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By Jason CruzNORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In the end of the year edition, we look at college football’s standout players and an honor for Filipino Veterans at last month’s Seahawks game. College football’s brightest stars Taylor Rapp and JoJo McIntosh helped the Washington Huskies earn a bid to […]

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. This month, a UFC fighter helps his home country, Nathan Chen dazzles, and The Filipino Flash wins a bantamweight title. UFC fighter helps home country of Laos after flood Ultimate Fighter Championship MMA fighter Andre Soukhamthath recently won his latest fight […]

The Layup Drill

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By Jason Cruz NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. This month, we look at the hellos and goodbyes in sports. Hello – Osaka wins U.S. Open Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York in September. At the age of 20, she was the […]

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By Jason Cruz NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Welcome to another edition of the Layup Drill. In this edition, we take a look at the rising star of Washington football, Jordan Clarkson’s summer vacation, and a soccer star’s crucial game to determine his future. All-American Rapp leads Dawgs Secondary The University of Washington football team began its […]

The Layup Drill — Manny’s return, a tribute to fallen Thai Navy SEAL and Chloe Kim’s trifecta

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly In this month’s Layup Drill, we look at Manny’s return, the dramatic rescue of a Thai youth soccer team, and Chloe Kim singing. Manny in Malaysia is magnificent Manny Pacquiao returned to the boxing ring after over a year’s absence and returned to the form that made him a […]