SOFTBALL: TOO SOON A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN MEMORIESAugust 13, 2008 | Detroit Free PressDAY 6: Hell hath no fury like BEIJING - The subject today is women, and the girls in pink are waiting.They hover. ...Read More
I’M FEELING OLD AMID THIS YOUTH MOVEMENTAugust 12, 2008 | Detroit Free PressDAY 5: Kid divers, old folks and nose hair. BEIJING - Thanks to gymnastics, I am quite used to little girls at the ...Read More
IN OLYMPIC HOOPS, DON’T FORGET DANCERSAugust 11, 2008 | Detroit Free PressBEIJING -"How you China do basketball tonight?"This came from one of the more talented English speakers among the ...Read More
THE OLYMPICS BEGIN WHEN PHELPS DIVES INAugust 10, 2008 | Detroit Free PressBEIJING - Ten thousand athletes. More than 200 competing nations. And there you are, one man, alone on your block, ...Read More
HOW BUSINESS GETS DONE IN CHINAAugust 10, 2008 | Detroit Free PressBEIJING -"Nice shirt," I said.My friend fingered his collar. "You know," he said, "I get them made right here in ...Read More
HERE’S HOW BUSINESS GETS DONE IN CHINAAugust 10, 2008 | Detroit Free PressBEIJING -"Nice shirt," I said.My friend fingered his collar. "You know," he said, "I get them made right here in ...Read More
THERE’S ALWAYS SOMEONE ELSEAugust 9, 2008 | Detroit Free PressBEIJING - The sheer numbers! Human beings suspended by wires and running across a sphere. Hundreds of drummers ...Read More
WHY MAKE THIS OLYMPIC JOURNEY?August 8, 2008 | Detroit Free PressBEIJING - Because it's China.Because I've never been here.Because you can't have a conversation in America without ...Read More