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Japan: Panasonic Impulse stun Frontiers to capture first title in 9 years
The Panasonic Impulse finally broke the title game jinx defeating their championship game nemesis, the Fujitsu Frontiers, in the 78th Rice Bowl, 34-27 in front...
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Rice Bowl: Fujitsu Frontiers high octane offense versus Panasonic Impulse’s shutdown defense
The defending champion Fujitsu Frontiers will face arch rivals the Panasonic Impulse Friday, January 3 in the Tokyo Dome in the 2025 Rice Bowl, the...
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Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers overwhelm Sekisui Challengers to advance to Rice Bowl
The Fujitsu Frontiers dominated their Rice Bowl Tournament (RBT) semifinal against the Sekisui Challengers at Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu from start to finish, finally...
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Japan: Rice Bowl semifinals feature last 3 champions plus a dark horse
The X-League’s Rice Bowl Tournament (RBT) semifinals take place this weekend, Saturday, December 14 and Sunday, December 15, with the winners advancing to the Japanese...
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Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers stage 2nd half rally to defeat Nojima Sagamihara Rise for 3rd straight win
Trailing by three points at the half, the Fujitsu Frontiers (3-0) scored three unanswered second half touchdowns to defeat the Nojima Sagamihara Rise (2-1) 31-13...
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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...
