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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Japan: Panasonic Impulse Down Champions Fujitsu Frontiers in match up of XLeague Unbeatens
Panasonic Impulse are the Japanese Xleague’s only remaining undefeated team after a hard-fought 24-9 victory over a Fujitsu Frontiers side that had also come into the...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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Fujitsu Frontiers Come From Behind To Win Thrilling Kawasaki Derby in Japan
Defending X League champions, the Fujitsu Frontiers won an absolutely enthralling game on Sunday, downing Asahi Beer Silver Star 45 – 23 after the underdogs had...
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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...
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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...
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Hawaii’s Charles Tuaau helped IBM Big Blue to historic win in Japan’s X League
IBM Big Blue made history last weekend when they defeated the Obic Seagulls in the first week of play in Japan’s top league, the X...
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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...
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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...
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Korea’s Seoul Vikings down Japan’s Osaka Fuji Xerox J-Stars to win Pride Bowl XI
For the second straight year, South Korea’s Seoul Vikings have captured the Pride Bowl – Pride Bowl XI – defeating Japan’s Osaka Fuji Xerox J-Stars 10-7...
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Japan: Obic Seagulls win Pearl Bowl in a nail biter
Don’t tell anyone on the Obic Seagulls or IBM Big Blue that the Pearl Bowl is the preseason. Every player came to play in this nail...
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Japan: X League Champs Face League’s Hottest Team In Pearl Bowl Final
The 2017 Pearl Bowl at Tokyo Dome on Monday at 7pm sees defending champion IBM Big Blue take on an Obic Seagulls team boasting both...
