In a showdown for the last slot, China beat Germany, 59-55, Saturday night behind Yao Ming’s 25 points. At 2-2, the Chinese will make the medal round for the first time, unless Germany, which is ...

After that, in 2006, another year and hope for a title was lost when Yao broke a bone in his left foot. Then came a stress fracture in his left ankle, and Ming was never the same again.

Yao Ming, the 7-foot-6 center of the Houston Rockets and the very tall face of modern, outward-facing China, met with Sichuan youth studying in the U.S. By George Vecsey ...

Former Houston Rockets All-Star center Yao Ming is one of the more important players in NBA history. He's the most successful NBA player from China, for starters, and his 7-foot-5 frame and ...

Yao Ming (notes) is working himself into the type of shape that will allow him to play his first batch of NBA basketball since his left foot fell apart, again, in May of 2009.

Yao Ming, the 7-foot-6 center of the Houston Rockets and the very tall face of modern, outward-facing China, met with Sichuan youth studying in the U.S. By George Vecsey ...