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Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers defeat Panasonic Impulse in 77th Rice Bowl to capture 3rd straight title
The Fujitsu Frontiers claimed their third straight Rice Bowl championship and and eighth overall X-League title after defeating the Panasonic Impulse 16-10 on Wednesday at...
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Japan: The 77th Rice Bowl is a battle of unbeatens as the reigning champion Fujitsu Frontiers face the Panasonic Impulse
The stage is set for the 77th annual Rice Bowl, featuring the two No.1 regular season teams, both undefeated, the Panasonic Impulse, and the defending champions,...
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Japan: The 76th Rice Bowl pits the reigning champion Fujitsu Frontiers against the Panasonic Impulse
By Aidan Wohl The stage is set for the 76th annual Rice Bowl, featuring the two No.1 regular season teams, the Panasonic Impulse, and the...
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Japan Rice Bowl: QBs Head to Head – Fujitsu Frontiers’ Tsubasa Takagi vs Panasonic Impulse’s Jaylon Henderson
By Aidan Wohl The Fujitsu Frontiers and the Panasonic Impulse will face for the second year in a row in Japan’s championship game, the Rice...
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Japan: 76th Rice Bowl features arch rivals the Fujitsu Frontiers and Panasonic Impulse
By Aidan Wohl The stage is set for the 76th annual Rice Bowl, featuring the two No.1 regular season teams, the Panasonic Impulse, and the...
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Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers RB Trashaun Nixon named X-League MVP
Fujitsu Frontiers veteran Trashaun Nixon has been named the MVP of Japan’s 2022 X-League season. Nixon, a 6’1″, 230-pound running back was the league’s leading...
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Japan: 2022 X1 Super All X-League Teams announced
As we await the Rice Bowl championship next week in Japan, the representatives of the 12 teams belonging to X1 Super and the media covering...
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Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers, Panasonic Impulse dominate in semifinals, advance to Rice Bowl for 2nd straight year
By Aidan Wohl Japan’s X-League semifinals offered one expected result and another surprise. The Fujitsu Frontiers remained unbeaten in 2022 after thrashing the Elecom Kobe...
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Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers looking for 14th title game appearance when they face Elecom Kobe Finies
By Aidan Wohl The Fujitsu Frontiers have been the powerhouse of Japan’s X-League for the past decade and today are looking to continue that trend...
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Japan: X-League semifinals set to kick off
By Aidan Wohl Four teams remain in this Japan’s X-League playoffs after a thrilling quarterfinal that saw upsets and teams proving their worth when the...
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Japan: Three of four favorites advance to XLeague semifinals
By Aidan Wohl The XLeague quarterfinals saw both expected blowouts and stunning thrillers this last weekend as three of the top four seeds advanced. The...
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Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers RB Trashaun Nixon getting ready for playoffs
By Aidan Wohl All eyes will be on Fujitsu Frontier running back Trashaun Nixon this Saturday when he and his team face the Asahi Beer...
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Japan: XLeague playoffs set to kick off
By Aidan Wohl The regular season of the XLeague has concluded, commencing the race for the American Football Japan Championship Prudential Life Cup 76th annual...
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Japan: Keven Lightner thriving as a coach with Fujitsu Frontiers
By Aidan Wohl As part of one of Japan’s most storied X-League franchises in recent history, seventh-year Fujitsu Frontiers assistant coach Keven Lightner has the...
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Japan’s XLeague rolls into 4th round
By Aidan Wohl Round four of Japan’s XLeague is here. The undefeated Fujitsu Frontiers lead the Group A division while the Panasonic Impulse and IBM...
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London NFL International Combine: Offensive standouts
This past Tuesday, 40 young athletes from over 14 different countries took a shot at their NFL dreams at the NFL International Combine. Under the...
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ELF: Leipzig Kings QB Michael Birdsong announces retirement
One of the top quarterbacks in the European League of Football, Michael Birdsong of the Leipzig Kings, has announced his retirement. The 28 year old...
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Rice Bowl winner Tsubasa Takagi proves Japanese QBs not a thing of the X League past
It was last January, in the aftermath of the Fujitsu Frontiers first Japan X Bowl loss in five years, that a decision was made to...
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Fujitsu Frontiers down Panasonic Impulse to capture 75th Rice Bowl
The Fujitsu Frontiers captured their sixth Japanese title since 2013 in downing the previously unbeaten Panasonic Impulse 24-18 in the 75th Rice Bowl this past...
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Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers edge Obic Seagulls to advance to Rice Bowl
The Fujitsu Frontiers got a measure of revenge for last year’s championship game loss to the Obic Seagulls Sunday at Yokohama Stadium after beating the...
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Japan: XLeague playoffs set to start
The Japanese XLeague heads into the semifinals this Sunday with the Panasonic Impulse as slight favorites to win their first title since 2015. The Impulse...
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Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers down Obic in final regular season game to secure 2nd place heading into playoffs
The Fujitsu Frontiers finished Japan’s XLeague regular season with a much-needed come-from-behind win after beating the Obic Seagulls 14-13 on their home field, Fujitsu Stadium...
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Playoff picture taking shape in Japan’s XLeague
With five of seven games wrapped up in Japan’s XLeague, the post-season push is in full force. Familiar names sit at the top of the...
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AFI Recaps the weekend of international football
With many leagues winding down or finished, there was still plenty of football being played around the world. The German Football League quarterfinals took place...
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Japan: Catching up with the XLeague through its first two weeks
After two exciting weeks of play in Japan, three familiar teams sit atop the standings. The Fujitsu Frontiers, Obic Seagulls, and Panasonic impulse all remain...
