November 13, 1979: Darryl Dawkins shatters a backboard in Kansas City, delaying the game between the 76ers and Kings for roughly an hour. The Kings defeated Philadelphia, 110-103. Phil Ford scored 34 PTS to lead KC. The Sixers' Julius Erving had 26 PTS (10-16 FG)/4 BLK/3 STL.

The #JLeague: - Spent all of 2023 making a largely convincing public case for fall-spring - baked in two years to get ready plus a transitional tournament that it hopes will build enthusiasm ahead of the World Cup - Will start after the WC and hopefully capture momentum from strong Japan showing

A rare chance to watch some J3 action in Tokyo coming up: with Alwin Stadium still unavailable for use, Matsumoto Yamaga's season finale against Giravanz Kitakyushu on November 29 has been moved to Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka, which these days mainly serves as the home of Tokyo Verdy Beleza.

How dare they make a video game about Shinjuku station as an inescapable dungeon when Otemachi exists.

This is probably the most depressing thing I’ve read today and I think it’s a sentiment shared by a lot of fans. It sucks that FIFA has decided to make the games so inaccessible to normal people.

As always I am open to commissions from US soccer outlets on how the #JLeague has spent 3+ years preparing for its transition to fall-spring.

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Goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong leaving Kawasaki Frontale after a decade that included four J1 titles and 363 total appearances. This season he's largely been the backup to Louis Thebault-Yamaguchi, making six total appearances including three cup games.

Yokohama #FMarinos are shutting down their Rocket League team.

Japanese lesson of the day: Arguments over who’s paying the dinner tab are gochiso-drama

The Purge continues at Nagoya #Grampus - after general manager Motohiro Yamaguchi's resignation was announced Sunday and the end of sporting director Takeshi Furuya's contract was announced Monday, today the club says manager Kenta Hasegawa will not be coming back for 2026-27.

One thing that Tokyo makes me miss, especially compared to my college campus (which doesn't even exist anymore, RIP Simon's Rock), is what it's like to live somewhere that doesn't have much light pollution.

Nikkan reporting that the Japan Football Association is looking to hold the final of the 2026 Emperor's Cup on New Year's Day 2027... which will be in the middle of the J.League season. I was just telling someone about how the JFA seemed content to move the EC final away from NYD 🙃

Had no idea Wilfried Nancy was in the running for the Celtic job - good for him. Not sure if he's going to make the final cut but based on how his MLS teams have done he 100% deserves to be in the conversation.

The touchdown because I underestimated how bad the signal was on the second floor. Go birds, never in doubt.

My watch says the E-A-G-L-E-S-EAGLES after that turnover was quite loud.

And here is the Nihonbashi Philly tomato pie.

Good morning from Nihonbashi Philly where the game doesn’t kick off for another hour but most of the table seats are already taken.

Ah memories of the Beijing 2022 Closed Loop.

As always I am open to commissions from US soccer outlets on how the #JLeague has spent 3+ years preparing for its transition to fall-spring.

Absolutely none of my recent BlueSky followers pass the vibe check; anyone else seeing an uptick in spam accounts?

In J3 action today, #FCOsaka notched a 3-0 win over AC Nagano Parceiro - in front of just 727 fans at Takebishi Stadium in Kyoto, in a match that kicked off at 3pm on a Monday. Went over to the hellsite to look for crowd shots and shocked to learn they have an English account!

The #JLeague is touting a massive achievement tonight: the 2025 season has already set a new record for total annual attendance across the league, with two rounds remaining in the J1 and J2 as well as three remaining in the J3. Seems very likely that the J1 will break last year's overall count...

Taito is offering a prize of 100,000 yen for information on the whereabouts of a Crown 602 crane game machine. The model was released 60 years ago, and Taito will give the prize to anyone who can lead them to an existing machine. www.yomiuri.co.jp/economy/2025...

You're sending angry voicemails to your senators, I'm sending angry emails to @nytimes.com because the rebus puzzles they've been sneaking into their crosswords don't work on the iPad app and make the answers impossible to parse, we are not the same.

The #JLeague is touting a massive achievement tonight: the 2025 season has already set a new record for total annual attendance across the league, with two rounds remaining in the J1 and J2 as well as three remaining in the J3. Seems very likely that the J1 will break last year's overall count...

Called it.

This pattern is repeating itself since at least a decade and shows in my opinion that the gap between JFL and RLs has become too wide. I just hope that the JFA is utilizing the transition to fall-spring to clean up their structures a little bit. *cough* e.g. JFL 2 with three divisions *cough*

Sustainable growth begins at the roots, so it would be about time to improve the way how teams enter the JFL. The current modus operandi via #ChiikiCL and #ShakIjin is archaic and not beneficial for promoted teams, who usually struggle at least half a season before perhaps gaining any traction.

Jocks have culturally appropriated the yaoi paddle from nerds.

No “眠らない街” from #FCTokyo fans who are firmly focused on the EC now.

Full time at Kokuritsu with FC Tokyo winning 1-0. These two teams will be back here in exactly one week for the Emperor's Cup semifinal, and the winner will play here a third time in the Nov. 22 final.

RB Omiya Ardija score in the 77th against Mito Hollyhock! JEF and Fujieda still tied at 1-1 in stoppage time. J1 promotion race about to tighten up significantly if these scores all hold up.

Leon Nozawa just sent what would have probably been a Goal of the Month candidate into the post and we're still at 0-0.

The Mito Hollyhock-Omiya Ardija game has been suspended for the last 13 minutes because a fan potentially needed urgent medical care. Players returning to the pitch now and match will restart in a couple minutes. #jleague

The walkout… #zelvia #fctokyo

#Zelvia fans basically ignoring the random J-Pop group doing a mini-live. Usually it’s the away supporters who are disrespecting the performers!

Had read Machida #Zelvia sold over 60,000 tickets for today's match vs. #FCTokyo; hoping the other 40,000 show up in time for kickoff but lines for food and drink were quite long outside so this may very well fill up in the next 40 minutes.

Zion Suzuki is out of Japan’s November squad with an injury. Replacement call-up TBA.

An insane punt with Dave Flemming and Brock Osweiler on the Cal-Louisville call for ESPN2. 🏈 🎯 ⚰️ 🎙️ #CFB

While Honda FC's presence in the JFL frustrates some - and has for the last 25y or so - the only way they are leaving the JFL, short of a nightmare season that ends in relegation, is by Honda deciding to fold the club. There's a whole lotta what-ifs throughout their history but it is what it is.

WISCONSIN beats No. 23 Washington 13-10. Wisconsin's leading passer was its kicker, with one completion for 24 yards.

I'm not sure who I should worry about more, my Seattle followers or my Minnesota followers.

Kashiwa Reysol win 1-0 to stay a point behind Kashima Antlers. Antlers (70) - @Tokyo Verdy, vs. Yokohama F. Marinos Reysol (69) - @Albirex Niigata, vs. Machida Zelvia I'm not entirely convinced Kashima can put this away in Round 37. And of course now we break two weeks for the Emperor's Cup SF/F.

Can confirm.

DAZN Japan are doing in-game ads now? Well fuck.

Was about to write that Yokohama FC were 30 minutes away from doing the funniest thing ever and then Kashima carved up their back line like a Thanksgiving turkey. #jleague

Not sure this rewritten lede is much better.

From J. League Regista: #LostTreasures returns with a new episode, featuring a true club legend, still tied to #FCTokyo 🔴🔵 Naohiro #Ishikawa could have been a possible Japanese export to Europe, a World Cup player, an unstoppable force on the pitch.

Can confirm, cities are cool.