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Fri, Oct 8 2010

We Got Next

Also tagged: ai miyazato, Annika Sorenstam, ayaka kaneko, Cape Cod, Carolyn Bivens, chelsea curtis, City of Hammond Classic, duramed futures tour, Georgetown, Golf Channel, Hawaii State Junior Golf Association, Honolulu, Jiyai Shin, Lorena Ochoa, LPGA Final Qualifying School, mcdonald's, Michael Whan, Mika Miyazato, MLB Minor Leagues, nba development league, New Seabury, Pepperdine, Yani Tseng

By JORDAN IKEDA Rafu Sports Editor Following a relative boom in popularity in the late 90s and early to mid-Aughts, the LPGA has taken a huge hit in popularity over the last two years—a somewhat painful...

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Thu, Sep 30 2010

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Hot Weather/Cold Reality

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Hot Weather/Cold Reality

Also tagged: Sports, BP OIL SPILL, CR2S, crossroads, dodgers, HEAT, HEATWAVE, HEISMAN, Heisman Trophy, Kobe Bryant, MIKE GARRETT, obama, PERSONAL ESSAYS, pete carroll, Reggie Bush, weather, wimpy hiroto

By W.T. Wimpy Hiroto (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on September 29, 2010.) === Here it’s deadline for the week and I can’t think of anything to write about except the weather. Zounds! Triple...

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Sat, Jan 23 2010

Among Gentlemen

Among Gentlemen

Also tagged: ai miyazato, Anthony Kim, Arnold Palmer, Ben Kobayashi, Charles Suyeshi, Chi Chi Rodriguez, club, driver, Fred Funakoshi, Freddie Couples, Friday Senior Golf Club, George Ajioka, George Ueyehara, golf, iron, Its Endo, John Iwamiya, Jose Quindara, Kuwa Iwataki, Masa Samura, Michelle Wie, Mits Shiozaki, Rancho Park Golf Course, Ryo Ishikawa, Sam Matsunaga, Sam Sneed, sand, Shig Kuida, swing, Tosh Higa, Tosh Ohara, Walt Kuida, Y.E. Yang, Yosh Hirai

Roy Kanashiro, Bob Goto and Masa Samura brandish their putters like Juan Chi Chi Rodriguez used to do. (Photos by JORDAN IKEDA/Rafu Shimpo) Last Friday, Jan. 15, 40 members of the Friday Seniorís Golf...

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Sat, Jan 2 2010

2009 Year In Review

2009 Year In Review

Also tagged: ai miyazato, ai sugiyama, Asashoryu, Basketball, boxing, Casey Nielsen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Devin Setoguchi, Don Wakamatsu, Eri Yoshida, Hakuho, Hideki Matsui, Hines Ward, ichiro suzuki, Jeff Hironaka, Ji Eun-Hee, Jiyai Shin, Jordan Hamamoto, Kenji Johjima, Kim Il-Kyung, Kim Yu-na, kimiko date krumm, Kurt Suzuki, lauren kamiyama, lyoto machida, Manny Pacquiao, Michelle Wie, MMA, Ryo Ishikawa, Ryosuke Irie, Shin Soo-Choo, takuya kawamura, Troy Palamalu, WBC, Y.E., Yang, Yani Tseng, Yusei Kikuchi

At the close of the first decade of the aughts, the Asian Athlete has burst onto the American sports scene. Team Japan celebrates their second consecutive WBC championship. (MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS/Rafu Shimpo) More...

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Mon, Dec 7 2009

HORSE’S MOUTH: An Underwater Tunnel Between Korea and Japan?

HORSE’S MOUTH: An Underwater Tunnel Between Korea and Japan?

Also tagged: barry chang, cupertino, george yoshinaga, gilbert wong, grace yoo, kris wang, kyle nakazawa, marukai, nao takasugi, nau

By George Yoshinaga === As a tribute to the late Nao Takasugi, I thought it might be appropriate to put a photo of him in my column. So, I scanned through my photo albums because I knew that over the...

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Wed, Aug 19 2009

Sun Spots 4

Also tagged: akinori iwamura, Bryan Clay, Cleveland Indians, Devin Setoguchi, Don Wakamatsu, Hideki Matsui, Junichi Tazawa, Kazuo Matsui, Ryo Ishikawa, Shin Soo-Choo, Y.E. Yang

While Asians can hold their head high thanks to Y.E. Yang’s stunning victory this past weekend, we can also be proud of how we are being represented throughout the rest of the sporting community....

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