Yao Looks Ahead to the Olympics

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 Yao Looks Ahead to the Olympics
Yes, it's taken this long to get over the Rockets first round elimination in Utah. Pardon the dead cyber-space... there probably shouldn't have been high expectations for going it without Yao but for some reason the elimination hurt just the same. Anyway, there's still plenty going on with the upcoming Olympics in China and the off-season. I'd put up an FA wishlist like Feigen , but you ... [link]

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The 10-man rotation, starring a sensitive-eared Stern
Published 5/13/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... would like you to believe he's excited about the WNBA season. SG: 100% Injury Rate. Trying to understand the rash of NBA Playoff road losses. PG: DallasDirt, via DB.com. Avery Johnson’s condo at the Ritz is officially on the market for $4,475,000. (!) 6th: SportsByBrooks. Did Boston bartenders spike Atlanta Hawks' drinks before Game 7? 7th: ShanghaiDaily, via GT. Yao has donated 500,000 yuan to victims of the Southwest China earthquake. ...

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