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Defending champion Japan, Iraq open with Asian Cup wins

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By John Pye AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa helped engineer

The Layup Drill — Pacquiao, Mariota big winners

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill.  In this issue, we look at Manny Pacquiao’s latest victory, a Heisman winner, and a Seattle […]

Slam dunk! — Chinese Aussie Basketball team plays exhibition against locals

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly It is approximately 7,738 miles between Sydney, Australia and Seattle – a long way for a basketball game.

Boxing emerging as big draw with Pacquiao in China

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By Tim Dahlberg AP Boxing Writer MACAU (AP) — Bob Arum learned something about Chinese boxing fans earlier this year at the promoter’s first fight card in Shanghai, where the […]

Christina Kim leads Lorena Ochoa Invitational

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AP Wire Service MEXICO CITY (AP) — Christina Kim shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday to increase her lead to five strokes in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.

Lee Chong Wei fails doping test

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By Eileen Ng Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) —Badminton’s top-ranked player Lee Chong Wei has failed a doping test, a senior Malaysian sports official said Saturday.

The Layup Drill — Baseball ends, boxing heats up, and marathoner spurns conformity

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this month’s edition, we take a look at the end of baseball season, boxing stars […]

The Layup Drill — A golfer’s $10 million gamble, a former Olympian is Iron, and new MMA league debuts

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Who needs to golf when you can get $10 million? Would you take $10 million to never work again?  Sounds like an easy question.  […]