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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: Dentsu Caterpillars QB Aaron Ellis tosses season-high 6 TD passes in lopsided win
Dentsu Caterpillars quarterback Aaron Ellis threw a league-high six touchdown passes in his team’s 62-3 rout of the Shinagawa CC Bulleyes in X1 Area’s Eastern...
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Japan: Panasonic Impulse edge SEKISUI Challengers for 2nd straight win
The Panasonic Impulse were pushed hard but managed to skate past the Sekisui Challengers beating them 14-13 this past weekend in the second round of...
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Tokyo Gas Creators beat IBM BIG BLUE at Tokyo Dome for their first win of the season
Playing in the Tokyo Dome, the Tokyo Gas Creators earned their first win of the season this past weekend in Japan’s X-League in upsetting IBM...
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Japan: Canadian QB, in his second year of American football led IBM to a season opening victory
IBM Big Blue got off to a good start in their X-League season opener defeating the All-Mitsubishi Lions 24-12. IBM’s offense was led by second-year...
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Japan: All Mitsubishi Lions sign British RB Samuel Oram-Jones
The All Mitsubishi Lions of Japan’s X-League have signed British running back Samuel Oram-Jones for the 2024 season. The 5′, 8″, 193 pound Oram-Jones spent...
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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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ELF: Fehérvár Enthroners sign ex-Virginia Tech & Green Bay Packers QB Jerod Evans
The Fehérvár Enthroners of the European League of Football have found their new quarterback for the 2023 season. The Enthroners originally signed former Leipzig Kings...
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CFL Combine 2023: Which Global Players stood out?
Edmonton, Canada played host to over 100 CFL prospects this past weekend all competing for a shot at their pro-football dreams hoping to catch the...
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ELF: Prague Lions sign European and X-League veteran James Brooks
The Prague Lions of the European League of Football have signed a familiar face in international football veteran James Brooks. The savvy linebacker returns to...
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CFL: Japanese talent impresses at CFL Global Combine in Kawasaki
The Canadian Football League and Chief Football Operations officer Greg Dick continued their search for international talent as the CFL looks to continue to build its...
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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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Former ELF quarterback Aaron Ellis leads Japan’s Dentsu Caterpillars to brink of X League promotion
In the world of international American football, Europe and Japan stand as the two opposing pillars. Both have rich histories but vastly different cultures, rarely...
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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: 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...
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Herbert Gamboa’s football odyssey: From the U of Montana Grizzlies to Japan’s IBM Big Blue
After wondering about the uncertainty of the 2020 season, linebacker Herbert Gamboa found himself suddenly with an unlikely opportunity, a spot on one of Japan’s...
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LIVESTREAM Japan: Obic Seagulls v. Panasonic Impulse, November 21, 14:00 (06:00 CET, 12 midnight ET)
Japan’s XLeague winds up the regular season this weekend with three games and the round kicks off Saturday, November 21 with the Obic Seagulls and...
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Fujitsu Frontiers QB Michael Birdsong finds his football fit in Japan
Michael Birdsong took his time chasing the pro football dream, but could never really find his fit. In college he bounced around, starting at James...
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All roads lead to X Bowl as final round in Japan’s XLeague winds up
Japan’s X League heads into its third and final regular season round this weekend with berths in the X Bowl up for grabs. The Obic...
