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Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza (center) leaves the field after defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2026 Rose Bowl and quarterfinal game of the College Football Playoff at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, on Jan. 1.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jan 8, 2026
Peach Bowl places top quarterbacks under pre-draft microscope
Long since settled as starting quarterbacks, Oregon¡¯s Dante Moore and Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza of No. 1 Indiana are showcase attractions.
Hawaii kicker Kansei Matsuzawa celebrates after making the game-winning field goal against Stanford in Honolulu on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Aug 29, 2025
Hawaii kicker Kansei Matsuzawa walks unique path in college football
The Chiba native picked up the sport just over five years ago as a 20-year-old, learning to kick through YouTube.
Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward passes the ball against the Syracuse Orange during the first half at the JMA Wireless Dome on Nov. 30, 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Feb 19, 2025
Cam Ward¡¯s message: ¡®If you don¡¯t draft me, that¡¯s your fault¡¯
¡°You¡¯ve got to remember you¡¯re the same team that¡¯s got to play me for the rest of my career, and I¡¯ll remember that.¡±
New North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick holds up the sweatshirt his father wore as an assistant coach at the school.
SPORTS / Football
Dec 13, 2024
Why Is Bill Belichick heading to North Carolina? It¡¯s all about control.
NFL teams seemed hesitant to give Belichick the omnipotent football power that he sought.
Former Patriots head coach Bill Belichick will coach North Carolina next season, the school announced on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Dec 12, 2024
Bill Belichick announced as head coach of North Carolina
Financial terms were not disclosed, but the Athletic reported that the five-year contract could be worth up to $30 million.
Jacob Roberts, a former Wake Forest football player, changes tires alongside other athletes in simulated pit stops during the annual pit crew combine at Hendrick Motorsports in Concord, North Carolina, on June 13. Top racing teams have found former college football players often make the best prospects for their pit crew teams.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Aug 20, 2024
When NFL dreams end, NASCAR¡¯s pit crews beckon
Former football players often make the best prospects for the five-man crews, thanks to their strength, agility and speed.
Former Auburn and Oregon quarterback Bo Nix Nix thinks his experience gives him an edge over the other potential first-round quarterbacks.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Apr 25, 2024
NFL draft pool shrinks as NIL money entices more players to stay in school
Only 58 underclassmen have declared for this week¡¯s draft, the smallest number since 2011.
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Jan 19, 2021
Chuck Mills, who inspired Japan¡¯s college football to flourish, dies at 92
The Chicago native brought Utah State and Wake Forest to Japan for exhibition games before taking local coaches under his wing in the United States.
Japan Times
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Aug 3, 2018
KCFA admits to lying about ex-Nihon University football coaches¡¯ grievance paperwork
The Kantoh Collegiate Football Association in May ruled that former Nihon University head coach Masato Uchida and ex-assistant coach Tsutomu Inoue did not tell the truth about the illegal tackle incident when it decided to hand them lifetime bans from the Kantoh Collegiate League.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
May 24, 2018
Veracity lacking in explanation by coaches
It¡¯s an ongoing saga of conflicting narratives.
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May 22, 2018
Nihon University player Taisuke Miyagawa says coach ordered dirty tackles
Nihon University defensive end Taisuke Miyagawa spoke publicly for the first time about his role in a controversial college football game that has generated headlines.
Japan Times
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Apr 5, 2018
Jerry Neuheisel reflects on playing in Japan
Jerry Neuheisel has professed that he would eventually take over the office that once belonged to his father, Rick, by becoming head coach for the UCLA football team.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Nov 17, 2015
NCAA football coaches find the going getting tougher
¡°Go for it! Go for It!,¡± football fans in the stands will often shout when their team is faced with a fourth down and short yardage situation deep in its own territory.
Japan Times
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Aug 23, 2014
Takada aiming for NFL career
Playing in the NFL is the ultimate dream of every kid who plays football. The majority, however, never get to see that dream come true.
BASKETBALL / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Dec 17, 2013
NCAA¡¯s hoop hype not such an easy sell in December
If Howard Cosell were still with us, he would probably say this about NCAA basketball (you supply the nasal tone and staccato pace): There now exists annually a veritable plethora of enthralling inter-conference hardwood encounters between traditionally proficient American institutions of higher academia....
MORE SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Sep 10, 2013
¡®Small¡¯ schools deserve bigger respect
The headline of a recent story on ESPN.com read: ¡°Small School QBs Have Big Talent.¡±
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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