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Ed Odeven
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Veteran journalist in Tokyo. Sports editor: JAPAN Forward and JF's SportsLook. Author: "Going 15 Rounds With Jerry Izenberg."
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“Journalism, history, sports, and a parade of iconic figures ー they’re all here in this rich, wide-ranging book.”
–Alexander Wolff
#JerryIzenberg #journalism #books #booklover #boxing #NFL #MLB #horseracing
#MuhammadAli #BookBoost
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Reporting on #judo, #freestyleskiing, #golf, #curling and #soccer in tonight's #sportsnews digest.
#Japan #wintersports
#日本代表
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SPORTS SHORTS | Japanese Judoka Excel in the Tokyo Grand Slam | SportsLook
Reporting on judo's Tokyo Grand Slam, freestyle skier Ikuma Horishima, the Japan women's curling squad's latest competition and other sports news.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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One of my favorite interviews became the material for a chapter in "Going 15 Rounds With Jerry Izenberg."
#JerryIzenberg
#sportshistory #journalism #writerscommunity
#boxing #NFL #MLB #horseracing #civilrights #MuhammadAli #books
#booklover #reading
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Book excerpt: Wallace Matthews on Jerry Izenberg’s one-of-a-kind career and their friendship
“He would often tell you a story within the story.” -Wallace Matthews on legendary sports columnist Jerry Izenberg
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December 11, 2024 at 1:20 AM
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Another banner achievement for Shohei Ohtani.
⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️
#ShoheiOhtani #MLB #Dodgers
#Sportsnews
#大谷将平 #大リーグ
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Shohei Ohtani Named AP Athlete of the Year for the 4th Time | SportsLook
After hitting a career-high 55 home runs and helping the Dodgers win their second straight World Series, Shohei Ohtani won his third consecutive AP honor.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Another banner achievement for Shohei Ohtani.
⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️
#ShoheiOhtani #MLB #Dodgers
#Sportsnews
#大谷将平 #大リーグ
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Shohei Ohtani Named AP Athlete of the Year for the 4th Time | SportsLook
After hitting a career-high 55 home runs and helping the Dodgers win their second straight World Series, Shohei Ohtani won his third consecutive AP honor.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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The latest from JAPAN Forward's sports desk:
#boxing #IBHOF #sweetscience
#Sportsnews #sportsmedia
#NaokoFujioka #ボクシング
#藤岡奈穂子
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Naoko Fujioka Elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame | SportsLook
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December 5, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Sunday's #JapanSportsNotebook kicks off with reporting on the 2025 pro ⚽️ champions in #Japan.
#KashimaAntlers #JLeague #weekendreads #soccer
#Sportsnews #sportsmedia
Also, reporting on #rugby, #figureskating, #baseball, #basketball and #horseracing.
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JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Kashima Antlers Return to the Top with 9th J.League Title | SportsLook
Leo Ceara scored twice to lead the Kashima Antlers to a 2-1 triumph over Yokohama F Marinos at Mercari Stadium. Kashima claimed its first title since 2016.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Sunday 🐎 race recap
#horseracing #ChampionsCup
#JRA #競馬 #チャンピオンズカップ
#WHeartBond
#Sportsnews
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Champions Cup: W Heart Bond Triumphs in a Photo Finish | SportsLook
Jockey Ryusei Sakai won his third consecutive Champions Cup by guiding 4-year-old Kizuna progeny W Heart Bond to her first Grade 1 title.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Sunday 🐎 race recap
#horseracing #ChampionsCup
#JRA #競馬 #チャンピオンズカップ
#WHeartBond
#Sportsnews
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Champions Cup: W Heart Bond Triumphs in a Photo Finish | SportsLook
Jockey Ryusei Sakai won his third consecutive Champions Cup by guiding 4-year-old Kizuna progeny W Heart Bond to her first Grade 1 title.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Sunday's #JapanSportsNotebook kicks off with reporting on the 2025 pro ⚽️ champions in #Japan.
#KashimaAntlers #JLeague #weekendreads #soccer
#Sportsnews #sportsmedia
Also, reporting on #rugby, #figureskating, #baseball, #basketball and #horseracing.
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JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Kashima Antlers Return to the Top with 9th J.League Title | SportsLook
Leo Ceara scored twice to lead the Kashima Antlers to a 2-1 triumph over Yokohama F Marinos at Mercari Stadium. Kashima claimed its first title since 2016.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Sunday's big race in #Japan...
#ChampionsCup
#horseracing #JRA #競馬
#Sportsnews #sportsmedia
#チャンピオンズカップ
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Champions Cup Preview: Chukyo Racecourse's Premier Event | SportsLook
The Champions Cup, one of two top-level Japan Racing Association dirt races (the other being the February Stakes), is for 3-year-olds and up.
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December 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Sunday's big race in #Japan...
#ChampionsCup
#horseracing #JRA #競馬
#Sportsnews #sportsmedia
#チャンピオンズカップ
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Champions Cup Preview: Chukyo Racecourse's Premier Event | SportsLook
The Champions Cup, one of two top-level Japan Racing Association dirt races (the other being the February Stakes), is for 3-year-olds and up.
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December 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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The latest from JAPAN Forward's sports desk:
#boxing #IBHOF #sweetscience
#Sportsnews #sportsmedia
#NaokoFujioka #ボクシング
#藤岡奈穂子
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Naoko Fujioka Elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame | SportsLook
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December 5, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Japan's 2012 Fillies' Triple Crown winner #Gentildonna died recently. New column on the legendary racehorse.
#horseracing #JRA #競馬　
#Commentary
#ジェンティルドンナ
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ODDS and EVENS | Gentildonna Leaves a Lasting Legacy in Japanese Horse Racing | SportsLook
A descendant of Deep Impact and Sunday Silence, Gentildonna had seven JRA G1 wins in 19 career races. She became the first repeat winner of the Japan Cup.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Japan's 2012 Fillies' Triple Crown winner #Gentildonna died recently. New column on the legendary racehorse.
