“Tell Yao Ming, ‘Ching chong-yang-wah-ah-soh ... and showed up one gray morning at a side door of the Fleet Center that was marked for media. A sentry waved me through, saving me ...

Yao Ming went down with an injury to his left leg in the first quarter of the Houston Rockets game on Wednesday. The 7'6" center is expected to miss about a week of action with what is being ...

As Shaquille O'Neal unanimously claimed the most dominant center title in the NBA during the early 2000s, a new giant was making waves across the ocean – China's Yao Ming. Standing tall and ...

Finally, Yao Ming had enough. And a career unlike any other came to an end. Nearly a decade spent carrying the weight of expectations and demands could not hold him down, but with little ...

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has elected to have extensive surgery on his fractured left foot that almost certainly eliminates his chances of playing next season but offers hope that he can ...

Yao Ming, the Houston Rockets center who became a face of the NBA's trend toward globalization in recent years, will retire, according to a report in Yahoo! Sports citing league sources.

HOUSTON -- Houston Rockets center Yao Ming will have surgery on his broken left foot next week and the team said today that the seven-time All-Star may not be available until the 2010-11 season.

NASA isn’t the only organization that’s retiring its rockets. Yao Ming, the Houston Rockets‘ center, announced his retirement from the NBA Wednesday. “Today I need to make a personal ...

Houston Rockets center and centerpiece Yao Ming is poised to make his return at the start of the 2010-2011 NBA season. Yao missed the entire 2009-2010 season with a foot injury, one that was so ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Houston Rockets center Yao Ming is retiring, according to a report by Yahoo! Sports. The 7-foot-6 Chinese star, plagued by lower-body injuries in the second half of his career ...

Yao Ming is one of the most unique players to play in the NBA. The Chinese center spent eight years in the league, averaging 19 points and 9.2 rebounds. He was extremely skilled and was named an ...

"Because basketball is bigger than golf ball! I am lucky to get this job." -- Yao Ming explained why he enjoys more media coverage than Tiger Woods. "I don't really have anything to say.