Houston Rocket Yao Ming sues Chinese company; Texas contract upsets some people; "Secret List" of riders in 2010 Tour de France suspected of doping
May 16, 2011
Unauthorized use of his name and logo to sell products prompts suit by Yao Ming against Wuhan Yunhe Sharks Sportswear Co.
The first thing that came to our minds at SLT when we heard of Yao Ming's suit is that China is infamous for not respecting intellectual property rights. Nor, apparently, do businesses there treat deals involving their own citizens any differently than stealing from non-citizens. We'll have to see how the big center fairs in the Chinese courts.
The Reebok shoe that Ming endorses
While Texas legislators propose education spending cuts affecting poor, Texas basketball coach gets $200,000.00 raise
Rick Barnes' raise has drawn the ire of some Texas senators, and the outrage is bipartisan. Barnes was already one of the most highly paid coaches in the country. While the raise isn't paid for by taxes, it shows an insensitivity to the budgetary squeeze on higher education in Texas.
UCI put 40 riders on list for blood samples taken 2 days before tour that raised suspicion when compared to the riders' biological passports
Spokespeople for both the UCI and the Tour de France emphatically stated that this listing was merely a tool in the leading role that cycling takes against doping in sports, and that suspicion does not constitute guilt.
Unauthorized use of his name and logo to sell products prompts suit by Yao Ming against Wuhan Yunhe Sharks Sportswear Co.
The first thing that came to our minds at SLT when we heard of Yao Ming's suit is that China is infamous for not respecting intellectual property rights. Nor, apparently, do businesses there treat deals involving their own citizens any differently than stealing from non-citizens. We'll have to see how the big center fairs in the Chinese courts.
The Reebok shoe that Ming endorses
While Texas legislators propose education spending cuts affecting poor, Texas basketball coach gets $200,000.00 raise
Rick Barnes' raise has drawn the ire of some Texas senators, and the outrage is bipartisan. Barnes was already one of the most highly paid coaches in the country. While the raise isn't paid for by taxes, it shows an insensitivity to the budgetary squeeze on higher education in Texas.
UCI put 40 riders on list for blood samples taken 2 days before tour that raised suspicion when compared to the riders' biological passports
Spokespeople for both the UCI and the Tour de France emphatically stated that this listing was merely a tool in the leading role that cycling takes against doping in sports, and that suspicion does not constitute guilt.
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