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Controversy with the Spaniards

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
by John

If you hadn’t heard, there is a big controversy going on about a photograph of each member of the Spanish basketball team pulling their eyes back to make them “slanted.” When I first heard about it, I didn’t want to add fuel to the fire and really wanted to think about if I should post it on this site.

But this morning when it became the top story presented on Yahoo’s home page, I felt I had to bring it up.

I won’t post the photo here, but you can check it out here along with an article.

Another article about it is here.

So what do you think?

Should Yao be excused from Chinese int’l play after Beijing?

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
by John

Although it’s a couple of days old, what do you guys think about this article? Adam Wajnarowski of Yahoo! Sports says after these Olympics are over, Yao should be allowed to NOT have to play for China until the 2012 Olympics to avoid wear-and-tear on his body, and to help him reach his full potential.

No matter which side you’re on, you have to admit it’s a pretty good article.