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In a photo provided by the NBA, Houston Rockets basketball player Yao Ming, of China, is seen in Houston on Thursday, May 8, 2008. The Olympics are still three months away, and already Yao is trying to work the officials. Yao took a break from his rehab to talk to select media in New York and Beijing using Cisco's TelePresence technology, which allowed him to see the reporters as if they were in the same room with him in Houston.
    Recovering Yao wants top-eight finish in Beijing The Olympics are still three months away, and already Yao Ming is trying to work the officials.

Recalling that he fouled out against the United States in his Olympic debut eight years ago, the Houston Rockets All-Star hopes the referees are easier on him when China faces the Americans in its opener in Beijing.

By BRIAN MAHONEY
04:28:03 PM Thursday, May 8, 2008


Olympic flame hits highest peakThe Olympic torch relay made its way up Mount Everest, as the flame reached the world's highest peak on Thursday.
By Sports Network
05:40:38 AM Thursday, May 8, 2008

Olympic flame summits Mount EverestCheering mountaineers raised the Olympic torch at the summit of the world's highest peak Thursday, producing the triumphant image that China has longed for in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics.
By TINI TRAN
01:35:01 PM Thursday, May 8, 2008

GM Bob Watson says Roger Clemens not welcome on Olympic teamRoger Clemens isn't welcome on the U.S. Olympic baseball team. U.S. general manager Bob Watson said Wednesday that he isn't considering the 45-year-old right-hander for his roster for the Beijing Games.
By RONALD BLUM
06:21:02 PM Wednesday, May 7, 2008

At Olympics, drug testers and athletes will square off over dopingWhen some 11,000 athletes arrive in Beijing for the Summer Olympic Games in August, a few will be playing cat-and-mouse games to avoid random anti-drug tests.
By TIM JOHNSON
07:12:13 PM Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Olympic torch nears Everest summitThe Olympic torch moved to within striking distance of the summit of Mount Everest on Wednesday, with the flame likely to reach the top of the world's tallest mountain in the next several days.
03:06:04 PM Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Olympic torch enjoying a smooth relay in ChinaParamilitary police donned Hawaiian shirts and pink buses shuttled in more cops in camouflage. Security was heavy but officers were markedly relaxed as jubilant crowds, apparently free of protesters, helped kick off the Olympic torch's tour of China.
By CARA ANNA
09:53:25 AM Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Dalai Lama's envoy details Tibetan proposals at China talksThe Dalai Lama's envoys and Chinese officials disagreed more than they agreed at weekend talks on how to move beyond the unrest in Tibet, one of the Tibetan spiritual leader's representatives said Thursday.
By ASHWINI BHATIA
01:23:03 AM Thursday, May 8, 2008

European athletes in asthma study at Beijing OlympicsAthletes from 10 European countries will take part in an allergy and asthma study at the Beijing Olympics.
10:27:08 AM Tuesday, May 6, 2008

China acknowledges tightening of visa rules before OlympicsChina has tightened visa controls ahead of the Olympic Games, with invitation letters and hotel reservations required for some travelers, the government acknowledged Tuesday after weeks of insisting the entry process was business as usual.
12:01:00 PM Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Clothing, gestures will be scrutinized at Olympics
Chinese cheer on as Olympic torch starts mainland leg
Beijing ups security around Tiananmen Square before Olympics
Chinese cheer on as Olympic torch starts mainland leg
Chinese cheer on as Olympic torch starts mainland leg

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