Anthony Kim tied for lead in Honda Classic
24-year-old Korean American golf sensation Anthony Kim is curently tied for the lead in the Honda Classic in Palm Beach, California. Kim and Camilo Vegas are both one shot ahead of veteran Vijay Singh, with Kim matching “the best round on the PGA National Champion course,” according to the LA Times article (read “Anthony Kim, [...]
Baseball: Che-Hsuan Lin and Kurt Suzuki
21-year-old Taiwanese centerfielder Che-Hsuan Lin has caught the attention of the Boston Red Sox organization with his strong arm, quickness, and base-stealing. Lin has made substantial progress in the Red Sox minor leagues, hoping to impress coaches and management with his work at the plate.
According to ESPN, Lin has become fast friends with Cuban American [...]
Brave Dragon Stephon Marbury
According to basketball blog A Stern Warning, Chinese fans revolted at Stephon Marbury’s second CBA game with the Shanxi Brave Dragons. Marbury and American teammate Maurice Taylor took on Smush Park and David Harrison, who are playing with the Guangdong Southern Tigers. The former Celtic and NBA All-star contributed 15 point and 15 assists.
One Chinese [...]
World Cup: Brian Ching aims to make US roster
Houston Dynamos forward Brian Ching was called up to the U.S. World Cup soccer team to add scoring power to the team in their final qualifying matches. The 31-year-old is vying with fellow forward Conor Casey for a spot on the final roster competing for the U.S. in South Africa this june.
Ching had been sidelined at [...]
World Cup tech: “USmart, Mirics Partner to Bring Soccer to Portable PCs”
Good news for soccer fans, Mirics, a company that “provides total system solutions for converged wireless connectivity on portable consumer electronic devices” — think notebook PCs, cell phones, media players — has announced that they will partner with USmart Electronics Products, based out of Hong Kong. Together they are working to target notebook computers with [...]
Chinese Olympic gymnast ruled underaged
The Swiss-based Federation of International Gymnastics recently ruled that Chinese gymnast Dong Fangxiao’s age was falsified. While the legal age for gymnasts is 16, Dong was only 14 when she competed at the 2000 Sydney games.
Based on the FIG findings, the International Olympic Committee will make the final decision about whether to strip Dong of [...]
Basketball: Yi Jianlian’s career night and fan fears over American Baby Yao
New Jersey forward Yi Jianlian had a career night with 20 points and 19 rebounds in their 89-85 loss to the Washington Wizards on Sunday. The Chinese seven-footer’s double-double, however, was not enough to push the struggling Nets past the Wizards. Jianlian had played poorly in the previous game against the Boston Celtics before [...]
BBM’s Jimmy Tsai: Guest Offender on YOMYOMF
Shout out to the guys at YOMYOMF.com for featuring our own BBM contributor Jimmy Tsai as a “Guest Offender.” Read the full article, “Breakdown of the Crane Kick,” (as originally posted February 21, 2010 on youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com).
NFL Prospect Ed Wang
The scouting showcase known as the NFL Combine has just wrapped up. Amongst the participants trying to prove their worth to NFL scouts was former Virginia Tech left tackle Ed Wang. The 22-year-old, 6′5″, 309-pound Chinese-American ran the 40-yard dash and bench pressed 225 pounds at the invite-only Combine; he hopes to continue to pioneer the [...]
“Daisuke Matsuzaka unlikely to be ready for opening day”
Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka has made progress this week by returning to the mound after suffering from a sore back since the start of training camp. Matsuzaka is a two-time World Baseball Classic gold medal winner and played an instrumental role in his home country’s victory. the Japanese righty also has an Olympic bronze medal [...]
Winter Olympic Final Roundup
The 2010 Olympic Winter games have officially ended with the closing ceremony yesterday, but there are still a few headlines to report. First, the U.S. Women’s ice hockey team earned silver in their 2-0 loss to host team Canada. The favored home team were too much for Team USA, but for Chinese American forward Julie [...]
