Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill.
Top 10 Asian athletes of 2022
It was redemption for Nathan Chen. The Utah native won the gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Olympics in the men’s free skate competition. Four years earlier, Chen was favored to win a gold medal in the same event, but fell to a bronze medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics.
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The Layup Drill heads into December with the World Cup, a new UFC Champion, and an update on Major League Baseball’s Rookie of the Year voting.
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Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this edition, we take a look at an honor for an National Hockey League (NHL) player, Shohei Ohtani getting a big extension, and an upcoming New York Yankees player talking about his heritage and more.
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Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this edition, we take a look at Jordan Clarkson’s summer, a new team for Jeremy Lin, and a young tennis star finds a partner.
Mariners, fans honor Ichiro
The Seattle Mariners honored Ichiro Suzuki by inducting him into the Mariners Hall of Fame last weekend.
Ichiro’s influence celebrated by VIP baseball panel
On Aug. 27, famed Seattle Mariners player Ichiro Suzuki was inducted into the Mariners’ Hall of Fame, the tenth on that list and the first Asian.
Big weekend for Ichiro
The Seattle Mariners will induct Ichiro Suzuki into the team’s Hall of Fame (HOF) on Aug. 27 when Seattle faces Cleveland—the first Asian player in the team’s history to do so. He is also widely expected to become the first Asian player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown when he becomes eligible in 2025.
Al Young’s unlikely drag racing career
Al Young’s ascension to the top of the drag racing world is unique, especially for a Chinese American with Attentional Deficit Hypersensitivity Disorder (ADHD) and in a sport that is dominated by the blue collar, white Americans.
Aspiring female Yao—6-10 Han Xu making mark in WNBA, China
Han Xu understandably grew up idolizing Yao Ming, mesmerized by the giant shadow the 7-foot-6 Hall of Famer cast each time he stepped onto an NBA court.
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