Archive for August, 2008

Kobe Bryant Teaches Chris Collinsworth and Liberal NBC What it Mean to be Patriotic

KUDOS to Kobe Bryant … “You know what? Our country is the best!” How bad has the liberal media become when it takes a multi-million dollar, pampered professional athlete shows more patriotism than a liberal …

Outside a Chinese gate, a Shaq

Beijing F or wisdom and solace during these bustling Olympics, some folks visit the temple of Confucius.

Dog with cancer part of experiment

Kobe stares out from glassy eyes as he hobbles on three legs to greet a visitor in the driveway.

‘Kobe-a’ a China idol

Kobe Bryant, bottom center, draws a media pack during a news conference for the U.S. Olympic Basketball team in Beijing.

Team USA Pummels Spain in 119-82 Victory

Kobe Bryant sent a not-so-subtle message early in the United States’ game against Spain, when he spotted forward Pau Gasol approaching to him to set a pick and delivered a forearm shiver that knocked Gasol on …

Kobe Bryant catches an Olympic chill

Beijing H is giant arms have embraced championships, punched defeats, clutched stardom, shoved frustration, been marked with every sort of tattoo and twist and tear.

World champion Spain has goods to test U.S.

This is a long way to come for a Laker intra-squad game. Actually, it will be Kobe Bryant’s U.S. team against Pau Gasol’s Spanish team Saturday night in a battle of unbeatens, but both Lakers have been talking …

Kobe Tops List of Most Popular Jerseys in China

For the second consecutive season, Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers had the top selling NBA jersey in China.

Team USA rolls past Greece in first test

If these Olympic Games were truly about redeeming USA Basketball, then Greece was the first place to start.

Kobe Bryant Tops NBA Jersey Sales in China

Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard and other members of the U.S. Men’s National Basketball Team are in Beijing, seeking a gold medal at the Summer Olympics.

Fans hope for glimpse of Kobe Bryant

Aug 11 - Chinese fans thrilled to see NBA star Kobe Bryant. Media and sports fans waited outside the gates of the Olympic Village on Monday hoping to get close to some of the world’s best athletes.

US beats China 101-70 in Olympic opener

BEIJING : The U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team and its all-star cast put on a dazzling show of soaring slams and tomahawk dunks Sunday, drawing rousing ovations as it beat China 101-70 in one of the most …

Kobe Bryant: It isn’t what it is

And now Kobe’s going, too? Happily, they’re starting the basketball competition so we may get a little relief from stories about the U.S. players’ delighted response to imaginary $40-million-a-year offers.

U.S. humbles China in basketball

By Sean Maguire

BEIJING (Reuters) - The millionaire stars of the U.S. basketball team swept past hosts China in the showcase match-up of the Olympics, watched by tens of millions on Chinese television and cheered on by U.S. President George W. Bush.

Talismanic giant Yao Ming, flag carrier for China at the opening ceremony, could not protect his colleagues from the speed and power of the NBA professionals.

Ming, who plays with the Houston Rockets, scored 13 points in the 101-70 loss to the U.S. in what was billed as the most watched basketball game in history.

Us NBA stars roll past China

The US team of National Basketball Association stars began its quest for Olympic redemption Sunday with a 101-70 victory over a China team that gave glances of a challenge.