http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:49:13 -0700 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:50:00 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Manny-Pacquiao-defeats-Miguel-Cotto-with-twelfth-round-TKO?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner Manny Pacquiao looks as Cotto recovers from the second knockdownin the fourth round (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Filipino boxer Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao answered his critics tonight, winning his 11th fight in a row (and 50th overall) by roundly... Manny Pacquiao boxing Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:50:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Manny-Pacquiao-defeats-Miguel-Cotto-with-twelfth-round-TKO?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m11d5-KND-Report-MVP-Hideki-Matsuis-6-Game-Six-RBIs-power-Yanks-to-World-Series-victory?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner Hideki Matsui's two-run HR in the second inning got the scoring started (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) In what could be his final season in pinstripes, Hideki Matsui went out with a bang, driving in six runs in a 7-3 victory that sealed the Yankees'... Baseball Asian baseball players Hideki Matsui New York Yankees Kattobase Nihonjin Dairiigaa Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:15:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m11d5-KND-Report-MVP-Hideki-Matsuis-6-Game-Six-RBIs-power-Yanks-to-World-Series-victory?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m11d4-KND-Report-Rays-trade-Iwamura-to-Pirates?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner Iwamura will now be manning second base for the Pirates (AP Photo/Jerry S. Mendoza) The Pittsburgh Pirates announced today that they had traded reliver Jesse Chavez to the Tampa Bay Rays for Japanese second baseman Akinori Iwamura.Most people e... Baseball Asian baseball players Aki Iwamura Tampa Bay Rays MLB Kattobase Nihonjin Dairiigaa Pittsburgh Pirates Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:17:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m11d4-KND-Report-Rays-trade-Iwamura-to-Pirates?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d21-KND-Report-Kenji-Johjima-leaves-Mariners-to-return-to-NPB?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner Johjima's playing time has slipped in recent years—and now it will slide to nothing. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Kenji Johjima dropped a bombshell on his Seattle Mariners teammates and Asian-American sports today when he announced he would... Baseball Japanese baseball Asian baseball players Seattle Mariners MLB Kenji Johjima NPB Kattobase Nihonjin Dairiigaa Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:03:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d21-KND-Report-Kenji-Johjima-leaves-Mariners-to-return-to-NPB?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d9-September-KBO-Stats?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner My Man From Korea, Eric, has once again updated us on the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) stats for the last month of the season.With just eight teams in the league, the top four teams reach the playoffs, but that doesn't mean it wasn't a fight ... Baseball Asian baseball players Korean baseball Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:14:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d9-September-KBO-Stats?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d27-KND-Report-Ichiro-tossed-for-first-time-in-career?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner Ichiro tends to reserve his emotional outbursts for the dugout—until tonight (AP Photo/Darren Calabrese) It's been a year for firsts for Ichiro, and today's wasn't the best one to achieve.Earlier this season, he became the first Japanese ... Baseball Ichiro Suzuki Asian baseball players Seattle Mariners MLB Don Wakamatsu NPB Kattobase Nihonjin Dairiigaa Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:23:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d27-KND-Report-Ichiro-tossed-for-first-time-in-career?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d21-KND-Report-Daisuke-Matsuzaka-wins-again-edges-Boston-closer-to-wild-card?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner Matsuzaka continued delivering today against the Orioles (AP Photo/Gail Burton) Dice-K looked good in his second start since coming off the disabled list, taking him one step closer to redeeming a lost 2009 season—and the Red Sox one step... Asian baseball players Daisuke Matsuzaka MLB Boston Red Sox Kattobase Nihonjin Dairiigaa Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:28:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d21-KND-Report-Daisuke-Matsuzaka-wins-again-edges-Boston-closer-to-wild-card?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d19-KND-Report-Ichiro-blasts-walkoff-homer-to-beat-Yankees?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner One of the two times Ichiro was picked off tonight, but he redeemed himself with a walkoff homer (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) For the second straight night, Ichiro's bat spoke last for Seattle as he smashed a homer into the grandstands against Mari... Baseball Ichiro Suzuki Asian baseball players Seattle Mariners MLB Kattobase Nihonjin Dairiigaa Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:39:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d19-KND-Report-Ichiro-blasts-walkoff-homer-to-beat-Yankees?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d18-KND-Report-Ichiro-hits-walkoff-single-in-extra-innings-against-Chicago-White-Sox?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner Ichiro is mobbed by teammates after his game-winning hit. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Five hits after breaking a 100-year-old record, Ichiro Suzuki collected his 205th hit of the 2009 season, knocking in the winning run in the 14th inning of tonig... Baseball Ichiro Suzuki Asian baseball players Seattle Mariners MLB Kattobase Nihonjin Dairiigaa Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:19:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d18-KND-Report-Ichiro-hits-walkoff-single-in-extra-innings-against-Chicago-White-Sox?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d15-KND-Report-Daisuke-Matsuzaka-pitches-strongly-wins-in-return-to-the-rotation?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner Fans of Boston and Japanese baseball were happy to see Dice-K dealing from the mound again tonight (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) In his return to the rotation after almost three months on the DL, Daisuke Matsuzaka looked not just healthy but strong,... Baseball Asian baseball players Daisuke Matsuzaka MLB Boston Red Sox Kattobase Nihonjin Dairiigaa Los Angeles Angels Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:38:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d15-KND-Report-Daisuke-Matsuzaka-pitches-strongly-wins-in-return-to-the-rotation?