Hideki Matsui, a popular outfielder and designated hitter for 20 seasons with Japan’s Yomiuri Giants, the New York Yankees and three other major league teams, announced his retirement
The Orioles have signed 29-year old lefty swinging 1B Travis Ishikawa. Ishikawa played in 94 games for the Milwaukee Brewers last year and he was 39 of 152
Hiroyuki Nakajima, the new Oakland Athletics shortstop, gave an interesting and unconventional reason for signing with the A’s at Tuesday’s introductory press conference. Through a translator, Nakajima explained
posted by KelvinZ Chris Zihao Tang’s basketball story starts, of course, with Yao Ming. As a kid growing up in Jiangsu, a province on the eastern coast of
The last time they shared a sideline in Aloha Stadium, June Jones and Timmy Chang helped orchestrate a late-season charge that sent the University of Hawaii football team
During his astonishingly rapid rise early this year, Jeremy Lin became the nation’s favorite underdog and a hero to many ethnic Chinese, including some who had never watched
Not too long ago, when Jeremy Lin was playing in New York City… girls everywhere wanted to date him during Linsanity. Including this girl, [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmaQqlxQRfM]
The Oakland Athletics have filled their hole at shortstop, with the signing of Hiroyuki Nakajima out of Japan. The As have issued a press release saying there will
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqH6Ve9G5oY] The man who authored Linsanity couldn’t have scripted it any better. Jeremy Lin got out of the Garden Monday night with a win over his old team,
GUANDONG (FIBA Asia Championship/FIBA Basketball World Cup) – Yi Jianlian is back on the court and playing big minutes again in his native China. The pressure of following
Former Anteater Emil Kim (’11), now a member of the Fukuoka Rizing in the Japanese BJ League, was kind enough to take the time to chat with Zotcubed recently. Playing
Jeremy Lin’s documentary Linsanity will be included with 29 other films that will make their premieres at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Evan Leong, one of
The DNA of four-wide, shotgun formations is not easily decoded. From teacher to disciple, one generation down to the next, the eureka moment for any pupil is discovered
Pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin had a chance to meet his fans at Koreatown in Los Angeles on Wednesday, one day after he was officially presented as a Dodger. Over
The Cincinnati Reds have acquired right fielder Shin-Soo Choo from the Cleveland Indians. The Reds also get shortstop Jason Donald from Cleveland in the trade, per Jon Heyman
The days when great centers like Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O’Neal and Hakeem Olajuwon dominated the game in the paint are gradually fading away. With Dwight
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts34fXuXzKc] Linsanity: Jeremy Lin finally breaks out for Houston Rockets Jeremy Lin always has been a late bloomer: lightly recruited, undrafted, two years on the bench and in
An array of aspiring NBA athletes use the D-League as their bridge to The Association. Those who struggle to maintain a presence in the minors sometimes hope to
Filipino basketball fans are always eager to see who will be the first Filipino to make it to the NBA. Half-Filipino Raymond Townsend played in the NBA with
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Korean left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu shortly before a Sunday deadline, wrapping up a productive weekend in which they may have acquired their No. 2
Boxing fans were treated to an amazing show Saturday night in Las Vegas, as Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao squared off for the fourth time. Unlike the
CEBUANO featherweight Dodie Boy Peñalosa Jr. knocked out American Jesus Lule Raya in the second of their eight-round fight to cruise to his 10th straight win as a
Mercito Gesta and team knew they were in for a potentially frustrating fight when they signed on to face IBF lightweight titleholder Miguel Vazquez on the undercard of
Benson Henderson’s second title defense was more decisive than his first. After earning a questionable decision win over Frankie Edgar earlier this year, Henderson (18-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC)
Las Vegas – Fight night here at the MGM Grand Garden Arena started auspiciously for the Filipinos. Ernie Sanchez, the first of five Filipino fighters who will be