Category Archives: Sports

Roger Mayweather Tweets Racist Comments About Manny Pacquiao

Posted on June 11, 2012 by JohnnyC

EDITORS NOTE, 6/11/2012: It has been brought to our attention that the alleged Twitter account and related tweets may be fake. Manny Pacquiao doesn’t have it very easy these days. From his alleged comments about gays that were misquoted and … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Sports | 16 Comments

Cung Le To Face Patrick Cote At UFC 148

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Jeff

Actor and Mixed Martial Artist Cung Le looks to get his first Octogon win at UFC 148 on July 7, where he faces Patrick “The Predator” Cote on the main card.   As with his previous UFC match, Cote is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Sports | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Why Indian Americans Dominate Spelling Bees

Posted on June 1, 2012 by jasmine

With the 2012 Scripps Spelling Bee having taken place this week, this recent NPR story about how and why Indian-American students appear to dominate the annual bee is a fascinating read: “Indian-American spelling successes have also been fueled in recent years … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Current Events, Sports | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Tracy McGrady’s Chinese Beer Commercial & The Yao Ming Effect

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Guest Writer

From Min Y.: “Before there was the Facebook Effect, there was the Yao Ming Effect, where any player who ever played with Yao received random endorsement deals from Chinese companies. Now almost a year after Yao’s retirement, Former Houston Rockets … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | Leave a comment

Jeremy Lin’s New Role In Olympic Basketball

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Jeff

Although he did not play in the NBA playoffs, Jeremy Lin now has a role with USA Olympic Basketball, as a member of the USA Men’s Select Team.  TheSselect Team plays and trains against the US National Team that will … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Sports | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

ESPN Profiles 92 year old Judo Coach Yoshihiro Uchida

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Guest Writer

From Min Y.: “ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi profiles 92-year-old San Jose State judo coach Yoshihiro Uchida, whose team recently won its 45th National Collegiate Judo Championship. Now THIS is the real life Mr. Miyagi — I have nothing but the utmost … Continue reading →

Posted in San Francisco Bay Area, Sports | Leave a comment

Manny Pacquiao, Filipino Homophobia And Masculinity

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Efren

UPDATE: Shortly after this article was published, the LA Weekly reported that Pacquiao was misquoted, saying that “homosexuality goes against the word of God — not that gays should literally be put to death.” The blog post remains for reference … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, LGBT, Sports | 9 Comments

Remembering NFL’s Junior Seau

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Kevin

There’s a moment in your life when you unquestionably enter “adulthood”, and while turning 21 or graduating high school or college are real moments, when I heard that Junior Seau had passed away from an apparent suicide last night, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Sports | 1 Comment

Jeremy Lin’s Video Response To Stuyvesant High

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Mina

So it looks like Jeremy Lin keeps his promises. Remember when he tweeted in response to the video that the kids at Stuyvesant High School made for him? In the video, the students had invited our beloved Jeremy to speak for … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Sports | Tagged , | Leave a comment

The Past, Present, And Future Of Asian American Basketball

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Jeff

With a knee injury ending Linsanity for the 2012 regular season, one might wonder about the future of Asian American basketball.   Is all of the current enthusiasm over basketball just a temporary craze that will fizzle out?  Will another Jeremy … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Discrimination, Family, History, Lifestyles, Sports | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Eddie “The Filipino Phenom” Yagin Wins Fight Of The Night At UFC 145

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Jeff

Adding to the increasing visibility of Asian American Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters, Eddie “The Filipino Phenom” Yagin defeated Mark Hominick and won Fight of the Night Honors at UFC 145.  Hominick, the former #1 contender in the featherweight division … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Sports | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

The Accountant Who Become a Miami Dolphins Tight End (And His Asian Trainer)

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Ernie

If you read Yahoo! regularly – which you probably do, if you’re over 35 or previously worked at Yahoo! – you’ve probably seen the article of the mild mannered accountant whose grueling 13 week workout was so intense he became … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Sports | Leave a comment