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...Friday, YAO MING, China's 2.25-m basketball prodigy, was kept from entering the NBA draft. U.S. scouts had tipped the 21-year-old as a No. 1 pick. It wasn't Yao's first disappointment. Last year, he was barred by Chinese sports officials from attending the Nike hoop summit?where the best young stars show off their skills?because of outsized obligations to the Olympic squad. This time around, though, the decision turned less on national politics than simple economics. In exchange for releasing their imposing center, the Shanghai Sharks wanted an estimated 30% of Yao's salary...
Other moments of special note include the stellar rhythmic hula-hoop/latin dance combo of the petite Dania Kaseeva, the trapeze act, and the juggler Serge Percelly who, aside from his juggling act, could probably pass as a daytime soap star (again, this is probably best appreciated by the older members of the crowd). Two types of animals are used in the show: Dogs—a small terrier and a golden retriever—and an Arabian horse troupe, which are treated with utmost respect and humanity on the stage. While the horse routine is good...
...capitalist wrangling?and Chinese political calculations. His team, the Shanghai Sharks, is holding out for a hefty deal to compensate giving up its showcase player. And in a weird twist of realpolitik, Yao's chances of playing in the States could depend on his national rival Wang's hoop success in Dallas: China might not want to risk dispatching another sporting ambassador to failure. "We don't want our players to be embarrassed in the NBA," says a Beijing sportswriter. "We don't need any more humiliation at the hands of the Americans...
...Izzo's in the Tourney? Why didn't you say so! Turn up the music in Motown, baby! Michigan State is returning to the Dance! The Flintstones are extinct except for Charlie Bell, but the senior can do it awl. Andre Hutson can put the rock in the hoop too. It's awl about senior leadership in the tourney, and the Spartans have what it takes...
After stealing the ball just outside of the lane on Penn's end of the court, Merchant exploded to the hoop and was fouled on the way up. Unfortunately for Penn, Merchant finished the dunk with bravado and ignited the sellout crowd at Lavietes Pavilion...