“Communist Quietly Comes to Cleveland”
Check out Zachary Franklin’s take on the recent purchase into the Cleveland Cavaliers by Albert Hung—a Hong Kong businessman and powerful Chinese Communist Party member. The lack of negative backlash, Franklin suspects, is a reflection of potential business opportunities for Ohio companies and the NBA’s interest in marketing to China. For the full story, read [...]
Other People’s Lunches: Justin Lin
by Jimmy Tsai
Welcome to the first installment of a series we call Other People’s Lunches, where we sit down with some of our favorite entertainers at local dives in and around L.A. in order to discuss a topic they’re supremely passionate about.
“Non-traditional U.S. sports taking hold in Santa Clara”
Silicon Valley’s MercuryNews.com recently published an article about “Non-traditional U.S. sports taking hold in Santa Clara.” With an increasingly Asian population, sports like badminton, table tennis and cricket are beginning to gain popularity in the Bay Area. Click this link to read more about the growth of these lesser known sports and the impact they are [...]
Yao Ming purchases Shanghai Sharks
China Daily reported that Rockets and NBA All-star center Yao Ming returned to Shanghai to announce his acquisition of the Shanghai Sharks, a club which competes in the Chinese Basketball Association. Yao shelled out 20 million yuan to become owner of the team for which he once played (and won a CBA National Championship). His [...]
“Zheng Jie happy to be out of China’s state sports system”
Several sites, including the Taipei Times and China Daily, have posted news that China’s number two tennis player Zheng Jie has decided to continue with self-management, having freed herself from the management of the China Tennis Association.
Zheng, who was ranked 35th in the world last year, is one of the first tennis players to leave the [...]
“USA Hockey’s announcement unveiling of the 2010 team roster”
Forward Julie Chu was recently selected to compete with the 2010 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey team. The 27 year old from East Coast will add this to her already impressive list of accomplishments, including silver and bronze Olympic medals in 2002 and 2006, respectively, and three gold and four silver medals in [...]
China’s Empty Sports Venues
Check out Zachary Franklin’s editorial at China Sports Review about China’s empty sports venues. According to the article, China has spent billions to build several massive sports stadiums in a bidding effort to host major athletic events like the 2008 Olympic games, the 2009 East Asian Games, and the 2012 and 2014 Youth Olympic summer [...]
