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The Layup Drill — Departures, resurgences, and beginnings

December 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

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

The Layup Drill — Pacquiao loses; Munoz retires and UFC in the Philippines

May 22, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Pacquiao loses “Fight of the Century” to Mayweather Manny Pacquiao dropped a unanimous decision to Floyd Mayweather on May 2nd in Las Vegas in the biggest money fight in the history of boxing. An estimated 4.4 million people purchased the inflated $100 pay-per-view event ($90 if you did not […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Filipino, Floyd Mayweather, HBO, Jason Cruz, Las Vegas, MMA, Manny Pacquiao, Mark Munoz, Nevada Athletic State Commission, Northwest Asian Weekly, Oklahoma State, Philippines, Southern California, UFC, Vol 34 No 22 | May 23 - May 29

The Layup Drill: A long-shot view

February 13, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

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

NFL pass-rushers turn to mixed martial arts tactics

January 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Arnie Stapleton AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Denver defensive end DeMarcus Ware considers himself a mixed martial artist on the football field. Ever since his rookie year in 2005, he’s spent as much time in the offseason working on his handwork with a second generation Bruce Lee student as he has working […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2009, Brian Robison, Bruce Lee, Dan Inosanto, Datone Jones, Filipino, Greg Ellis, JKD, MMA, NFL, Randy White, UFC, Valentin Espiricueta, Von Miller

Motivational speaker wants to be an American Ninja Warrior, of course

March 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly After completing a workout in the gym one night, a local man decided that he wanted to be a ninja — but not just any ninja. Hoan Do hopes to make it on the next season of the NBC reality TV series “American Ninja Warrior.”

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2014, American Ninja Warrior, Benson Henderson, Decatur High School, Hoan Do, Jason Cruz, Las Vegas, NBC, North America, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pepperdine University, Seattle, TV, UFC, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Vol 33 No 11 | March 8 - March 14

The Layup Drill — Asians represent in the ring, on the screen, and abroad

August 23, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill.  It’s the dog days of summer, and we’re going to take a look at the return of Michelle Kwan, the Korean Zombie, a female MMA’s YouTube KO and the ups and downs of women golfers.

Filed Under: The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2013, British Open, Chie Arimura, Darla Harris, Fox Sports, Golfer Michelle Wie, Inbee Park, Jose Aldo, Korean Zombie, LPGA, MMA, Michelle Kwan, Russia, Solheim Cup, Two-time Olympic, UFC, Vol 32 No 35 | August 24 - August 30, Winter Olympics

The Layup Drill: Coach Spo, Timmy, and Inbee! — The no-no’s and yes-yes’s that happened in July

July 26, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Lincecum throws a No-No Tim Lincecum has done it all in major league baseball, save for one thing: throwing a no-hitter. But, on July 13, the University of Washington alum no-hit the San Diego Padres. Lincecum has won two Cy Young awards — awards given

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2013, 2014, Although Shiming, Austin Powers, Boxing Star, Coach Spoelstra, Cy Young, Entitled Million Dollar Arm, Greg Poppovich, India, Major League Baseball, Mark Munoz, Pat Riley, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Antonio Spurs, South Korean Inbee Park, UFC, United States, Vol 32 No 31 | July 27 - August 2, Walt Disney Pictures, Zou Shiming China

The Layup Drill — Documenting Chinese street volleyball and the UFC visits Seattle

December 7, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason J. Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Filmmaker documents unique outdoor game There’s a documentary featuring streetball players trash talking on the asphalt in New York’s Chinatown? No, it’s not basketball. “9-Man” is a special kind of volleyball that is played by Chinese Americans and Chinese Canadians. The documentary is the idea of Ursula Liang. […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2012, Andrew Huynh, Brandon Vera, Chinatown, Chinese Americans, Danny Moy, Jen Wu, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Nam Phan, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, Rucker Park, Seattle, UFC, Ultimate Fighting Championships, Ursula Liang, Vol 31 No 50 | December 8 - December 14

The Layup Drill — Heisman talk, another young golfer gets a pro shot, UFC in China, and Jeremy Lin, the musical.

November 22, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Te’o for the Heisman Can a Pacific Islander win the Heisman Trophy?

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2012, Alameda Ta, Avenue Theatre, Bruce Lee Foundation, Chinese, GQ, Heisman Trophy, Jeremy Lin, Mainland China, Manti Te, Miami Heat, NBA, NFL, New York, Notre Dame, Ryu Hyun-jin, Shannon Lee Photo, Shohei Otani, UFC, Vol 31 No 48 | November 24 - November 30, turkey

The Layup Drill: The fall roundup

September 15, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly As the summer days turn to fall, we look at what’s new in the world of sports.

Filed Under: The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2012, Amateur Championship, Canadian Women, Chinese American, Decatur High School, Honda Civic, Key Arena, London, Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps, NBA, Nathan Adrian Day, Olympics, Pacific Northwesterner, Taiwan, UFC, Vol 31 No 38 | September 15 - September 21

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