Stories By Stephen Wade
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NBA
/ 1 week agoCould Yao Ming mend the fences between the NBA and China?
Yao Ming could be the man in the middle if the NBA and China are going to mend fences. Yao is...
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Olympics
/ 2 weeks agoTokyo Games: Union wants venue inspection, worker interviews
An international labor union investigating worker safety and the use of migrant workers at venues for next year’s Tokyo Olympics is...
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Olympics
/ 2 weeks agoTokyo Olympic organizers: 6,900 tickets bought through fraud
Tokyo Olympic organizers are investigating the fraudulent purchase of 6,900 tickets worth 180 million yen ($1.67 million) that were obtained in...
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Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoKamaishi shaken by quake after Uruguay rattles World Cup
Just 90 minutes after Uruguay shook the Rugby World Cup with an upset win over Fiji, the venue in Kamaishi was...
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Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoWorld Cup goes to area devastated by earthquake, tsunami
Nodoka Kikuchi’s job as a tour guide at the Tsunami Memorial Hall is to detail the earthquake and deadly tsunami that...
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International
/ 1 month agoFIBA: Spain beats Australia in double overtime to reach World Cup final
BEIJING — No one on Spain’s basketball team is looking past Sunday’s World Cup final. Certainly not Marc Gasol, who scored...
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International
/ 1 month agoFIBA: Plenty of NBA talent left among 4 World Cup semifinalists
BEIJING — There’s plenty of NBA talent left among the World Cup semifinalists, even if that foursome does not include the...
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International
/ 1 month agoFIBA: Czech Republic, US complete World Cup quarterfinal field
The Czech Republic and the United States completed the field on Monday for the quarterfinals of the basketball World Cup. The...
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International
/ 1 month agoFIBA: France, Australia into World Cup quarters; US must wait
France and Australia reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup on Saturday. They join Serbia, Spain, Poland and Argentina in the...
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Olympics
/ 1 month agoYes, Oui, Si, and Hai: Interpreters ready for Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO — Alexandre Ponomarev is the chief interpreter for next year’s Tokyo’s Olympics. He speaks more than a half dozen languages:...
College Football
Clemson’s dominance provides lift for struggling Atlantic Coast
College Football
Former Texas, Ole Miss QB Jevan Snead dead at 32
College Basketball
Former Texas Tech standout Andre Emmett killed in Dallas
College Football
VIDEO: This might be one of the craziest kick returns ever
International
Report: USA Basketball denies Anthony’s request to play
