The Layup Drill — a NEW monthly sports column about Asians By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly As we welcome in 2012 and recover from the holidays, The Layup Drill takes a look back at 2011. And, just like Santa Claus, The Layup Drill has compiled a list of the naughty and nice of 2011. [...]
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Who was naughty and who was nice in 2011?
Posted on 14 January 2012.
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The top 10 Asian American sports stars of 2011
Posted on 29 December 2011.
By Jason J. Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly It’s that time to reflect on the past year in Asian American sports. Our annual top 10 list includes many familiar names, as well as welcome additions.
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Marathon finish for Ohno; Yao Ming’s wine; Football in India?
Posted on 10 December 2011.
The Layup Drill — a NEW monthly sports column about APIs By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to the inaugural edition of my API sports column, The Layup Drill. The column will run down all the happenings in the world of sports in the Asian Pacific Islander community.
Posted in Sports, Vol 30 No 50 | 12/10-12/160 Comments
Japan basketball team hires first female head coach
Posted on 03 December 2011.
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — A Japanese American woman became the first female head coach in the history of Japan’s professional men’s basketball league last Thursday, Nov. 24. Natalie Nakase, who has experience as a head coach of a women’s team in Germany, was hired by the Saitama Broncos. She replaces American coach Dean Murray, who [...]
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Glory days for soccer in tiny American Samoa
Posted on 03 December 2011.
APIA, Samoa (AP) — Two days after winning for the first time in its soccer history, American Samoa stretched its unbeaten run to two games.
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Thailand wins 12 golds at Southeast Asian Games
Posted on 21 November 2011.
PALEMBANG, Indonesia (AP) _ Thailand won 12 gold medals on Saturday to climb to second place in the medal standings behind host Indonesia at the 26th Southeast Asian Games.
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Tensions boiled as North Korea upsets Japan in World Cup qualifier
Posted on 19 November 2011.
By Jean H. Lee Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — There are no hot dogs, peanuts, or plastic cups of beer for sale when the North Korean soccer team takes the pitch. There are no noisemakers, and no one does the wave.
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Manny Pacquiao shows off other talent — singing — on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
Posted on 12 November 2011.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Manny Pacquiao is taking a beating in the center of this ring. He barely knows a word of this Bee Gees song, which is a bit too high and complicated for his singing skills. He’s struggling to read the lyrics off the cue cards — probably because he’s wearing sunglasses in [...]
Posted in Sports, Vol 30 No 46 | 11/12-11/180 Comments
Pakistan stars pay for overstepping the mark
Posted on 12 November 2011.
By Simon Haydon The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The fixing scandal that saw three Pakistani cricket stars led away to prison Nov. 3 more than a year ago when one of the players literally overstepped the mark on a damp summer’s day in London.
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Federer beats Nishikori, wins Swiss Indoors title
Posted on 12 November 2011.
By Graham Dunbar The Associated Press BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Roger Federer ended his 10-month trophy drought on Sunday, Nov. 6, by outclassing Kei Nishikori 6–1, 6–3 in the Swiss Indoors final. Federer was emotional as he thanked his hometown fans after winning for the fifth time in six years at the event where he [...]
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