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d13-KND-Report-Ichiro-breaks-100year-old-record-with-ninth-straight-season-of-200-hits?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner Displaying his distinctive hitting style, Ichiro collects his 199th hit this season, one away from the record. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) With an infield single to shortstop in the second inning, Seattle Mariner Ichiro Suzuki logged his 200th hi... Baseball Ichiro Suzuki Asian baseball players Seattle Mariners MLB Kattobase Nihonjin Dairiigaa Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:11:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d13-KND-Report-Ichiro-breaks-100year-old-record-with-ninth-straight-season-of-200-hits?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d12-KND-Report-Hiroki-Kuroda-dazzles-Giants-in-eight-innings?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner Kuroda showed no signs of the line drive he took off his head less than a month ago (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Hiroki Kuroda put together an incredible eight innings tonight against the San Francisco Giants, less than a month after taking a... Baseball Asian baseball players Hiroki Kuroda Los Angeles Dodgers Kattobase Nihonjin Dairiigaa Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:41:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d12-KND-Report-Hiroki-Kuroda-dazzles-Giants-in-eight-innings?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d11-KND-Report-Koji-Uehara-done-for-the-year?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner Baltimore fans won't see this sight again until 2010 (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Though it wasn't terribly surprising, the Baltimore Orioles announced today that pitcher Koji Uehara's elbow was not healthy enough for him to return in 2009."It's u... Baseball Asian baseball players MLB NPB Baltimore Orioles Kattobase Nihonjin Dairiigaa Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:02:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d11-KND-Report-Koji-Uehara-done-for-the-year?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d6-KND-Report-Ichiro-collects-2000-career-MLB-hit?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner Ichiro's 2,000th MLB hit came in the first inning of today's game (AP Photo/Ben Margot) On the second pitch from Oakland's Gio Gonzalez, Ichiro Suzuki stroked a smooth double into right center, marking his 2,000 hit in the American major league... Baseball Ichiro Suzuki Asian baseball players Seattle Mariners MLB Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:16:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d6-KND-Report-Ichiro-collects-2000-career-MLB-hit?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d4-August-KBO-Stats?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner   Eric, My Man From Korea, has provided August's Korean Baseball Organization statistics, along with some speculation about what they could mean for the final month of the season. As in MLB, the KBO is moving down the stretch to the playoffs. ... Baseball Asian baseball players Korean baseball Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:44:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d4-August-KBO-Stats?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d31-KND-Report-Aki-Iwamuras-hot-return?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner Tampa Bay is happy to see Aki Iwamura back in the field—and at the plate. (AP Photo/Jerry S. Mendoza) When Akinori Iwamura went down in May, the injury looked bad enough to end his career—his return in 2009 seemed a distant hope.Aki... Baseball Asian baseball players Aki Iwamura Tampa Bay Rays MLB Kattobase Nihonjin Dairiigaa Detroit Tigers Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:34:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d31-KND-Report-Aki-Iwamuras-hot-return?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d23-KND-Report-Tazawa-stays-cool-blanks-Yanks?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner Tazawa has it going on where it's important for an MLB pitcher—between the ears (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) Junichi Tazawa once again showed his superior mental strength by shutting down a New York team that had scored 20 runs the night bef... Baseball Asian baseball players Junichi Tazawa MLB Boston Red Sox Hideki Matsui New York Yankees Kattobase Nihonjin Dairiigaa Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:52:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d23-KND-Report-Tazawa-stays-cool-blanks-Yanks?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d21-KND-Report-Ichiro-increases-his-pace-towards-100-runs-scored?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner One of the runs Ichiro scored during his current seven-game run-scoring streak came the easy way—via his own two-run homer. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson) Both here and in my column at Baseball Digest Daily, I've been following Ichiro Suzuki's... Baseball Ichiro Suzuki Asian baseball players Seattle Mariners MLB Kattobase Nihonjin Dairiigaa Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:09:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d21-KND-Report-Ichiro-increases-his-pace-towards-100-runs-scored?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d16-South-Koreas-Yongeun-Yang-beats-Tiger-Woods-to-win-PGA-Championship?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner South Korea's Y.A. Yang's eagle on 14 gave him the lead, which he never relinquished (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) In the final major of the year, South Korea's Y.E. Yang and Tiger Woods battled back and forth all day long.But Yang held off the world's be... golf PGA Tiger Woods South Korea Y.E. Yang Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:06:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d16-South-Koreas-Yongeun-Yang-beats-Tiger-Woods-to-win-PGA-Championship?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d16-KND-Report-Junichi-Tazawa-takes-the-loss-against-Texas?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner Junichi Tazawa took his first loss as a starter against the Rangers (AP Photo/LM Otero) Junichi Tazawa has now pitched late at night at hostile, homer-happy Yankee Stadium and early evening in a contentious game in cozy and friendly Fenway.Toda... Baseball Asian baseball players Junichi Tazawa MLB Boston Red Sox Texas Rangers Kattobase Nihonjin Dairiigaa Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:14:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-739-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d16-KND-Report-Junichi-Tazawa-takes-the-loss-against-Texas?cid=exrss-AsianAmerican-Sports-Examiner