By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly The Seattle Mariners are once again looking to sign a Japanese baseball star. Shohei Ohtani is a baseball phenom and at the age of […]
Discovered box reveals grandfather’s baseball past
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Doug Tsujii played shortstop as a child for his little league baseball team. Little did he know that baseball skills ran in his blood […]
The Layup Drill — Hair, slant eyes, and local tennis champs.
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Jeremy Lin’s dreadlocks cause stir and discussion about appropriation Since making it to the NBA from Harvard, Jeremy Lin has experimented with several types […]
Gurriel banned five games in 2018 for racist gesture at Darvish
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Yuli Gurriel will have to sit out for making a racist gesture toward Yu Darvish — but not during the World […]
The Layup Drill — Asians in the NHL and NFL, and an up-and-coming Thai boxer
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this month’s edition, we take a look at a new Asian boxer on the rise, […]
The layup drill: APIs in sports movin’ on up
Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. This month, we look at two teens on their way up and a basketball numbers guy on the way to the Bay Area.
Judge KO’s class-action case from Mayweather-Pacquiao fight
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge in California knocked out a class-action lawsuit on Aug. 25 that had been filed on behalf of fight […]
Gamers clash in Dota 2 eSports grand slam
No, it’s not football or basketball. It’s Dota 2 (Defenders of the Ancient 2), The International, one of the “grand slams” for video game connoisseurs. Gamers, or esports as it is becoming more acceptable to call, made its annual stop in Seattle at KeyArena from Aug. 6–12.
Warriors star Kevin Durant apologizes for India comments
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Basketball star Kevin Durant has issued an apology for calling India “20 years behind” and several other comments about the Asian country. The Golden State Warriors […]
The Layup Drill — MMA visits Everett, a young tennis star, and a new Jeremy Lin
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. As the summer continues, we write about two up-and-coming athletes, as well as looking at a […]
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