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The Layup Drill

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Welcome to The Layup Drill. This month, we take a look at a tennis star winning the Korea Open, a Filipina F1 driver joining McLaren, a new NBA referee starting his first season, Younghoe Koo as the most-clutch kicker in the NFL, and Corbin Carroll leading Diamondbacks to the World Series. 

Seattle councilwomen speak out against arena vote backlash

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Writing in an op-ed in the Seattle Times last week, the five women on Seattle’s mostly female City Council responded to sexist attacks against them after a recent council vote sidetracked an arena proposal aimed at bringing the NBA back to the city.

The Layup Drill: Snowboarder, Mariner, Sounder … and Yao!

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Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this month’s edition we take a look at a snowboarding Phenom, a new Mariner, the Sounders lose a key player and Yao Ming moves closer to Hall of Fame.

EDITORIAL: Make your voice heard regarding proposed SoDo Arena at public hearing March 15!

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Next Tuesday, March 15, there will be a public meeting at 5:30 at Seattle City Hall for citizens to chime in on how they feel about the proposed SoDo Arena, […]

Top 15 sports stories 2015 – Wins and losses

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly 2015 was a big year in sports.  Doug Baldwin and the Seattle Seahawks made it back to the Super Bowl and came one yard […]

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

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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 […]

The Layup Drill — Kuma’s no-hitter, Linsanity hits Seattle and Filipino b-ball to play at UCLA

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Kuma Os O’s Mariner’s pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma threw his first career no-hitter when he blanked the Baltimore Orioles at Safeco Field last Wednesday, Aug. […]

The Layup Drill — Asian Americans tower in basketball this summer — Satnam Singh, Gursimran “Sim” Bhullar, Bobby Ray Parks, Jr., and more Jeremy Lin

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill.  Even though it’s the summer, we have a lot of hoops news. Your new favorite team […]