American football

RUGBY/ Multi-sport Yamada juggles pitch and gridiron
Akihito Yamada plays football. (Provided by Hiroaki Yamada)
On a hot summer day in late August, Akihito Yamada finished up rugby practice with the Panasonic Wild Knights and headed straight to Yokohama Stadium, where he strapped on a...
FOOTBALL / Salvadorian group fights gangs with...
The Caimanes of the Salvadorian Association of American Intramural Football. Caimane is Spanish for caiman, a small crocodile found extensively throughout South and Central America. (Provided by SAAIF)
Steve Agreda grew up in Los Angeles, a city rife with menacing territorial street gangs. As a young man, however, he was more interested in gang tackling than gang turf wars.
FOOTBALL/ Low-key 'beast' hopes to make Rice Bowl...
Obic Seagulls DL Mitsunori Kihira, left, and Kwansei Gakuin QB Takushiro Hata (Asahi Shimbun photos)
The Obic Seagulls and their soft-spoken "beast" will be aiming for a record fifth Rice Bowl title Jan. 3 at Tokyo Dome, and containing pesky college quarterback Takushiro Hata...
FOOTBALL/ Season kicks off despite teams' challenges
Obic Seagulls wide receiver Ryoma Hagiyama (Provided by the Obic Seagulls)
With Japan's X League ready to light up the gridiron on Sept. 3, The Asahi Shimbun takes a look at players on two teams ready to run, kick and pass the pigskin on the opening...
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