TOKYO — A pair of Air Force veterans — both former high school football players — are in Japan with a plan to grow the sport and help young American and Japanese players find a professional career.

When Yuto Kawamura-Johnson moved from Japan to Winter Garden two months ago, he was nervous. He wasn’t sure how he would fit in. He was an American football player with American roots, having been ...

UH place-kicker Kansei Matsuzawa lined up his career-best 52-yard field goal against Fresno State last Saturday at the Ching Complex. UH officials are wishful that Matsuzawa’s success will create a ...

This is the last of a six-article series looking at figures who have played a pivotal role in a modern football success story. The first piece, on the rebuilding of Ajax, can be found here. Part two, ...

STANFORD, Calif. -- Tsuyoshi Kawata stood outside Jim Harbaugh's office, took a deep breath, knocked on the door, and entered. It was the spring of 2007, and Kawata was visiting the Bay Area from his ...