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Blog | February 3, 2010Reporting From ... adidas Nations basketball camp in Beijing
Anthony TaoAmid a gym of squeaking sneakers and the incessant tat-tat-tat of dribblers, a sharp command: "Hold up." The Chinese players on Court 1 halt, hardly ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 20, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDTEVERYTHING YOU NEED TO READ ABOUT YANKEE STADIUM TODAY
Anthony TaoThey're only moving across the street, but from the reactions—the goodbyes (The New York Times, Daily News, Post), the international coverage (A...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2008 12:00:00 AM PDTFARE-THEE-WELL BEIJING
Anthony TaoIt ended in a blink, these last two and a half weeks compressed in our memories like one big burst of emotion, excitement and energy. And so, with the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2008 12:00:00 AM PDTCLOSING TIME
Anthony TaoNot to give too much away, but from our vantage point inside the Bird's Nest —upper tier, 30-yard-line—the Closing Ceremony was as grand a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2008 12:00:00 AM PDTCAMERA OBSCURA
Anthony TaoThe Olympics are supposed to promote cultural exchange, and what better way of doing that than taking pictures with people of different cultures? In ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 22, 2008 12:00:00 AM PDTCHINA'S FAVORITE UNDERDOGS
Anthony TaoA poll conducted by Xinhua before the Olympics found that the two gold medals the Chinese most desired this summer were for hurdler Liu Xiang and wome...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 21, 2008 12:00:00 AM PDTTHE SWEET SCIENCE?
Anthony TaoAt the Workers' Gymnasium Saturday night, during pre-quarterfinal bouts in the light fly (48 kg) division, the fans seemed eager for a taste of the "s...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 18, 2008 12:00:00 AM PDTREPORTING FROM ... THE BEIJING BUREAU
Anthony TaoLiu Xiang pulled up at the sound of the starting gun, grimacing and clutching his leg as the gun sounded again to signal a false start. While the othe...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 18, 2008 12:00:00 AM PDTA LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
Anthony TaoOne of the wildest baseball games you'll ever see happened yesterday in Beijing, where China beat Chinese Taipei 8-7 in extra innings. Frankly, we're ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 16, 2008 12:00:00 AM PDTGREETINGS FROM GUAM!
Anthony TaoThere's something about the softball diamond that brings out the chattiness in people. While taking in the U.S.-Venezuela game at Fengtai Softball Fie...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 13, 2008 12:00:00 AM PDTREPORTING FROM ... THE BEIJING BUREAU
Anthony TaoThe Olympics weren't a day old when a shocking murder-suicide took some of the glitter off the previous night's Opening Ceremonies. The fatal stabbing...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 11, 2008 12:00:00 AM PDTBEIJING'S HOOP DREAMS
Anthony TaoThe shiny new Olympic Basketball Gymnasium opened its doors Saturday, and we were there to see it. There were thousands of happy spectators around us,...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 11, 2008 12:00:00 AM PDTREPORTING FROM ... DITAN PARK
Anthony TaoWell, we just saw the Opening Ceremonies, stuffed inside Ditan Park (Temple of Earth) with thousands of others. The big screen wasn't as good as the r...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 8, 2008 12:00:00 AM PDTREPORTING FROM ... THE TORCH ROUTE
Anthony TaoThe Olympic torch left Olympia, Greece, on March 24, lit by a high priestess (okay, an actress as a high priestess) and endorsed by IOC president Jacq...
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