Category Archives: Sports

NBA’s Golden State Warriors Waive Jeremy Lin, Picked Up by Houston Rockets!

Posted on December 12, 2011 by John

With the delayed NBA season to start this Christmas, NBA teams have begun to re-shuffle their rosters in preparation for the shortened season. Unfortunately, this includes the San Francisco Bay Area’s Golden State Warriors waiving Jeremy Lin for their team … Continue reading →

Posted in Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Sports | 2 Comments

Awonder Liang Wins Under-8 Division at the Youth World Chess Championship

Posted on December 12, 2011 by John

I heard on the radio a few days ago a brief interview on NPR with Awonder Liang and his father Yingming “Will” Liang. Awonder recently won the under-8 division at the Youth World Chess Championship, which was held in Brazil … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Sports | 5 Comments

Follow-Up: Utah Policemen Who Pepper Sprayed Polynesians Cleared of Wrongdoing, “Feared Riot”

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Ernie

A disturbing follow-up to a story in October of two Roosevelt, Utah Policemen who used a baton and pepper spray of a group of Polynesians performing a haka at a high school football game: the policemen have been cleared of … Continue reading →

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Why did UFC Use the Communist Vietnamese Flag for Cung Le?

Posted on November 22, 2011 by phil

A recent title card at UFC 139 showed UFC fighter Cung Le with the Communist Vietnamese Flag, even though Cung Le was born in South Vietnam three days before the fall of Saigon and represents San Jose, California. Either someone … Continue reading →

Posted in Observations, Politics, Sports | 6 Comments

Wanderlei Silva Stops Cung Le At UFC 139, Le Takes Major Damage

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Jeff

The match between Wanderlei Silva and Cung Le at UFC 139 ended with a TKO in the second round.  Cung Le knocked down Silva with a kick in the first round, but Silva came on strong in the second to … Continue reading →

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MMA Fighter Mark Munoz On Breaking Hands, Bruce Lee Moments & The UFC Middleweight Title

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Jeff

After reading Akrypti’s post on Asian men as villains, I really appreciated this video of Mark Munoz, a strong, powerful Asian guy who can kick butt but isn’t a trash talking heel.  He is at a press conference held after … Continue reading →

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Asian and Asian American Women Vie for LGPA Lorena Ochoa Invitational

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Mihee

From Korea Times: “The Lorena Ochoa Invitational starts Thursday for a four-day run in Guadalajara, Mexico. In the past, Korean American Michelle Wie won this event in 2009 and Korea’s Kim In-kyung was victorious last year. This is the last regular competition … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: NFL’s Ticket Exchange

Posted on November 7, 2011 by John

A friend of mine pointed this cute NFL commercial highlighting NFL.com’s ticket exchange online service (nfl.com/ticketexchange). The kid is an everyday American football fan, wearing his team’s jersey and his father looks pretty psyched as well for being able to … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Sports, TV | 7 Comments

Pepper Spray Used On Polynesians Performing A Haka At High School Football Game

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Jeff

According to media reports, the Polynesians in the video above were pepper sprayed by police in Roosevelt, Utah while doing a haka.  A haka is a traditional Maori dance that has been performed at sporting events around the world as … Continue reading →

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Michelle Wie at McDonald’s 2011 Education Workshop

Posted on October 13, 2011 by John

http://youtu.be/50Rsg1yjcGg I think I first blogged about professional golfer Michelle Wie when I first spotted her in a McDonald’s commercial last June. Recently, Wie spoke at a McDonald’s sponsored Education Workshop in Queens, NY for a one day bilingual (English … Continue reading →

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Nam Phan wins MMA rematch against Leonard Garcia

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Jeff

MMA fighter Nam Phan revenged a controversial robbery loss against Leonard Garcia at UFC 136 by outpointing Garcia 29-28. This rematch was originally scheduled for March 2011, but an injury forced Phan to withdraw. Phan was replaced by Chan-Sung Jung, another … Continue reading →

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