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TV SCHEDULE

NBC (3) — 3-5 p.m. — Women’s snowboard; women’s biathlon (tape delay)

A game for amateurs no more

I always had this Olympics wish when it came to professionals being part of the competition: When the Dream Team rolled into and through Barcelona in 1992, when it won eight basketball games by an average score of 117-74, when those poor saps from Angola were through posing for pictures and asking for autographs from the players who had just pasted them 116-48, it would have been the opportune time for America to expand its chest and return the moment to its amateurs.

Ohno helps skating make quick strides

Short-track speedskating has been recognized as an Olympic sport only since 1992. But it has quickly become one of the most popular events in the Winter Games, thanks largely to the prowess of two-time U.S. gold medalist Apolo Anton Ohno.

BEIJING HANDS OFF OLYMPICS TO BRITS

Boris Johnson is the mayor of London and looks like the kind of guy you would want to party with.

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NBA stars defy selfish reputations

BEIJING — The most important part came afterward. After the survival. After the midcourt celebration. After they joined arms and stepped forward as one. After the gold medals had been slipped around their necks and the national anthem played and the American flag rose between two others. You always want yours in the middle. It’s where the winner resides.

World sees good, bad aspects of China

BEIJING — The dragon in China reminds its people of another time, when emperors ruled with incomparable knowledge and strength. The panda is a more passive figure, universally adored as an image of innocence.

Kidd’s promise golden

Jason Kidd has been a selfless player for the USA on and off the court in Beijing by sharing his experience and the basketball.

‘Modern’ pentathlon debatable

The use of the term “modern” to describe men’s and women’s pentathlon is deceptive.

Great Wall no barrier to lattes, T-shirt stands

SOMEWHERE IN TIME BETWEEN QIN AND MING DYNASTIES — I blogged from the Great Wall on Thursday, sent the text via BlackBerry and stood beside the structure that is more than 2,000 years old in some places while watching people order Starbucks.

MMA NOT LIKELY TO GO OLYMPIC

In the basement of a prestigious sports school for Chinese youth here Wednesday, I watched young men compete in wushu. It is a martial arts tradition that includes more acrobatic jumps and movements compared to traditional styles.

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