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The Layup Drill — Disney movie tells true story of Indian baseball players and more

May 16, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. This month, we take a look at baseball, the disappearance of Anthony Kim, and the return of Doug Baldwin. Million Dollar Arm features Indian pitchers’ underdog story In 2008, we wrote about two Indian pitchers who participated in an Indian reality […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2008, 2012, 2014, Anthony Kim, Doug Baldwin, Hisashi Iwakuma, Million Dollar Arm, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ryder Cup, Seahawks, Seattle Mariners, South Korean, Tacoma Rainiers, Tiger Woods, United States, Vol 33 No 21 | May 17 - May 23, World Champions

The Layup Drill: Coach Spo, Timmy, and Inbee! — The no-no’s and yes-yes’s that happened in July

July 26, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Lincecum throws a No-No Tim Lincecum has done it all in major league baseball, save for one thing: throwing a no-hitter. But, on July 13, the University of Washington alum no-hit the San Diego Padres. Lincecum has won two Cy Young awards — awards given

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2013, 2014, Although Shiming, Austin Powers, Boxing Star, Coach Spoelstra, Cy Young, Entitled Million Dollar Arm, Greg Poppovich, India, Major League Baseball, Mark Munoz, Pat Riley, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Antonio Spurs, South Korean Inbee Park, UFC, United States, Vol 32 No 31 | July 27 - August 2, Walt Disney Pictures, Zou Shiming China

A-pop! Castles don’t float in Asia, Roger Mayweather is bananas

June 21, 2012 By Stacy Nguyen

A-pop! All things Asian in popular culture By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly This month was wacky. In the words of the inimitable Sharon Stone, “Is that karma, when you’re not nice that the bad things happen to you?” Think about that as I run through the latest haps in pop culture. It’s not racist […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2012, Bruce Chen, Cartoon Network, China, Chinese Communist Party, Christine Ha, Crouching Tiger, Filipino, IHOP, Jade Falls, John Cho, Mark Zuckerberg, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pittsburgh Pirates, Sharon Stone, Sullivan Son, Vol 31 No 26 | June 23 - June 29, culture

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