SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners will induct Ichiro Suzuki into the team’s Hall of Fame during the 2022 season, the club announced on Nov. 17. Suzuki will be honored on Aug. 27 when Seattle faces Cleveland. “Mariners fans were fortunate to have watched Ichiro Suzuki perform his magic at the plate and in the […]
Preserving the past of Nikkei Sports
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly The Northwest Nikkei Museum and the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington hosted a Speaker Series in September which highlighted the past accomplishments of Nikkei pioneers in sports. The rich history of sports clubs established by Japanese Americans reflects its strong community ties. Entitled “Hidden Histories of Nikkei […]
Qualifier to champion: Britain’s Raducanu, 18, wins US Open
By HOWARD FENDRICH NEW YORK (AP) — British teenager Emma Raducanu arrived in New York last month with a ranking of 150th, just one Grand Slam appearance to her name and a flight booked to head out of town after the U.S. Open’s preliminary rounds in case she failed to win her way into the […]
The Layup Drill
Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. This month, we take a look at a variety of news involving Manny Pacquiao, Naomi Osaka, and Jeremy Lin.
The Layup Drill: Olympic Games edition
The Tokyo Olympics, christened with “2020’” but held in mid-2021 after being interrupted for a year by the coronavirus, glided to their conclusion in a COVID-emptied stadium on the night of Aug. 8.
PICTORIAL: 2020 Summer Olympics
Asian American athletes representing their countries at the Olympics in Tokyo.
‘A bit much’: Naomi Osaka cites pressure in Olympic loss
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — It wasn’t the ending that Naomi Osaka—nor her multitudes of fans across Japan and worldwide—had expected. The start of the Tokyo Olympics, however, will forever be a bright memory for the tennis superstar. Osaka herself said after lighting the Olympic cauldron during last week’s opening ceremony […]
Historic AAPI wins for Team USA
TOKYO (AP) — Team USA’s Suni Lee came out on top in the women’s gymnastics all-around competition on July 29 at the Tokyo Olympics—becoming the first Hmong American to win a gold medal. Lee capitalized on two mistakes by Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade to edge her out with a score of 57.433. Carissa Moore won the […]
Mariners reinstate Kikuchi in time for All-Star Game
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners reinstated left-hander Yusei Kikuchi from the injured list on July 12, making him eligible to participate in the All-Star Game. Kikuchi was selected to the American League All-Star team for the first time in his career and is Seattle’s lone representative. The Mariners placed Kikuchi on the injured list […]
Osaka returns to spotlight on red carpet at The ESPYS
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer Naomi Osaka returned to the spotlight for the first time since withdrawing from the French Open in May and skipping Wimbledon, posing on the red carpet at The ESPYS on July 10. The world’s highest-paid female athlete faced a slew of photographers in New York, with one being heard […]
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