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China Basketball Sweeps Memphis, 3-0

Monday, 2nd June 2008 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)

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China's national men's basketball team just completed a three-game exhibition series against coach John Calipari's Memphis Tigers. China won all three games, all played in Guangdong province (Dongguan, Yangjiang, Huizhou).

China Sports Today had an editor there on assignment for the Memphis Commercial-Appeal, attending practices and sitting behind the Memphis (Conference USA) bench.

Our exclusive report is coming up soon, but for now, here are links to the two stories for the Commercial-Appeal:

C-USA team loses to China

Chinese wallop C-USA in Finale

For even more on the trip, check out sports writer David Scott's daily blog about the team's China experience on and off the court.

Tags: basketball, Memphis, national team

Liu Xiang Drops Out of NY Race

Monday, 2nd June 2008 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)

New York—Liu Xiang, 110-meter hurdles world record holder, dropped out of the Reebok Grand Prix this weekend with a tight hamstring. The USA's Terrence Trammell won the race in 13.11 seconds and Liu's teammate Shi Dongpeng took fifth place.

The event's organizers had heavily promoted Liu's presence at the Grand Prix, one of only two races he was to run between now and the 2008 Olympics. Bilingual materials were distributed to Chinese communities around the tri-state area. According to Xinhua, Liu thanked his fans for coming and said, "I hope everybody will cheer for the other athletes." He is scheduled to run in the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, on June 8.

Tags: athletics, Liu Xiang, New York, track and field