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The NBA believes in equality and respect. Just not when women are involved.


On May 5 cheap nike air max tn , Isiah Thomas was hired as the president of the WNBA's New York Liberty. This despite the fact that in 2007, a federal court determined that during his tenure as president of the Knicks, Thomas sexually harassed a female employee cheap nike air foamposite one , then fired her for complaining about that harassment.


Thomas' new gig brings up immediate comparisons to the case of former LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling, whose trashy girlfriend secretly taped him saying negative things about black people.


When tapes of Sterling's racially insensitive comments went public, the response was swift and severe. Players and commentators alike called for Sterling's head on a platter cheap nike zoom vaporfly , and new commissioner Adam Silver gained immediate credibility by wresting the Clippers' ownership away from him.


The parallels between these two situations are striking. Sterling's inappropriate comments about black people were particularly appalling given his involvement in a league whose players are predominantly black. Thomas' inappropriate behavior toward a woman -suggests that he is ill-suited to oversee a women's basketball team.


Is this just another example of Madison Square Garden CEO James Dolan trying to prove once and for all what a village idiot he is? Even without the sexual harassment issue, Thomas' tenure with the Knicks - five consecutive losing seasons - is widely considered a complete disaster.


Before he worked for the Knicks, Thomas presided over the Continental Basketball Association from 1998 to 2000. Under his leadership cheap nike hyperdunk 2017 , the league went bankrupt in 2001. After leaving the Knicks, Thomas took the head coaching job at Florida International University; the school eventually fired him after three seasons and a 26-65 record.


Given Thomas' consistent record of professional failures, one wonders why anyone at all would want to hire him for any job whatsoever. Clearly cheap nike air more money , Dolan's starry-eyed infatuation with Thomas knows no limits.


It's easy to say that incompetent fools like Thomas and Dolan deserve each other. But the women who play for the New York Liberty deserve -better.


BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) -- A crucial tie at the women's World Cup and a belated scoring binge by Chinese men in a Russia 2018 qualifier have raised China's expectations for the most popular game.


The two games held 12 hours and 11,000km apart were hailed by Chinese as "a stepping stone" to greater successes.


"They are a good oman for the Chinese soccer reform cheap nike epic react flyknit ," said a commentary by China's leading news portal Sina after China routed Bhutan 6-0 in Thimphu on Tuesday night, 12 hours after the Chinese women advanced into the last 16 in the World Cup in Canada.


The women's side, victims to a refereeing mistake in their opening 1-0 loss to hosts Canada cheap nike zoom vapor street flyknit , were awarded a controversial penalty in a 2-2 draw with New Zealand, which ensured a berth at the knockout stage.


Chinese back home agreed the team were lucky but they deserved a spot in last 16.


In the other side of the world, the Chinese men snatched the lopsided win over Bhutan in the Asian Zone World Cup qualifiers.


Against a team of amateur players cheap nike air safari , the Chinese failed to impress until the last minute of the first half when Yang Xu opened the scoring. Yang scored two more in the second half.


"We believe China are on the right track to better performances and results," said the Sina commentary.


China's State Council released a soccer reform plan early this year, aimed at raising the level of soccer in the country cheap nike air footscape , where poor international performances had been blamed on a history of corruption and a lack of youth programs.


"The brilliant performances by the two Chinese national teams have given us a ray of hope," concluded the Sina commentary.




NAIROBI， April 27 (Xinhua) -- The return of a smiling Riek Machar and his immediate swearing in as the first vice president of South Sudan marked the opening of a new chapter in the peace process of the world's youngest nation.


The important development， which came after a war between Machar's rebel force and the government since late 2013， signifies the beginning of national reconciliation and entails a meaningful transition toward eventual peace and stability.


It is by no means an easy achievement for both the ex-rivals of the South Sudan crisis and the international mediation parties.


A brief economic boom immediately following South Sudan's independence in 2011 was disrupted by a civil war that broke out in late 2013. Since then， the war has taken its toll on the economy， killed tens of thousands and displaced more than 2 million people.


With tough lessons learned over the past two years， it is clear that war and chaos leads nowhere but suffering， death and destruction. Only through national reconciliation and peaceful engagement can the parties pave the way for lasting peace and stability.


Now， the world is closely watching the next steps that the parties will take toward that end.


To begin with， the parties should show a genuine determination to move forward with the peace process.


They need to seize the opportunity to speed up the formation of transition government of national unity led by President Salva Kiir.


Full implementation of the peace agreement is also necessary to help realize lasting peace， reconciliation and nation rebuilding.


Despite the important progress in the peace process， serious challenges still remain for the parties and international partners to overcome.


The security situation remains precarious amid intermittent fightings reported in some areas. Some 6 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. Serious food shortage is threatening the lives of some 2.8 million people.


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