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Olympics Xing
Xing (pronounced shing or sing) means journey in Chinese — fitting for this blog, which is all about the journey of the U.S. men's basketball team and N&O staff writer Luciana Chavez at the 2008 Beijing Games. She is covering her first Olympics and making her first trip to China. Check in here for Olympic news and for Luci's impressions getting to and being at the Games.
Krzyzewski talks about Olympic field
Submitted by lchavez on 07/15/2008 - 11:10
U.S. basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski is talking the talk about how his star-laden U.S. team knows better than to underestimate their future Olympic opponents.
To walk the walk, the U.S. has to navigate Pool B play in Beijing, where Spain figures to be the toughest initial matchup. Spain beat Greece, which had beaten the U.S. in the semifinals, to win the 2006 World Championship in Japan.
The U.S. opens Olympic pool play against China on Aug. 10 (10:15 a.m. ET). The Americans play Angola on Aug. 12 (8 a.m. ET) and Spain on Aug. 16 (10:15 a.m. ET). U.S. opponents for Aug. 14 and Aug. 18 are being determined this week in Athens, Greece.
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Krzyzewski on Olympic field
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