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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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Obic Seagulls, IBM Big Blue advance to Pearl Bowl final in Japan
The Obic Seagulls used a rookie quarterback to defeat the Lixil Deers in the Pearl Bowl semifinals last weekend in Japan while IBM Big Blue...
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Big 4 advance to semifinals in Japan’s Pearl Bowl
The stage is set for the semi-finals of the 2017 Pearl Bowl. On Sunday at Fujitsu Stadium Kawasaki we will find out which two teams...
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Big 4 dominate as Japan’s Pearl Bowl kicks off
In a collaboration with InsideSport:Japan, AFI presents the first in a series of articles covering the annual spring American football tournament, the Pearl Bowl. Japanese...
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Watch Playoff Action Live From Japan!
The first three games from Japan’s X League quarterfinal playoffs take place Saturday November 12 and you can watch them all live here. Games 1,...
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Playoffs Kick Off In Japan With A Bang
Chris Boswell, the Pittsburgh Steelers kicker who botched a onside kickoff attempt last weekend against the Baltimore Ravens actually succeeded with a similar kick in...
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World’s Most Exciting Game Last Week? Watch The Highlights!
Japan’s X League offered up perhaps the most exciting game in the world last weekend (apologies to the New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks) as...
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Japan’s X League Playoff Schedule Set
A thrilling regular season came a conclusion last weekend in Japan’s X League with nail biting finishes. The 18 teams that started the 2016 season...
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LIVESTREAM: Game Of The Week From Japan – Lixil Deers v Panasonic Impulse
Two of the top teams in Japan’s premier league, the X League, will clash Sunday at Yokohama Stadium as the defending champion Panasonic Impulse take on...
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AFI’s Japan X League Top 10
November marks the start of playoff time in the X League, where the top 8 teams from the league’s Super 9 and the top 2...
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IBM Big Blue edge Lixil Deers for Pearl Bowl title In Japan
IBM Big Blue took an early lead and then hung on to defeat the Lixil Deers 21-20 to win Pearl Bowl XXXVIII in Japan’s Tokyo Dome Monday...
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Video Highlights: Japan’s Pearl Bowl Semifinal
In the semifinals of Japan’s X League preseason tournament – the Pearl Bowl – the Lixil Deers came from behind to beat the Obic Seagulls...
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Highlights From Japan: Lixil Deers Defeated Fujitsu Frontiers in Dramatic Style
The Lixil Deers overcame an 11 point third quarter deficit to clinch a 32-28 victory over the Fujitsu Frontiers at Fujitsu Stadium in Kawasaki, Japan...
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Japan’s X-League Spring Pearl Bowl Tournament Underway
Photographer/reporter John Gunning, attended a wonderful Sunday of American football in Japan as the X League annual Pearl Bowl tournament was in full swing. The...
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Final Weekend in Japan’s X League Super 9, semifinal spots set
The Super 9 stage of Japan’s X League playoff format wound up on the weekend. Although two of the three games had no bearing on...
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LIVESTREAM & PREVIEW: X League in Japan Enters Crucial Final Super 9 Weekend
As Japan’s X League heads into the final weekend of play three teams are already set for the semifinal round. The Panasonic Impulse, Fujitsu Frontiers and Nojima...
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Japan’s X League, Pivotal Weekend in Super 9
The second weekend of action in the Super 9 stage of Japan’s X League produced two lopsided wins and a tense victory as the Nojima...
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LIVE STREAM/PREVIEW: Japan’s X League Enters 2nd Weekend of Super 9 Action
This is a pivotal week in Japan’s X league Super 9 playoff round robin series. Many of the races will be decided this weekend. Elecom...
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Japan’s X League Super 9 First Round Delivered Plenty of Action
Japan’s X League Super 9 playoff round robin stage produced two undefeated teams and revived the hopes of another. Each of the nine teams enters this...
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Japan’s X League Teams Advance To Critical Super 9 Stage
Japan’s X League, among the best American football leagues in the world, has finished its divisional play which whittled the 18 original teams down to...
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Japan Reveals Early Roster for 2015 IFAF World Championships
Pictured above: Japan American football national team members (from left) wide receiver Yuta Hayashi (Silver Star), quarterback Shohei Kato (Deers), coach Kiyoyuki Mori (Deers), wide receiver...
