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The Layup Drill — UW Hall of Fame news and the glass ceiling in Major League Baseball

November 11, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this month’s edition, we take a look at a Husky Hall of Famer, Kim Ng is passed up once again, and a U.S. basketball team plays in Japan.

Filed Under: Sports, Feature stories, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2016, VOL 35 NO 46 | NOVEMBER 12 - NOVEMBER 18

The Layup Drill: Snowboarder, Mariner, Sounder … and Yao!

March 24, 2016 By Jason Cruz

Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this month’s edition we take a look at a snowboarding Phenom, a new Mariner, the Sounders lose a key player and Yao Ming moves closer to Hall of Fame.

Filed Under: Columns, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Beijing, Big Boy, China, Chinese Team, Former Houston Rockets, Jason Cruz, MVP, Major League Soccer, NBA, Northwest Asian Weekly, Obafemi Martins, Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, South Korean First Baseman, Spain, Summer Olympics, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25, Wall Street Journal, Winter Olympics, Yao Ming, japan

The Layup Drill — A New Year talking Doug B, a new Mariner, and … Manny’s last fight?

February 19, 2016 By Jason Cruz

Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to a new edition of The Layup Drill! This month, we revisit the great year by Doug Baldwin, a return home for a new Seattle Mariner — and is this the last fight for Manny Pacquiao? Despite coming up short, Seahawks’ Baldwin has a career year The feeling is […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2014, 2016, Andre Berto, Carolina Panthers, Doug Baldwin, Father Time, Filipino, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, National League, Philippines, Pro Bowl, Russell Wilson, Seahawks Baldwin, Seattle Mariner, Super Bowl, Timothy Bradley, Travis Ishikawa, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26, World Series

The Layup Drill — Departures, resurgences, and beginnings

December 18, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In the year-ending column, we say goodbye to ’Kuma, hello to Nori, MMA news, and Doug Baldwin is on fire! ’Kuma out, Nori in for Mariners The Seattle Mariners have undergone a huge amount of changes with a new manager and […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2015, Although Iwakuma, Benson Henderson, Doug Baldwin, Felix Hernandez, Hishasi Iwakuma, Jorge Masvidal, Kansas City Royals, Korean, MMA, Milwaukee Brewers, Nori Aoki, Norichika Aoki, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Seahawks, South Korea, Super Bowl, UFC, Vol 34 No 52 | December 19 - December 25, Yang Jian Bing

Squash, the sport, on the rise — World Championships held in Bellevue

November 25, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly An overlooked sport that is seeking to gain more popularity held the biggest event of its sports year in Bellevue last week. The men’s squash World Championships came to the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Wash., from Nov. 11-22. The world championships brought the best in men’s professional squash to […]

Filed Under: The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2015, Egypt, England, Gregory Caultier, Hong Kong, India, Meydenbauer Center, Mohamed El Shorbagy, Pakistan, Pro Sports Club, Qatar, Ramy Ashour, Seattle Athletic Club, Shabana Khan, Vol 34 No 49 | November 28 - December 4, Washington Athletic Club, World Championships

The Layup Drill — New haircut, new experiences, and a last fight

November 13, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill.  In this month’s edition, learn about the Huskies heading to China, the rebirth of Jeremy Lin in Charlotte, Ichiro returning for at least one more season, and Manny Pacquiao’s last fight. New team, new ’do for Lin Since it is November, […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2015, Alibaba, Although Ichiro, Charlotte Hornets, China Gary Locke, ESPN, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Jeremy Lin, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Clippers, Manny Pacquiao, NBA, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pac-12 Conference, Seattle Mariner Ichiro Suzuki, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, World Series

The Layup Drill — Pan wins tourney, an upset in rugby, and more as we head into fall

October 2, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill.  In this month’s edition, we check on CT Pan, Jordan Clarkson, a couple huge wins for Japan, and a new venture for Alibaba. Pan wins 2nd pro tournament Former UW Husky men’s golf standout C.T. Pan won his second professional tournament […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2015, Alibaba Sports Group, Andray Blatche, Eddie Jones, FIBA, Filipino, Jordan Clarkson, Little League World Series, Olympic Games, PGA, Philippine Basketball Association, Rugby World Cup, Seattle, South Africa, Team Japan, Vol 34 No 41 | October 3 - October 9, World Rankings

The Layup Drill — Kuma’s no-hitter, Linsanity hits Seattle and Filipino b-ball to play at UCLA

August 21, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Kuma Os O’s Mariner’s pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma threw his first career no-hitter when he blanked the Baltimore Orioles at Safeco Field last Wednesday, Aug. 5th. Iwakuma became just the second Japanese major league baseball player to throw a no-hitter. The no-hitter also was the very first complete game of […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2015, American League, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Charlotte Bobcats, Filipino Kobe, Hideo Nomo, Hisashi Iwakuma, Jordan Clarkson, Key Arena, Kobe Paras, Los Angeles Dodgers, NBA, Northwest Asian Weekly, Philippines, Safeco Field, Seattle, Taiwan, UCLA, United States, Vol 34 No 35 | August 22 - August 28

The Layup Drill — Asian Americans tower in basketball this summer — Satnam Singh, Gursimran “Sim” Bhullar, Bobby Ray Parks, Jr., and more Jeremy Lin

July 17, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill.  Even though it’s the summer, we have a lot of hoops news. Your new favorite team for Asian Americans and Indian Americans?  The Dallas Mavericks. The Mark Cuban-owned franchise drafted 7-foot-2  Satnam Singh as the 52nd player chosen overall during June’s […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2015, Although Singh, Atlanta Hawks, Bobby Ray Parks, Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Dallas Mavericks, Georgia Tech, Gursimran Sim Bhullar, Indian Americans, Isaiah Umipig, Jeremy Lin, Memphis State, NBA, National University, Philippine Basketball Association, Philippines Basketball Association, Sacramento Kings, Seattle Supersonics, Slovakia, Vol 34 No 30 | July 18 - July 24

The Layup Drill — Local favorites Lee, Pan make US Open Field, FIFA Women’s World Cup Opens

June 19, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Pan, Lee set to compete at U.S. Open There’s a lot of pressure in your last quarter of college. It’s filled with anxiety and pressure. University of Washington senior, and men’s golfer, Cheng-Tsung Pan had a lot of both as he tried to qualify for the U.S. Open Golf […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2015, Although Thailand, Brazil, Canada, Chambers Bay, China, FIFA, Hao Wei, Homare Sawa, New Zealand, North Korea, Philippines, South Korea, Team Japan, United States, University Place, Unlike Tiger Woods, Vol 34 No 26 | June 20 - June 26, War Elephants, Womens World Cup

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