“Wang aims to bring ‘Yao’ factor to Bills”
Check out this short article on Ed Wang, who was recently drafted to the NFL in the fifth round by the Buffalo Bills. Wang talks about being the first Chinese American in the NFL, his path to the pros, and his future as an offensive tackle for the Bills. It sounds like the Bills are [...]
BJ Penn’s “Why I Fight”
Amidst both controversy and curiosity, recently dethroned UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn has released his autobiography “Why I Fight” last week. He covers everything from his days as a youth growing up in Hilo, Hawaii, as well as his training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ralph Gracie, the negotiating process in the UFC, and detailed accounts [...]
Bruce Chen gets first save against Mariners, Ichiro Suzuki
Panamanian Chinese baseball player Bruce Chen earned his first career save in the Majors when Kansas City called him up from the minor leagues to join the Royals’ pitching rotation. The Mariners’ superstar Ichiro Suzuki managed to break Kyle Davies’ potential no-hitter night, before going up against Chen, lefty-against-lefty. The 32-year-old coaxed Suzuki into hitting [...]
Quail Hollow Championship: Anthony Kim, Tiger Woods
Coming off his victory at the Houston Open and an third-place finish at the Masters, Korean American golf phenom Anthony Kim is contemplating undergoing surgery on his injured left thumb. His impressive play on the golf course is keeping his plans to reattach the painful, torn ligament at bay. Sometimes known for being a “loose [...]
Ed Wang drafted by Buffalo Bills in fifth round
After this weekend’s draft events, Virginia Tech’s Ed Wang, who was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round, is officially the first Chinese American to make it to the NFL. At 6′5″, Wang is both big enough and quick enough to be an OT in the NFL and has the potential to give Buffalo added [...]
NFL: Patrick Chung no longer rookie, Ed Wang draft hopeful
Patriots safety Pat Chung is no longer a rookie, but knows how the upcoming draftees are feeling with the 2010 NFL Draft coming up tomorrow. The 22-year-old Chinese Jamaican was drafted out of the University of Oregon and joined the New England club in the second round — and the Patriots’ first pick — of [...]
Other People’s Lunches: Chris Chen
By Jimmy Tsai
The third installment of Other People’s Lunches finds us at Mr. Cecil’s California Ribs in West L.A. Our guest is Christopher Chen, one of the producers of the documentary “Year of the Yao” and a fellow graduate of the University of California at Berkeley. Chris also recently exec-produced the documentary Fantasyland about [...]
Brian Ching making recovery before World Cup
Houston Dynamo forward Brian Ching has been making speedy progress towards full recovery of a left hamstring injury he suffered earlier this month. The Chinese American striker and World Cup hopeful has been training and going through rehab in order to get back onto the field before May 11, the date the US must submit [...]
Dice-K throws six scoreless innings
Daisuke Matsuzaka looks like he’s ready to rejoin his Boston Red Sox teammates after making three successful post-rehab Triple-A starts. He threw six pain-free, score-free innings in the third match, making it 11 total shutout innings since coming back from a neck strain. The Japanese right-hander should be eligible to come off the disabled list [...]
Mark Munoz TKOs Kendall Grove
Filipino American mixed martial arts fighter Mark Munoz faced off against Kendall Grove at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi. The 32-year-old UFC middleweight made a come-from-behind effort to survive a tough first round and knocked out Grove to end the fight in the second. Munoz claimed Fight of the Night honors for his victory over [...]
Yao Ming might opt out of contract
Chinese basketball superstar Yao Ming said Saturday that he has not decided whether or not he will opt out of his contract with the Houston Rockets and become a free agent this summer. The 29-year-old seven-footer has been recovering from a foot injury and subsequent surgery, but he has one more year on his contract [...]
Cung Le and Strikeforce fighters on NCIS:LA
Several Strikeforce fighters — including Vietnamese American MMA star Cung Le — will make a guest appearance on this week’s episode of “NCIS:LA,” which airs at 9 pm on CBS. Along with Le, Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez, Dan Henderson, Frank Shamrock, Josh Thomson, K.J. Noons and “Big” John McCarthy will join Rapper LL Cool J –whose character Sam Hanna [...]
Brian Ching injured in Dynamo victory over Real Salt Lake
Chinese American soccer player Brian Ching went down with a pulled left hamstring as the Houston Dynamos beat Real Salt Lake by one goal. The Dynamos’ victory over the defending MLS Cup champions was bittersweet as they lost their captain and best forward, who had to be helped off the field after going down as [...]
Anthony Kim wins Shell Houston Open
24-year-old Korean American Anthony Kim has won his first PGA Tour title in two years, despite playing with a thumb injury — an injury which will require surgery after this week’s Masters tournament. Kim has struggled not only with injuries, but also with his reputation for partying and pouting. After a difficult 2009 season, he [...]
Graham Watanabe places third in World Cup
Japanese American snowboarder Graham Watanabe finished third overall in the World Cup snowboardcross rankings, after his sixth place finish at the recent competition in La Molina Spain. The 28-year-old Olympian was the top American, placing behind France’s Pierre Vaultier and Australia’s Alex Pullin.
Idaho Mountain Express: “Watanabe finishes third in overall World Cup Standings”
Universal Sports: “Vaultier, [...]
Chien-Ming Wang, Ichiro Suzuki
Taiwanese pitcher Chien-Ming Wang has been slowly gaining strength and hopes to be throwing at full-strength by April. The former Yankee is hoping to join the Nationals after suffering from a torn shoulder capsule and undergoing rehabilitation. The Nationals are hoping to add Wang to a pitching rotation that may include Stephen Strausburg, Jason Marquis, [...]
Nicole Hung leads Harvard-Westlake to State Championship
Chinese American basketball player Nicole Hung had 16 points for Harvard-Westlake as they claimed a state title against Albany St. Mary’s (58-44). The senior forward has committed to play for Princeton next year, but was determined to lead the Lady Wolverines to the championship game, defeating Bishop Montgomery in an impressive victory before their face-off [...]
Pacquiao’s popularity earns big PPV numbers, still looking to fight Mayweather
Manny Pacquiao’s bout with Ghanian boxer Joshua Clottey drew 700,000 pay-per-view buys and over $35 million in domestic television revenue. Besides earning Pacquiao a large paycheck, the huge number of PPV buys is further testimony of Pacquiao’s powerful crossover popularity in the US as fans tuned in to watch the Filipino champion defend his welterweight [...]
“Hideki Matsui nails Arte Moreno’s car, then goes deep”
Hideki Matsui has hit his first homer (a three-run home run) of spring training as the LA Angels beat Kansas City in a scrimmage last Wednesday. The Japanese designated hitter made his debut with the Angels in their victory over the San Diego Padres, and has been hitting well so far, despite cracking the windshield [...]
