Champion, At Last After earning his first PGA title last month, Kevin Na shares thoughts on a hard-won victory that’s been a decade in the making. by Timothy Yoo […]
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K.J. Choi Wins 2011 Players Championship
Since turning pro in 1994, Korean K.J. Choi has had the most successful career of any male golfer from Asia. Last Sunday, Choi downed American David Toms on the […]
The Five-Tool Player
by Timothy Yoo illustration by Ian Kim Last year, Shin-Soo Choo was a member of one of baseball’s most exclusive clubs. The Cleveland Indians right fielder, a 28-year-old Busan […]
Hines Ward, Steelers Thwarted in Super Bowl
Hines Ward and the Pittsburgh Steelers fell just short of capturing the franchise’s seventh Super Bowl title, losing 31-25 to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday in Super Bowl […]
Old School: NFL’s Hines Ward
By Timothy Yoo Illustration by Noah Dempewolf Yesterday, Hines Ward helped the Steelers topple the New York Jets 24-19 in the American Football Conference (AFC) Championship Game, earning the […]
Hines Ward Right About NFL’s "Hypocrisy"?
Tonight, Philadelphia will host the NFL’s first Tuesday night game since 1946, when the hometown Eagles face the visiting Minnesota Vikings. But not everyone is happy about the circumstances. […]
Jeremy Lin’s Long-Awaited Shot
Poised to become the first full-blooded Asian American NBA player in the modern shot-clock era, Jeremy Lin blazes a unique trail. By Timothy Yoo Illustration by Noah Dempewolf So […]
Michelle Wie Finally Living Up To Hype
Michelle Wie has always been precocious. At age 10, she became the youngest person to qualify for a USGA amateur championship. At 13, she could already out-drive most of […]
FIFA Investigates Apparent Mistreatment of NK Players
We all joked about it. I know I did, and I’m sure you did, too. When North Korea’s soccer team came in last at the 2010 FIFA World Cup […]
WWE Diva Gail Kim ‘Rings It’
In an industry where Asian wrestlers have frequently played exaggerated ethnic caricatures (Mr. Fuji, The Orient Express), Gail Kim redefines the WWE stage. By Timothy Yoo Every Monday night, […]
Lin Signs With Warriors
Who said Asians couldn’t ball? Harvard’s Jeremy Lin has signed a two-year free agent contract with the Golden State Warriors. The undrafted 6’3” Taiwanese American shooting guard had impressed […]
The Next Big Thing?
For all the success Korean players have enjoyed in Major League Baseball over the years, something has been missing. No Korean-born or Korean-American position player has ever played in an […]
Ichiro, Kuo Among MLB All-Stars
Love him or hate him, you can’t deny one thing: Ichiro Suzuki is one of the game’s very best. On Tuesday night at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, the Mariners […]
Na-Yeon Choi Captures Third LPGA Title
Evidently, KoreAm is a bit of a good luck charm. Last year, four players won for the first time on the LPGA Tour within months of teeing-off at the 2009 […]
The Star Players
Each player from this quintet of international football stars played a key role in his country’s success in the 2010 FIFA World Cup By Timothy Yoo Illustration by Ian […]
