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Player’s Poll: Top 25 players in Japan’s X League in 2018
In a poll conducted by Inside Sport: Japan, the players in the 18 team X League in Japan, one of the top American football leagues...
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RIP – Zach Arms – 1989 – 2019
It is with great sadness that the American football community in China must announce the sudden death of Zachary Levi Arms, player/head coach of the Shanghai...
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The evolution of American Football in China
American football in China has been growing exponentially during the past eight years. This growth can be traced to its beginnings in 2011, when the...
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Japan: Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers re-sign WR/PR Robert Johnson
The Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers in Japan’s XLeague have re-signed wide receiver Robert Johnson (Mississippi State) for the 2019 season. The 6’2″, 212 lb native...
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Japan: XLeague adopts new format
The top American football league in Japan, the XLeague, has revamped its playing format completely and now introduces a three-tier system. The top tier, X1...
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Japan: 72nd Rice Bowl pits Fujitsu Frontiers against Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters
Fujitsu Frontiers take on Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters in the 72nd edition of the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome on Jan 3rd. The game has, since...
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Kwansei Gakuin Fighters win Koshien Bowl – Japanese college championship game
The Kwansei Gajuin University Fighters defeated the Waseda University Big Bears 37-20 to win the 2018 Koshien Bowl in front of a crowd of 34,000...
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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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China: AFLC – Semifinals – 4 Remain in Hunt for AFLC Title
LifeInTheHuddleY The AFLC Semifinals are upon us, with both games kicking off Saturday afternoon. Before we preview those two games however, let’s take a look...
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AFLC Quarterfinals Set to Kickoff This Weekend
The American Football League of China has reached the quarterfinal stage with all four matchups this weekend. The unbeaten Beijing Barbarians take on the Mountain...
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LIVESTREAM: China – AFLC Quarterfinals – Foshan Tigers @Shanghai Titans, Sat. Dec. 1, 10:40a (3:40a CEST, 9:40p Nov. 30 EST)
The Foshan Tigers (South #2, 4-1) head to Zhangjiang Sports Center in Shanghai,China to face the Shanghai Titans (East #1, 4-1), in the first quarterfinal matchup in the American...
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LIVESTREAM: China – AFLC Quarterfinals – Mountain City Fury @Beijing Barbarians, Sat. Dec. 1, 1p (6a CEST, 12 midnight EST)
The Mountain City Fury (West #2, 4-2) head to Dulwich College in Beijing, China to face the Beijing Barbarians (North #1, 4-0), in the second quarterfinal...
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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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Former Winnipeg Blue Bomber, Swarco Raider Wendell Brown set to be released from Chinese prison a year early
According to Fox2 News and other sources, a Chinese court has had the sentence of former Winnipeg Blue Bomber and Swarco Raider Wendell Brown reduced by...
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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...
