Yao Ming, the supersize Houston Rocket, on Monday married his girlfriend of eight years in a private Shanghai ceremony that local media described as a melding of Chinese and Western traditions.

One of the stars who was supposed to play in that game was 7'6" Yao Ming, who had taken the NBA by storm. If the game had pushed through, Yao would have been the starting center of Fat Joe's ...

Yao Ming is known to many as a giant, but he was much more than that. He was an ambassador of the NBA, a marketing executive’s money-maker, a coach’s dream and an amazing teammate.

Even before Yao Ming played his first NBA minutes—even before he was drafted by the Houston Rockets—there was intense speculation about how the 7-foot, 5-inch center would measure up in the ...

One week of training camp, two practices and an exhibition game were all Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets had to prepare for his debut. Calling it a tall order would be a massive understatement.

Yao Ming made it official Wednesday, telling a packed news conference in his hometown that a series of foot and leg injuries have forced him to retire from basketball. By The Associated Press ...

Yao Ming, a 7’6 center from China, was discussed almost like an urban legend before his arrival in 2002 (he first appeared on radars at the 2000 Summer Olympics), and when the Houston Rockets ...

Yao Ming stands on the verge of basketball immortality. The retired 7-foot-6 center, who spent his entire nine-year NBA career with the Houston Rockets, has been elected to the Naismith Memorial ...