Chinese minister skips Harvard to tour Springfield College
Chinese Education Minister Jiang Nanjian passes up Harvard and MIT to visit Springfield College and the Basketball Hall of Fame in Massachusetts. He cites the college as the birthplace of basketball education and recalls mentors like John Ma who became first director of the All China Sports Federation. Jiang leads a 16 day U.S. school tour with 11 officials.
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Muppets Quit TV to Focus on Film Sequels
London AP reports the Muppets will end their five year TV series after 24 final shows and begin filming a The Muppet Movie sequel. Tim Miller says the move moves from TV to feature films as Lord Grade notes a possible TV return someday.
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