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. […]
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Lincecum bobblehead: FAIL
Is MLB darling Tim Lincecum pissed off that his bobblehead looks nothing like him? I’d be.
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 […]
And Her New Coach Is…
Olympic gold medalist Kim Yuna announced today that she has asked former U.S. pairs skater and Olympic bronze medalist Peter Oppegard to guide her in this next chapter of […]
Hank Conger’s Big League Debut
Keep your eye on Angels catching prospect Hyun-Choi “Hank” Conger, who was called up from the minors last Wednesday and made the most of his playing time. He came […]
Kim Yuna To Train in L.A.
The star figure skater still doesn’t have a new coach after leaving Brian Orser, but apparently she has a new home. Kim Yuna has begun training at the East […]
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 […]
"Queen Yu-Na" No Longer with Orser
South Korea’s golden figure skating darling, Kim Yu-Na, has parted ways with her former coach, Brian Orser, who trained her since 2006. The revered coach-skater pair seems to have […]
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 […]
Sports Commentary: Rich Cho Knows
By Joshua Lee The NBA just became a lot more complicated this summer, having marked two pioneering firsts to the American basketballing world. The first Asian American high school […]
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, […]
Kim Yu-na Named "Global Goodwill Ambassador"
Korea’s Queen Kim Yu-na was chosen to represent Seoul as a “Global Goodwill Ambassador.” According to the Korea Times, Kim, already the star of several commercials, will be featured […]
UPDATE: S. Korea Places Third in U-20 WC
The Korea Republic team defeated the Mexican team, 3:1, on Sunday to secure a place in the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup We know, we know. The South […]
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 […]
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 […]
