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ESPN pulls Asian American announcer, from a UVa game

August 28, 2017 By Stacy Nguyen

ESPN is being blasted for political correctness after pulling announcer Robert Lee from play-by-play duties for the Sept. 2 University of Virginia (UVa) football game, in case some people might be offended by his name. Robert Lee is Asian. And UVa is in Charlottesville. The same Charlottesville where on Aug. 14, a group of white […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: ESPN, Robert Lee, VOL 36 NO 35 | AUGUST 26 - SEPT 1

The Layup Drill — New haircut, new experiences, and a last fight

November 13, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill.  In this month’s edition, learn about the Huskies heading to China, the rebirth of Jeremy Lin in Charlotte, Ichiro returning for at least one more season, and Manny Pacquiao’s last fight. New team, new ’do for Lin Since it is November, […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2015, Alibaba, Although Ichiro, Charlotte Hornets, China Gary Locke, ESPN, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Jeremy Lin, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Clippers, Manny Pacquiao, NBA, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pac-12 Conference, Seattle Mariner Ichiro Suzuki, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, World Series

Casting a spell — ESPN makes the National Spelling Bee a high-stakes sport

June 4, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly “Nunatak.” Any guess as to what the word means? More importantly, how do you spell it? For 14-year-old Gokul Venkatachalam of Chesterfield, Missouri it meant either sharing the glory of being the champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee with 13-year -old Vanya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas or the […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, ESPN, Indian Americans, Jason Cruz, NBA, NHL, Northwest Asian Weekly, Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion, South Asia, Vanya Shivashankar, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12

Diversity at the top — Levine ultimately earned the “Dream Job”

September 18, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly “I always was a huge sports fan,” recalls Aaron Levine of the reason for his career choice.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Aaron Levine, Chris Boicelli, David Letterman, Diversity at the Top, Dream Job, ESPN, Fox Sports News, KBAK, KCPQ, Kurt Rivera, Late Night, Los Angeles Daily News, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mike Hall, Seahawks Gameday, Seahawks Saturday Night, Seattle Seahawks, Stanford Daily, Super Bowl, Vol 33 No 39 | September 20 - September 26

The Layup Drill — Athletes aid Philippines, the Black Widow gets honor, Pacquiao is back, and Tui time

December 13, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill, in which we see athletes supporting typhoon victims; a legendary pool player; and a former UW star’s big shot. Baldwin flies Philippines flag During pre-game introductions at a recent home game against the Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2013, Although Pacquiao, Black Widow, ESPN, Former Laker, Golden State Warriors, Jeanette Lee Photo, Las Vegas, Macau, Marques Tuiasosopo Photo, Minnesota Vikings, Pau Gasol, Philippine Red Cross, Philippines, Professional Billiard Association, Rose Bowl, Spanish Olympic, Steve Sarkisian, UW, Vol 32 No 51 | December 14 - December 20

The Layup Drill — The M’s, a spelling bee champ, hip hop, and much more for the beginning of summer

June 21, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. As we begin the summer, we take a look at a Mariners ace, the world of competitive spelling, what American speed skater JR Celski is up to, and much more.

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2013, China, Chinese, College World Series, ESPN, French Open Champion, Greg Louganis, Hines Ward, Hishasi Iwakuma Photo, Jason Cruz, Kelli Sugoro, Russia, Sammy Lee, Seattle Children, UW, Vol 32 No 26 | June 22 - June 28, Winter Olympics, japan

More than just the money — Asian American NFL agent seeks character in clients

April 11, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason J. Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly “Show me the money!” That line made famous by Cuba Gooding Jr. in the movie “Jerry Maguire” exemplifies the greed of sports management. Eugene Lee, professional sports agent, is seeking to go beyond this. As the NFL Draft takes place on April 20, Lee will be tending to […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Sports Tagged With: 2013, Cuba Gooding Jr, ESPN, ETL, Eugene Lee, Jason Cruz, Jerry Maguire, Los Angeles, Matthew Galkin, Morgan Spurlock, NFL, National Football League, New York City, Northwest Asian Weekly, Notre Dame, Vol 32 No 16 | April 13 - April 19, social media

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o named Lott Trophy finalist

December 6, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Manti Te’o, Notre Dame linebacker from Hawaii, became one of four finalists for the 2012 Lott IMPACT Trophy

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2012, Arthur Brown, Butkus Award, Chase Thomas, ESPN, Eagle Scout, Food Bank, Head Start, Heisman Trophy, Jarvis Jones, Kansas State, Manti Te, Newport Beach, Northwest Asian Weekly, PST, Special Olympics, Vol 31 No 50 | December 8 - December 14

The Jeremy Lin effect

March 1, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Foster UW News Lab Jeremy Lin, the Taiwanese American point guard for the New York Knicks, has captured headlines and hearts all over the country, and rightfully so.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2008, 2012, Asian Americans, Ben Jerry, Chinese Americans, Cory Lang, ESPN, Hau Nguyen, Jeremy Lin, NBA, New York Knicks, PSBL, Raymond Townsend, Rex Walters, Roosevelt High School, Tyler Larson, Vol 31 No 10 | March 3 - March 9, West Coast

EDITORIAL: Racial puns are becoming a bit Lin-sane

February 23, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Friday, Feb. 17, the Knicks lost to the Hornets, 85–89. The Knicks’ seven-game winning streak was dead. In news outlets, point guard Jeremy Lin publicly blamed himself. After all, he had committed nine turnovers. Overshadowing all of that was an unfortunate ESPN headline, which popped up online hours after the loss. The moment the […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2012, Anthony Federico, Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr, ESPN, Fox Sports, Jason Whitlock, Jeremy Lin, Max Bretos, NBA, NYC, OK, Vol 31 No 9 | February 25 - March 2, attention

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