Category Archives: Sports

“Holistic” Admissions at UC Berkeley: An Insider View

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Jeff

Question:  What activity would have enough ethical dilemnas to scare off an ethics professor? Answer:  UC Berkeley’s “ holistic” Admissions process. Ruth Starkman, who at the time was an ethics professor at the University of San Francisco, has written this … Continue reading →

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8Questions with Cung Le on ‘The Grandmaster,’ The Ultimate Fighter China, and Family

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Jeff

I recently got a chance to talk to actor and MMA fighter Cung Le, who is in The Grandmaster, a movie by Wong Kar Wai about Bruce Lee’s teacher Ip Man.  We covered a variety of subjects, from movies and … Continue reading →

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YouTube: Jeremy Lin: You’ve Changed Bro

Posted on August 21, 2013 by John

Houston Rockets player Jeremy Lin released another video recently, on top of the one he just released a few weeks ago. This time, Lin parodies himself on how supposedly his fame has gone to his head and how he has … Continue reading →

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YouTube: Jeremy Lin – Reloaded

Posted on August 12, 2013 by John

Last summer, Houston Rockets NBA player Jeremy Lin posted a YouTube video as to what he was up to during the off season. Last week, Lin posted another video titled “Reloaded” – showing himself working out and training to prepare … Continue reading →

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Coaching Asian American Kids in Youth Sports

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Jeff

Coaching Asian American kids in youth sports has some unique challenges.  During my twelve years of coaching youth sports, I have worked with a lot of Asian American kids, and while for the most part, they are just like kids … Continue reading →

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Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Wins Nathan’s Famous Women’s Division Hot Dog Eating Contest 3rd Year in a Row

Posted on July 8, 2013 by John

http://youtu.be/6HL6XDUcV60 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Wins her third consecutive title for Nathan’s Famous annual July 4th hot dog eating contest , though she fell short of her record, eating only 36.75 hot dogs in 10 minutes instead of 45 … Continue reading →

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Golden State Warriors & NBA Nation China Summer Tour

Posted on June 27, 2013 by John

With the Miami Heat winning the NBA championship last week, you would think the only thing happening between now and the new season would be the NBA draft, but you would be wrong. As you know from my previous posts, … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin is Adopted by KevJumba’s Dad

Posted on June 25, 2013 by jozjozjoz

http://youtu.be/5haH4Pl1Idc Well, kind of. See for yourself what happened when Jeremy Lin visited the home of KevJumba and PapaJumba. h/t: Taj

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My First NBA Game Without Jeremy Lin – Denver Nuggets versus Golden State Warriors, Game 4, First Round Playoffs

Posted on May 13, 2013 by John

Before attending this game, I’ve been to three NBA games – including Jeremy Lin’s debut into the NBA for the Golden State Warriors, as well as twice when Lin returned as a Houston Rocket to play against his former teammates … Continue reading →

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Golden State Warriors Girl Team Captain, Samantha (“Sam”)

Posted on May 9, 2013 by John

Golden State Warriors Girl Sam, center. Image courtesy of the Golden State Warriors. 2012 – 2013 Season. I’ve attended three NBA games in my life that I’ve blogged about so far, all with the Golden State Warriors here in the … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Jeremy Lin’s Dad: Lin’s Return to the Oracle Arena

Posted on April 15, 2013 by John

Houston Rockets’ Jeremy Lin’s post-game locker room interview after the Rockets defeated the Warriors. Funny moment at 0:58. Jeremy Lin returned to the San Francisco Bay Area on Friday, March 8th when the Houston Rockets returned to the Oracle Arena … Continue reading →

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Slam Poetry from Sam Louie: Why Lin? (Jeremy)

Posted on April 11, 2013 by jozjozjoz

Why Jeremy Lin is important to America regarding race relations? Here is psychotherapist & diversity trainer Sam Louie‘s response to Charlie Rose’s interview of Jeremy Lin on 60 Minutes this past weekend.

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