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December 1, 3:17 PM

by Michael Street, Asian-American Sports Examiner

Examiner readers can hear me tonight on XM Radio on MLB Live Late Edition with Joe Castellano, on channel 175. The show runs from 6-9 PM PST, and I should be coming on some time after 8 PM PST.

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Junichi Tazawa to wear Red Sox?

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November 30, 12:27 AM

Nothing's official just yet, but Japanese amateur pitcher Junichi Tazawa has all but made up his mind about which major-league team he'll be playing for. With offers on the table from four different MLB teams, Tazawa rejected three of them, leaving the... Read More
Topics: Japanese baseball , Seattle Mariners , Daisuke Matsuzaka , Hideki Okajima , Junichi Tazawa , MLB , Boston Red Sox , Atlanta Braves , Texas Rangers

Yao takes one in the eye while Rockets take one on the chin to Pacers

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November 26, 11:30 PM

After a weekend where he proved his worth to the Rockets, Yao may have done so once again, if only by his absence. Yao left early due to an injury, but wasn't his same self when he returned, and Houston dropped a heartbreaker to Indiana, 91-90.Yao took... Read More
Topics: Yao Ming , NBA , Houston Rockets , Indiana Pacers

Navy and Niumatalolo shut out NIU, 16-0

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November 25, 9:02 PM

One of the signatures of a great team is to be able to hold another team down and keep it down. Navy fit that description tonight by shutting out Northern Illinois, a team looking to sew up a bowl berth. The 16-0 score represents the first blanking... Read More
Topics: Navy , Ken Niumatalolo

Junichi Tazawa and baseball's Japanese free agent market

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November 24, 4:54 PM

With MLB GMs at the winter meetings right now, the Hot Stove League is officially sizzling. Rumors are flying about trades and free agent acquisitions on both sides of the Pacific.Jim Allen of The Daily Yomiuri writes on ESPN today that starting... Read More
Topics: Japanese baseball , Ichiro Suzuki , Asian baseball players , Seattle Mariners , Daisuke Matsuzaka , Hideki Okajima , Junichi Tazawa , MLB , Boston Red Sox , Don Wakamatsu , Kenji Johjima , Atlanta Braves , Texas Rangers

Dice-K Matsuzaka joins Ichiro on 2009 Japan WBC team

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November 21, 2:31 PM

When the World Baseball Classic (WBC) debuted in 2006, uncertainty and controversy swirled around it. Would the athletes play as hard for their home country as they do for their pro teams? Would they get injured in the process? Would anyone watch it?... Read More
Topics: Olympics , Baseball , Japanese baseball , Ichiro Suzuki , Asian baseball players , Seattle Mariners , Daisuke Matsuzaka , World Baseball Classic , Korean baseball , MLB , Boston Red Sox , Akinori Otsuka

Three Asian absences

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November 19, 8:36 PM

Tonight, three Asian stars were more or less absent from their teams, some expectedly, some not, and all with varying effects.Brian Ching wasn't expected to play in the US's final World Cup Qualifier against Guatemala tonight. After winning against Cuba,... Read More
Topics: soccer , Yao Ming , NBA , Brian Ching , World Cup , Yi Jianlian , New Jersey Nets , Houston Rockets

Seattle expected to name first Asian-American manager, Don Wakamatsu

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November 18, 8:49 PM

The Seattle Times is reporting that Oakland A's bench coach Don Wakamatsu will be introduced as the Mariners' manager at a press conference tomorrow, making him the first Asian-American manager in baseball history. Wakamatsu, a native of Hood River,... Read More
Topics: Ichiro Suzuki , Seattle Mariners , Junichi Tazawa , MLB , Don Wakamatsu , Kenji Johjima

Rockets and Yao rumble, stumble past Thunder

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November 17, 8:36 PM

The Seattle SuperSonics stunk in Seattle. And at least so far the Thunder -- their new name in Oklahoma City -- stink, too. They dropped another game to Houston tonight, 100-89, bringing their record to an underwhelming 1-10 on the new season,... Read More

Niumatalolo, Navy nearly upset Notre Dame, 27-21

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November 16, 12:16 AM

Ken Niumatalolo, Navy's head coach and the first Division I coach with Polynesian ancestry, is making a habit of last-minute comebacks. On November 1, his Midshipmen rallied from 20 points down to tie Temple and send the game into overtime, which they... Read More
Topics: Navy , Ken Niumatalolo