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Jeremy Lin’s Houston Rockets Move Angers Fans

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Edward

If you haven’t heard already from numerous sources, Jeremy Lin has officially taken the $25 million offer from Houston Rockets after his home team, the New York Knicks, refused to match the offer. If I was in his shoes, I … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin Joins The Houston Rockets

Posted on July 18, 2012 by John

http://youtu.be/y1-CupxWo2A Jeremy Lin is now officially moving to re-join the Houston Rockets (in case you haven’t been following the post-season affairs of the NBA, the draft and post-aftermath of free agency). Yes, I said re-join, since he technically was part … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin’s Nike Air Force One Has Landed

Posted on July 17, 2012 by John

Nike had announced back in May that they would be releasing a Jeremy Lin shoe as part of their Air Force One series. Well, Air Force One landed on July 7th and is available in limited quantities for $100 at … Continue reading →

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Asian American MMA Fighters go 1-1 on UFC on Fuel 4

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Jeff

Asian American MMA Fighters went 1-1 on UFC on Fuel 4 last Wednesday, as Chris “Kamikaze” Cariaso won his flyweight bought but Mark Munoz saw his title shot chances go away after he was knocked out by Chris Weidman.  They … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin Wins Best Breakthrough Athlete at ESPN’s 2012 ESPY Awards

Posted on July 12, 2012 by John

http://youtu.be/_54rIVrAuZk On Wednesday night during ESPN’s annual ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) Awards show, Jeremy Lin won ESPN’s 2012 ESPY award for Breakthrough Athlete. Considering the awards are based on fan votes, it’s no surprise that Lin won, competing … Continue reading →

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Cung Le beats Cote at UFC 148 but Retirement Uncertain

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Jeff

40 year old Cung Le beat Patrick Cote at UFC 148, but when interviewed, did not say that he would retire.  The UFC would like Cung Le to fight November 10 at UFC on Fuel 6 in Macau as part … Continue reading →

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Have Asian Americans Arrived in Mixed Martial Arts?

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Jeff

In 2008, this forum asked, “why so few Asian American in MMA? Four years later, Ben Henderson is the UFC lightweight champion, Mark Munoz is headlining UFC on Fuel 4, “Munoz vs Weidman,” Cung Le is on the main card … Continue reading →

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Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Wins Nathan’s Famous Women’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Again

Posted on July 5, 2012 by John

http://youtu.be/Tw5QX6F-3HU For the second year in a row, when Nathan’s Famous Women’s Hot Dog Eating Contest has had a women’s only division, Korean American Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas won this year’s contest. She broke her own record set last … Continue reading →

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Our Jeremy Linspiration

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Guest Writer

http://youtu.be/zaV7DOXgCfA By Sheldon My friend and I were brought together through our common passion of creating and directing videos that will connect to people who have shared our experiences as first-generation Asian Americans. We, like many others, were inspired by … Continue reading →

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Spencer Yee, 10-year-old Archery Prodigy

Posted on June 21, 2012 by tinabot

For the Chinese American Western I’m writing, COWBOY NINJA, I have a lot of fun going out and “researching” the subject, and one thing on my list for this summer is archery classes. So I was especially impressed when I … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin and Roy Hibbert in the Jimmy Kimmel Live Skype Scavenger Hunt

Posted on June 14, 2012 by John

http://youtu.be/IqBb8J_JM4E This past Tuesday night, Jeremy Lin and Roy Hibbert of the Indiana Pacers competed against each other in a “Skype Scavenger Hunt” where host Jimmy Kimmel asked the two NBA players to find items within their homes the quickest. … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin Up For ‘The EPIC Award’ In The NBA Social Media Awards

Posted on June 13, 2012 by John

http://youtu.be/icTkbn9Sprs If there was any recent sports phenomenon that was partially driven by social media, certainly breakout star Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks qualifies. Apparently, the NBA will host a social media awards special in a week: “On … Continue reading →

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