 27-26...

Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers pound Challengers behind Harvard RB’s sparkling performance

Fujitsu Frontiers started out hot, then coasted to a 44-13 win over Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers at a cold and rainy Amino Vital Field on...

Playoff berths up for grabs in Japan XLeague’s crucial 5th round

The penultimate round of the Japan XLeague’s regular season see some big teams face off as well as games that will decide the ultimate playoff fate...

Huge Shakeup in Japan’s X League Power Rankings for Week 4

XLeague weeks three and four overlapped so we decided to wait and see how it all shook out before updating the power rankings…….and yeah….it’s a...

Inside Sport Japan’s XLeague Player of the Week (Round Three)

Nojima Sagamihara Rise quarterback Devin Gardner threw for over 600 yards and four TDs in leading the Rise to a 49-42 upset win over the...

Showdown in Tokyo one of five key matchups in Japan XLeague’s 4th round

The fourth round of Japan’s XLeague closes out this weekend with five games including a pair of key matchups. The Lixil Deers (#8) and  Nojima Sagamihara Rise...

Japan: XLeague Week Four set for topsy-turvy action with a battle of unbeatens

The XLeague  heads into its week 4 round of games while week 3 still has games remaining. We will have the remaining matchups for you...

Intensity rises as 2nd round of Japan’s X league wraps up

Round two of Japan’s 2017 X League saw Obic Seagulls rebound from their opening day loss with a strong 14-0 win over Nojima Sagamihara Rise....

Inside Sport Japan’s X League Player of the Week (Round One)

IBM Big Blue’s John Stanton is the inaugural X League ‘Player of the Week’. Stanton caught 11 passes for 183 yards and two TDs to help...

Inside Sport Japan’s X League Player of the Week (Round Two)

The Tokyo Gas Creators blanked Fuji Xerox Minerva AFC 30-0 in week 2 action in Japan’s X League last week and quarterback Ryo Murota was a...

Japan’s X League Power Rankings for Week 3

Week two is behind us. So are the West Division games for week three – we’re not gonna pretend those didn’t happen – which means...

Japan: XLeague heads into 3rd week with a pair of key matchups

XLeague scheduling means week three starts before week two finishes. We will have the remaining matchups for you once all teams have played two games....

Sweet Home Osaka, Japan – Former Alabama State Hornet Makes Nest Across The Pacific

“Get used to walking.” That’s Panasonic Impulse DL Carlton Jones’ suggestion to any players thinking of coming to Japan. “Get used to walking because you...

Japan X League: Week 2 Matchups / Predictions promise fireworks

In week one the Lions failed to impress while the Bulls just failed. The fact that a quarter of fans think there is a possibility...

Japan’s XLeague kicks off 2017 Season with wild, historic thriller

Week one of Japan’s 2017 XLeague season finished with a wild and exciting game at Tokyo Dome that saw IBM Big Blue defeat the Obic...

Japan: You Come At The King, You Best Not Miss

Former University of Hawaii Rainbow Warrior WR Donnie King is the longest serving foreign player on the Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers in Japan’s X League, and the...