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You are here: Home / Archives for Australian Open

The Layup Drill: A long-shot view

February 13, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Na enjoying retirement, cheers on Nishikori The first grand slam event of the tennis year, the Australian Open, began Jan. 19th. The women’s side of the tournament was without Li Na.  The best tennis player from China retired last fall and based on a recent interview with the New […]

Filed Under: The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2015, Al Gore, Australian Open, Brandon Vera, China, Christmas Eve, Floyd Mayweather, Jason Cruz, Kei Nishikori, Li Na, Macau, Manny Pacquiao, New York Times, Philippines, UFC, United States Antitrust, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20

Retiring Li Na has “no regrets” about retiring

October 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service BEIJING (AP) — Two days after announcing the end of her momentous tennis career in an open letter to friends and fans, Li Na entered her farewell news conference with the appearance of somebody who had been crying. It didn’t take long for the two-time Grand Slam champion to shed tears, again, […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2011, 2014, Asia, Australian Open, Beijing, China Li, Chinese, French Open, Grand Slam, Li Na, Melbourne Park, Retiring Li Na, Vol 33 No 41 | October 4 - October 10, Wimbledon, letter

The Layup Drill — Please explain to me what happened with Manti Te’o

January 25, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Happy New Year! Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. While we are going to look at a wide spectrum of sports this month, one late-breaking story required that I rewrite the column. Thank you, Manti Te’o.

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2013, Australian Open, Brian Te, Chinese American, Fighting Irish, Happy New Year Welcome, Heisman Trophy, Honolulu Star Advertiser, Lance Armstrong, Lied Strong, Mainland China, Manti Te, Marques Tuiasosopo, NHL, Notre Dame, Sabatino Chen, San Diego Chargers, Seattle, Troy Polamalu, Vol 32 No 5 | January 26 - February 1

A survivor’s story (plus, cute kids!)

February 11, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Layup Drill — a NEW monthly column about APIs in sports By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to the third edition of The Layup Drill! This month, we have a survivor, kid champs, and the NBA celebrating Chinese New Year.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2012, Australian Open, Chinatown, Chinese Lion Dancers, Chinese New Year, Crown Dixie National Wrestling Championship, Figure Skating Championships, Golden State Warriors, India, Karen Chen, Li Na, MMA, Mount Rainier, NBA, UFC, Vol 31 No 7 | February 11 - February 17, Whitney Houston, Yao Ming

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