Qui Nguyen wins $8 million World Series of Poker
LAS VEGAS — Qui Nguyen won the 2016 World Series of Poker main event late Tuesday night, earning $8 million and the diamond-encrusted gold bracelet. He defeated Gordon Vayo in a heads-up battle that...
View ArticleDong Hyum Kim will headline UFC Fight Night 99 on November 19th, 2016
GUNNAR NELSON’S NEXT opponent has questioned whether the backing of the Irish crowd will be an advantage to the Icelandic welterweight. Nelson (15-2-1), an extremely popular fighter among fans in...
View ArticleMelisa Reidy Russell MLB Addison Russell’s Asian Wife
Melisa Reidy Russell Melisa Reidy Russell is the pretty and incredible wife of Addison Russell. The MLB infielder for the Chicago Cubs, who started his career with the minor league team the Arizona...
View ArticleManny Pacquiao ‘happy to be back,’ ready for Jessie Vargas tonight in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao came to the scale inside the Encore Theater at The Wynn resort on Friday and drank in the cheers of “Manny! Manny!” from his fans as he easily made weight....
View ArticleWatch: Devin Setoguchi scores twice — finally — for the Los Angeles Kings
Kings right wing Devin Setoguchi (10) is congratulated by teammates after scoring against the Calgary Flames during the first period Saturday night. (Alex Gallardo / Associated Press) Lisa Dillman Two...
View ArticleNBA draft prospect and Japanese-born Rui Hachimura to play for Gonzaga in...
Gonzaga is a program known to go anywhere not only to play, but also to recruit. In the case of Rui “Louie” Hachimura, that legacy continues. The 6-foot-8-inch freshman is coming to Spokane all the...
View ArticleDevin Setoguchi on his idol Paul Kariya, making alot of money and his return...
Life is full of choices. For Devin Setoguchi, those choices haven’t always been obvious, always right, or always easy, but’s he’s made darn sure they have always been his. On Saturday, Setoguchi...
View ArticleInjured Jeremy Lin looking at a future in coaching?
(AP Photo/Kathy Willens) On and off the court, Jeremy Lin is the right leader for the Nets The Brooklyn Nets are 4-5. Four wins. Five losses. In their five defeats, the margin has been by five points...
View ArticleTimmy Chang saw big things ahead for Alabama commit QB Tua Tagovailoa years ago
HONOLULU — Shortly before beginning his coaching career at SMU as a graduate assistant in 2012, Timmy Chang, Hawaii’s all-time leading passer in high school football, thinks back on the kid who is on...
View ArticleVideo: Could another Jeremy Lin come out from the San Francisco Bay Area?...
Could another Jeremy Lin come out from the San Francisco Bay Area? Anthony Yu is a 6’0″ freshman from the Bay Area who plays for a team called Mercado. His team went up against Oakland Soilders — which...
View ArticleDoo Ho Choi to fight Cub Swanson at UFC 206 on Dec 10th
Doo Ho Choi got the fight he was hoping for. Weeks after knocking out Thiago Tavares in Las Vegas in July, “The Korean Superboy” called out Cub Swanson to a featherweight bout, and the UFC announced...
View Article‘Korean Superboy’ Choi Doo-ho has wild Irishman Conor McGregor in his sights...
The hype catches up with “Korean Superboy” Choi Doo-ho before he’s even made it to the table. There have only been two other people inside this little coffee shop for the past 15 minutes as we wait...
View ArticleJordan Kawaguchi named BCHL Player of the Week
Jordan Kawaguchi is the latest BCHL Player of the Week. The Chilliwack Chiefs captain was recognized Monday after exploding for six goals and nine points in four games (all wins). The Abbotsford...
View ArticleInjured Jeremy Lin Has Been Doing the Most Asian Thing During Nets’ Games
Jeremy Lin’s recovery from a hamstring injury he suffered earlier this month may take longer than previously expected. But while he is currently sitting through the games as the Nets continue to...
View ArticleOn this Day in 2000: Ichiro Suzuki First Position Player Signed from Japan
There had been a couple of Japanese pitchers that had come over to Major League Baseball and made an impact. On this day in 2000, the Seattle mariners signed Ichiro Suzuki, the first position player...
View ArticleWhy Jeremy Lin is rooting for top-recruit Natalie Chou
WACO, Texas — Jason Terry’s sweet basketball stroke has taken him all over the country during his 18-year NBA career, but six years ago he witnessed something that he had never and very likely will...
View ArticleLooks are deceiving for Doo Ho Choi, will fight Cub Swanson in the main event...
TORONTO — Doo Ho Choi looks like he’d need a chaperone to get into an R-rated movie, but he also might be one of the most dangerous strikers competing at UFC 206. UFC 206: Holloway-Pettis Where: Air...
View ArticleUFC 206 results: Doo-Ho Choi loses in decision but shows promise of being a...
Cub Swanson has been in this game a long time. So when a hot-shot prospect was paired against him as his next opponent, it surely lit a fire under the veteran. Swanson and Doo-Ho Choi may have been an...
View ArticleJeremy Lin is to return from his hamstring injury soon?
SAN ANTONIO — After being sidelined for five weeks, Jeremy Lin is aching to return to the court. He didn’t Saturday in the Nets’ 130-101 loss to the Spurs, and he wasn’t sure if he will Monday in...
View ArticleDing Yanyuhang Is The Fairytale Story Chinese Basketball Needs
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