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Japan: X Bowl – Fujitsu Frontiers overwhelming favorites to beat IBM Big Blue
Remember Super Bowl XXXII? The defending champion Packers, overwhelming favorites after their third Super Bowl win one year earlier, were facing a Broncos side that...
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Fujitsu Frontiers return to Japan’s X Bowl for 6th straight year
The Fujitsu Frontiers staged a fourth quarter comeback, scoring two late touchdowns to defeat arch rivals, the Obic Seagulls 13-10 at Fujitsu Stadium Kawasak and...
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Japan: IBM Big Blue advance to 2nd straight X Bowl
IBM Big Blue returns to Japan’s X Bowl for the second consecutive year, and the third time in their history, after downing the Panasonic Impulse...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan – X League Semifinals – Panasonic Impulse v. IBM Big Blue, Sunday Nov. 25, 1p (5a CEST, 11p Nov. 25 EST)
For the second year in a row, the Panasonic Impulse take on IBM Big Blue in the Xleague Semifinals. Last year, IBM pulled off the...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan – X League Semifinals – Obic Seagulls v. Fujitsu Frontiers, Sunday Nov. 25, 1p (5a CEST, 11p Nov. 25 EST)
The latest edition of the Kanto Classico, and just as with last year’s playoff matchup, a place in the Japan X Bowl is at stake....
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Favorites advance to semifinals in Japan’s XLeague
The four top seeds performed as predicted and won their quarterfinal matchups in the 2018 XLeague playoffs this past weekend in Japan. Defending champions, the...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan XLeague Quarterfinals – Nov. 10, 2p (6a CEST, 12a EST)
Japan’s XLeague has reached the quarterfinal stage with a couple of old rivalries and surprises as well. The defending champion Fujitsu Frontiers, winners of three X Bowl titles take...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan XLeague Quarterfinals – Nov. 10, 11a (3a CEST, 9p Nov. 9 EST)
Japan’s XLeague has reached the quarterfinal stage with a couple of old rivalries and surprises as well. The Obic Seagulls, winners of eight X Bowl...
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Japan: All-Mitsubishi Lions send slumping Asahi Beer Silver Star out of top division
When the All-Mitsubishi Lions defeated the Asahi Beer Silver Star in the Wild Card round last season it was a major upset. Lions after all were the...
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Japan: Tokyo Gas Creators knock Lixil Deers out of top division, advance to XLeague quarterfinals
Arguably the most historic weekend in XLeague history came to a close with Lixil Deers 14-7 defeat at the hands of Tokyo Gas Creators in the...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan: X League Wild card playoffs – Lixil Deers v. Tokyo Gas Creators, Nov. 4, 2p (6a CEST, 11p Nov. 3 ET)
The XLeague playoffs kick off this weekend with two wild card matchups. The Lixil Deers slumped to a 2-4 record and find themselves in a...
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Japan: XLeague playoffs loom: How did they get there?
The last XLeague playoffs under the current system are about to begin and straight away they have significance not only for this year but also...
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Final four games in 2018 season fateful in Japan’s X League
The final Sunday of the regular season in Japan’s X League features four games two of which are key for playoff positioning. The X League playoff picture will be...
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Japan X League: Final weekend of regular season play promises thrillers
As Japan’s X League heads into the final week of the regular season there are a couple of key matchups that could still shake up...
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Japan: Top 12 Power Rankings – Unbeaten Fujitsu Frontiers still #1
Japan’s X League heads into its 7th week of action with the defending champion Fujitsu Frontiers still unbeaten and still in top spot in the Inside Sport: Japan Top...
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Japan: XLeague – Anas “Nas” Hasic – Croatian American WR turning heads in Japan
Fiery Wideout Anas Hasic Helping Elecom Kobe Finies Rack Up Yards, Scores & Victims Anas Hasic is making a name for himself in the X-league. Nas, as...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan’s X League Game of the Week – Obic Seagulls v. Fujitsu Frontiers, Sunday, Oct. 7, 1:30p (7:30a CET, 1:30a ET)
The defending champions, the Fujitsu Frontiers, Japan #1, take on the eight-time champions, the Obic Seagulls, Japan #4, in a huge clash Sunday, October 7 at Fujitsu...
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Japan: X League – Top 10 Power Rankings – Fujitsu still #1
The Japanese X League heads into its 5th week of action with the defending champion Fujitsu Frontiers, who remain unbeaten, are firmly in first place in...
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Japan: X League – IBM Big Blue historic, record 1st ever regular season win over Lixil Deers
IBM Big Blue recorded their third win of the season as they defeated the Lixil Deers (1-3) 34-10 at Fujitsu Stadium Kawasaki in Japan’s X...
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What’s life like playing football in Japan?
Wonder what it’s like to play football in Japan? Wide receiver Robert Johnson and linebacker Brandon Berry play for the Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers in Japan’s...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan – Nojima Sagamihara Rise v. Fujitsu Frontiers, Sept. 23, 1:30 pm (6:30 am CET, 12:30 am ET)
The Japanese X League winds up the third week of play of the 2018 season with three key games on Sunday, September 23. In the...
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Japan’s X League heads into Week 3 with 3 teams still unbeaten
As the X League gets set for the third weekend of play, three teams remain undefeated as the Nojima Sagamihara Rise, Fujitsu Frontiers and Panasonic...
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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...
