Ed Odeven Reporting

14/12/2025

From the archives:

By Ed Odeven TOKYO (April 13, 2019) — Presumably, every major movie studio head honcho with a pulse would be at least somewhat interested in a fictional film that features a pro baseball play…

14/12/2025

In his first season in the B.League, former NBA first-round draft pick Jahlil Okafor has helped transform the Levanga Hokkaido into a top-level team.

13/12/2025

From the (on-hiatus) podcast archives:

After winning the Tenno Sho (Autumn) for the fourth time, Christophe Lemaire dishes out insights about racing, his rapport with horses and the current season.

11/12/2025

Reporting on judo's Tokyo Grand Slam, freestyle skier Ikuma Horishima, the Japan women's curling squad's latest competition and other sports news.

09/12/2025

After hitting a career-high 55 home runs and helping the Dodgers win their second straight World Series, Shohei Ohtani won his third consecutive AP honor.

07/12/2025

Jockey Ryusei Sakai won his third consecutive Champions Cup by guiding 4-year-old Kizuna progeny W Heart Bond to her first Grade 1 title.

07/12/2025

Leo Ceara scored twice to lead the Kashima Antlers to a 2-1 triumph over Yokohama F Marinos at Mercari Stadium. Kashima claimed its first title since 2016.

05/12/2025

"It's such an honor that I am the first female from Japan to be elected into the Hall of Fame," Naoko Fujioka said, reacting to the announcement.

04/12/2025

An offspring of Deep Impact and Sunday Silence, Gentildonna had seven JRA G1 wins in 19 career races. She also became the first repeat winner of the Japan Cup.

02/12/2025

Reporting on the Japan men's basketball team's road victory over Taiwan, golfer Ai Suzuki's season-ending triumph on the JLPGA Tour and other sports news.

01/12/2025

From the column archives: on the power of chasing dreams.

Well-known athletes Hidetoshi Nakata, Kei Nishikori, Keijuro Matsui and Hiromi Matsunaga and visionary coach Mototaka Kohama provide vivid examples of this strong motivational force.

Well-known athletes Hidetoshi Nakata, Kei Nishikori, Keijuro Matsui and Hiromi Matsunaga and visionary coach Mototaka Kohama provide vivid examples.

30/11/2025

Calandagan, the world's top-ranked horse, edged Japan Cup favorite Masquerade Ball by a head in a spirited sprint to the wire in the 2,400-meter race.