#horseracing #JRA #競馬　
#Commentary
#ジェンティルドンナ
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ODDS and EVENS | Gentildonna Leaves a Lasting Legacy in Japanese Horse Racing | SportsLook
A descendant of Deep Impact and Sunday Silence, Gentildonna had seven JRA G1 wins in 19 career races. She became the first repeat winner of the Japan Cup.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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NEW #sportsnews digest:
#FIBA
#internationalbasketball
#Japan #AkatsukiJapan
#日本代表
#バスケ
Reporting on #basketball, #golf, #soccer, #collegefootball & #skateboarding.
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SPORTS SHORTS | Japan Improves to 2-0 in FIBA World Cup Qualifying | SportsLook
Reporting on the Japan men's basketball team's road victory over Taiwan, golfer Ai Suzuki's season-ending triumph on the JLPGA Tour and other sports news.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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NEW #sportsnews digest:
#FIBA
#internationalbasketball
#Japan #AkatsukiJapan
#日本代表
#バスケ
Reporting on #basketball, #golf, #soccer, #collegefootball & #skateboarding.
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SPORTS SHORTS | Japan Improves to 2-0 in FIBA World Cup Qualifying | SportsLook
Reporting on the Japan men's basketball team's road victory over Taiwan, golfer Ai Suzuki's season-ending triumph on the JLPGA Tour and other sports news.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Sunday race recap: the 45th running of the #JapanCup
#horseracing #競馬
#Calandagan
#MickaelBarzalona
#Sportsnews
#カランだガン
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Japan Cup: Calandagan Ends Two-Decade Victory Drought for Foreign Horses | SportsLook
Calandagan, the world's top-ranked horse, edged Japan Cup favorite Masquerade Ball by a head in a spirited sprint to the wire in the 2,400-meter race.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Sunday's #JapanSportsNotebook: #sportsnews #weekendreads
#NozomiMaruyama #丸山希
#スキージャンプ
#wintersports #日本代表
#Japan #sportsmedia
Also, reporting on baseball, basketball, horse racing & Quotes of the Week.
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JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Nozomi Maruyama Excelling in New Ski Jumping Season | SportsLook
In the first three events of the 2025-26 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, Nozomi Maruyama has earned three victories, two in Norway and another in Sweden.
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November 30, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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Sunday race recap: the 45th running of the #JapanCup
#horseracing #競馬
#Calandagan
#MickaelBarzalona
#Sportsnews
#カランだガン
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Japan Cup: Calandagan Ends Two-Decade Victory Drought for Foreign Horses | SportsLook
Calandagan, the world's top-ranked horse, edged Japan Cup favorite Masquerade Ball by a head in a spirited sprint to the wire in the 2,400-meter race.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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ODDS and EVENS | 'LA Story': A Brilliant Chronicle of Shohei Ohtani and the 2024 Dodgers japan-forward.com/odds-and-eve... via @edodeven.bsky.social #Dodgers #MLB #Ohtani
ODDS and EVENS | 'LA Story': A Brilliant Chronicle of Shohei Ohtani and the 2024 Dodgers | JAPAN Forward
With riveting details, longtime reporter Bill Plunkett captured the thrills and challenges faced by Shohei Ohtani and the World Series champion Dodgers.
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July 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Sunday's #JapanSportsNotebook: #sportsnews #weekendreads
#NozomiMaruyama #丸山希
#スキージャンプ
#wintersports #日本代表
#Japan #sportsmedia
Also, reporting on baseball, basketball, horse racing & Quotes of the Week.
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JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Nozomi Maruyama Excelling in New Ski Jumping Season | SportsLook
In the first three events of the 2025-26 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, Nozomi Maruyama has earned three victories, two in Norway and another in Sweden.
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November 30, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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Today's #editorial:
#sumo #sumowrestling
#Aonishiki #Ukraine
#Sportsnews
#相撲 #ウクライナ
#安青錦
#Japan #japaneseculture
#Commentary
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Will Ukrainian Sumo Prodigy Aonishiki Join the Ranks of Yokozuna? | SportsLook
Aonishiki has just been promoted to ozeki. Should he step up to become a yokozuna, sumo fans could see an era of grand champions from three different nations.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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“Journalism, history, sports, and a parade of iconic figures ー they’re all here in this rich, wide-ranging book.”
–Alexander Wolff
#JerryIzenberg #journalism #books #booklover #boxing #NFL #MLB #horseracing
#MuhammadAli #BookBoost
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Going 15 Rounds With Jerry Izenberg: Odeven, Ed: 9781393156055: Amazon.com: Books
Going 15 Rounds With Jerry Izenberg [Odeven, Ed] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Going 15 Rounds With Jerry Izenberg
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November 20, 2024 at 2:38 PM
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Today's #editorial:
#sumo #sumowrestling
#Aonishiki #Ukraine
#Sportsnews
#相撲 #ウクライナ
#安青錦
#Japan #japaneseculture
#Commentary
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Will Ukrainian Sumo Prodigy Aonishiki Join the Ranks of Yokozuna? | SportsLook
Aonishiki has just been promoted to ozeki. Should he step up to become a yokozuna, sumo fans could see an era of grand champions from three different nations.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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NEW column by #judo legend #KoseiInoue
#Commentary #globalsports #internationalrelations #Hiroshima
#nuclearweapons #Deaflympics
#柔道
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Kosei Inoue: Through Judo, Lessons on Peace and Perseverance | SportsLook
Participants at a recent international judo coaching seminar seemed to carry away many lasting impressions from their peace study session in Hiroshima.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM