sportingnews.com - 10/23/2008
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The word from China Daily , possibly translated wrong and from "an unidentified source," is that Yao Ming's done with Chinese national ball:
Yao Ming feels he is 'unable to play for the national team anymore' and may quit next year, according to a report from the Shanghai-based ...
usatoday.com - 10/30/2008
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usatoday.com —
The names included softball players Jennie Finch and
Jessica Mendoza and soccer player Abby Wambach, who broke...
her leg and missed the Olympic Games. It also included two Paralympians, one athlete who wasn't a member of the 2008 softball team and a top ...
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China listed U.S. athletes as possible troublemakers
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BallerBlogger.com —
... Bethlehem Shoals of The Sporting Blog: “Yao’s participation in the Chinese national program is holding him back as a pro. The Rockets are setting themselves up to contend. Isn’t it in China’s best interest to have their high-value basketball chip reaping glory somewhere, instead of falling short of expectations in two arenas? That gets Brand Yao out there, associating China with success, and doing so on that most American of stages. Unless the internationalization of the game is so imminent, and will be so swift, that NBA performance can be downplayed, ...
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