slamonline.com - 8/9/2008
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... +The Team USA basketball T.V Schedule [Dime]
+What is the best selling NBA jersey in China? [CNBC]
+All time Dream Team: Track and Field [Fourth Place Medal]
+Branding the Olympics: Nike [SportingNews]
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+Fantasy Football: Most hated fantasy footballers [Fantasy Football Fools]
+Nike Zoom Soldier 2, LeBrons [SLAM]
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realclearsports.com 8/7/2008 — Here's Nike's newest commercial featuring Team USA and Marvin Gaye's rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. Normally, a commercial like this would get me a little choked up and swelling with pride. But, with news that LeBron James would consider playing for Greece if the price is right in 2010, it makes the commercialism of it all just so apparent.
Wade: Why Not? I'd Take $50 Mil. Too!
sun-sentinel.com 8/9/2008 — Here was the question that came from a Greek reporter: Would Dwyane Wade think of playing in Greece if he received a deal like the rumored one revolving LeBron James for $50 million a year?
"Oh, yeah," he says.
Has anyone contacted him?
"No, no, no," he says. "I'm happy with the Heat. But we've been joking with LeBron about that. The numbers talk, no question about it."
Nike's Beijing Presence Outshines Adidas
olympics.fanhouse.com 8/9/2008 — FanHouse blogger Enrico Campitelli Jr. is on the scene in Beijing for the 2008 Olympics. Adidas is an official sponsor of the 2008 Olympics here in Beijing but Nike has a much more remarkable presence throughout the City. On a trek through many of Beijing's different shopping areas I came across four Nike stores and only two Adidas stores. The display setup at Nike had dozens of mannequins
Photos: My Favorite Photo of Team USA (So Far)
theassociation.blogs.com 8/9/2008 — by Craig Kwasniewski
From Yahoo.com : Basketball player LeBron James of the United States adjust the tie of Olympic teammate Kobe Bryant during a visit by US President George W. Bush on the opening day of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
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Boozer earns his nickname
cleveland.com 8/9/2008 — Take heart, Cavaliers fans. About 1.3 billion people think Carlos Boozer lied, too. Or at least that he has an oddly shaped head. In honor of the Beijing Olympics, which began Friday, The Plain Dealer sought to honor the ancient...
Kobe, LeBron, Yao highlight US-China (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 8/8/2008
Between Yao Ming's return and President Bush's arrival, this might be the only Olympic basketball game in which the guys wearing red, white and blue have to cede the spotlight. The United States begins the tournament Sunday night against host China, a ...
