Category Archives: Sports

Jeremy Lin to Represent the Houston Rockets at 2013 NBA Skills Challenge

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Jeff

Jeremy Lin will be representing the Houston Rockets at the 2013 Taco Bell Skills Challenge, on Saturday February 16 during NBA All-Star Weekend.  The Taco Bell Skills Challenge is a timed course where contestants have to dribble, pass, and shoot … Continue reading →

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What Asian American Kids Watch on the Internet: Jeremy Lin’s “The Last Pick”

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Jeff

Number One Son is not a Jeremy Lin fan (“over-rated” he calls Lin), so I was surprised when he told me that I should watch Jeremy Lin’s new video, “The Last Pick.”  This video was created by the Jubilee Project, … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Super Bowl 2013 Edition

Posted on February 11, 2013 by John

http://youtu.be/XGiwRaCxH2A With every Super Bowl, there are the commercials. In fact, many people just watch the Super Bowl for the commercials. But since I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, I was rooting for the 49ers – too bad … Continue reading →

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Tattoo Artist Nes Andrion makes Super Bowl QB Colin Kaepernick his Canvas

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Jeff

Superbowl-bound quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s tattoos became famous after Kaepernick was criticized for having them, but that bad publicity turned into good news for Asian American Tattoo artist Nes Andrion.  Business is way up for the Reno, Nevada resident’s tattoo shop, … Continue reading →

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Michelle Kwan Marries Clay Pell

Posted on January 24, 2013 by John

This past September, I blogged about Michelle Kwan getting engaged. Well, that was quick – she just got married this past Saturday, according to an exclusive by People Magazine: “On Saturday, Jan. 19, signaling a new beginning, she incorporated that … Continue reading →

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The Top 10 Asian American Sports Figures of 2012

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Jeff

Northwest Asian Weekly recently published its list of the Top 10 Asian American sports figures of 2012.  The list was full of Olympians, some of who we covered before covered before, like #6 volleyball player Tamari Miyashiro and #8 wrestler … Continue reading →

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Young, Deaf, Samoan and Bballin’ Down the Court

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Jeff

After Number Two Son played in a basketball tournament that had a team from California School for the Deaf (CSD), I was immediately intrigued when I saw this video by Tama Irie from Silicon Valley De-Bug.  The video features Easter … Continue reading →

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Asian American MMA Fighters go 2-2 in UFC on Fox 5

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Jeff

Asian American MMA fighters in UFC on FOX 5 won two out of four matches this past weekend.  Benson Henderson (pictured above with his mom after the match) dominated Nate Diaz to defend his lightweight belt.  Scott Jorgenson, who I … Continue reading →

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ESPN Magazine: True or False with Houston Rockets’ Jeremy Lin and James Harden

Posted on December 4, 2012 by John

ESPN Magazine recently did an interview with both Houston Rockets’ Jeremy Lin and recently acquired from the Oklahoma Thunder, James Harden and asked each of them questions about the other to see how well they knew their fellow teammate, in … Continue reading →

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Asian American UFC Fighters On FOX 5

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Jeff

The fight card of UFC on FOX 5 seems to have an unusually large number of Asian American fighters.  Benson Henderson defends his lightweight title against Nate Diaz, with BJ Penn also on the main card.  On the preliminary card, … Continue reading →

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Cung Le KOs Franklin in First Round

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Jeff

Completely ignoring my concerns that he had so much on his plate that it might affect his performance, Cung Le knocked out Rich Franklin in the first round of their match. Le called it a “lucky punch.” I was surprised … Continue reading →

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Cung Le Trying To Hold It Together With Movie Release And Upcoming UFC Fight

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Jeff

Cung Le is a busy guy:  he has been simultaneously been promoting The Man with the Iron Fists and preparing for a headlining fight against Rich Franklin this weekend at UFC on FUEL 6 in Macao.  This video follows him … Continue reading →

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