Category Archives: Sports

Charlotte Hornets’ Jeremy Lin Takes on the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena

Posted on February 15, 2016 by John

Earlier in January, former Golden State Warrior and now current Charlotte Hornet Jeremy Lin returned to the Bay Area to play against his former team. Whenever Lin is in town (no relation to me), I always try to get a … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: NBA “Dining Table” – Happy Chinese New Year

Posted on February 8, 2016 by John

As you may know, the NBA is extremely popular in China, even though Yao Ming is no longer playing for the Houston Rockets anymore. And out of all the popular American professional sports, basketball is definitely the most international – … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin’s TAG Heuer Connected Watch

Posted on February 2, 2016 by John

Working in Silicon Valley and as part of my job, I’ve checked out and played around with a few smartwatches. Personally, I can’t say that I’m a big fan of them – having to charge an extra device, and most … Continue reading →

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The Fung Brothers: Americanized Chinese Food with Jeremy Lin

Posted on January 13, 2016 by John

As you may know, Taiwanese American NBA basketball sensation Jeremy Lin joined the Charlotte [North Carolina] Hornets this season. If you’ve ever been to North Carolina, you know there aren’t a lot of Asians there, and even fewer Chinese restaurants. … Continue reading →

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“Fight Mom”: The Story of UFC’s Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson

Posted on December 17, 2015 by tinabot

A couple years ago, a friend showed me a Ronda Rousey fight promotion video for Strikeforce and introduced me to Gina Carano‘s movie Haywire. It made me wonder if there were any Asian American women in mixed martial arts, so … Continue reading →

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Love and a Bully lead Ben Nguyen to Victory at UFC 193 in Melbourne

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Jeff

While the Holly Holm – Ronda Rousey fight was the focus of most people watching UFC 193 in Melbourne, Asian American Ben “10” Nguyen’s win over Ryan Benoit in the prelims caught my eye.  Announcer Joe Rogan called Nguyen’s performance … Continue reading →

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Michelle Waterson’s UFC Win Angela Magana

Posted on August 19, 2015 by tinabot

What a fun fight this was (finally available on UFC Fightpass). And not just because Waterson won. The fight started off generally even-footed, but there was a hint of what was to come as Magana tried to take down Waterson … Continue reading →

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First Invicta FC Champion from Japan: Ayaka Hamasaki

Posted on August 13, 2015 by tinabot

It was just last December 2014 when Herica Tiburcio from Brazil took the Invicta FC atom weight championship belt from America’s Michelle Waterson with a guillotine choke. On July 9th at Invicta FC 13, Japan’s Ayaka Hamasaki challenged Tiburcio for … Continue reading →

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ESPYs 2015: Ken Jeong “Apologies” on behalf of Alex Rodriguez

Posted on August 11, 2015 by John

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=782UgtfudtA   Recently, the ESPYs (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award) show aired, and as part of that show, there was a comedic bit in between presenting the awards where actor Ken Jeong apologies on behalf of Alex Rodriguez for all sort of things … Continue reading →

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Flyweight Boxer/MMA fighter Ana Julaton inspired a Heavyweight’s Comeback

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Jeff

Two time UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir had lost four matches in row, and his career clearly needed help. Inspiration for his resurgence would come from the unlikeliest of places, 125 pound boxing champion turned MMA fighter, Ana Julaton. How … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin Joins the Charlotte Hornets

Posted on July 15, 2015 by John

This isn’t breaking news, but as those of you who have followed Jeremy Lin’s career, you know that his past season with the LA Lakers had a so-so season and that he was a free agent at the end of … Continue reading →

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How to have a Winning Track Team without a Usable Track

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Jeff

Imagine an academically focused high school with plenty of Asians Americans and without a consistently usable track and limited athletic funding. What if any sport would it excel in? Why track of course! In this interview at milesplit.com, Lowell High … Continue reading →

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