By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly The excitement of women’s international soccer made a stop in Seattle last week as four national teams, including the United States and the Japan […]
Claire Liu of U.S. wins junior title at Wimbledon
LONDON (AP) — For the first time in 25 years, the female junior champion at Wimbledon is from the United States. Claire Liu beat another American, Ann Li, 6–2, 5–7, […]
Local powerlifters win at world championships
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Grant Higa and Alma Kimura scored victories in their respective powerlifting divisions at the World Championships in Minsk, Belarus this past June. The two […]
The Layup Drill — Pacquiao upset, local man wins world TKD title
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Manny Pacquiao was upset by relatively unknown Australian Jeff Horn on the first Saturday of July in Brisbane, Australia. With the loss, he dropped […]
Language barrier doesn’t stop baseball player in Minnesota
By NICK KELLY Post-Bulletin ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — Chia-Ching Ho didn’t let the discouragement in the Rochester dugout affect his mood. Assistant coach Thomas Walker had just finished telling his […]
Former MLB baseball player Johnny Damon honors mother’s Thai heritage
Johnny Damon is best known for his time with the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.
The Layup Drill — Baseball returns and a Fil-Am woman becomes No. 1 in the world.
Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this edition, we take a look at the World Baseball Classic, an honor for a former major leaguer, and a new number one fencer in the world. But first, a little-known boxer from Thailand scored a huge upset.
Olympic Stadium wood controversy
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Citing a significant breach of the commitment to a sustainable 2020 Olympics, Japanese and international environmental groups called on April 21 for an urgent independent […]
NHL ices Olympics, says no to 2018 Games in South Korea
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL announced on April 3 that it will not participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, refusing for the first time […]
The Layup Drill — APIs to watch for in South Korea Winter Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics are less than a year away and while there’s time to get ready for Pyeongchang, South Korea, Team USA is already preparing. We take a look at four Asian Americans who are ramping up.
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