Joining China to Find a Yao Who Can Hit
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The Yankees, who want a toe in the Chinese sports market, have made a commitment to help train and develop young talent there.
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The Houston Rockets moved to cover the  absence of injured center Yao Ming by acquiring Jake Tsakalidis  from the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday in exchange for forward  Scott Padgett.
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Three teams in Europe and the United States are courting China&#39;s former NBA centre Wang Zhizhi, who has made a comeback in the Chinese leagues, state media reported Wednesday.
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SHANGHAI, China - Hometown hero Yao Ming scored 14 points to lead the Houston Rockets to an 88-86 win over the Sacramento Kings Thursday night in the first ever NBA game played in China.    The Rockets' Brad Miller led the scoring with 19 points, but it was the Houston center who garnered the most attention...
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Yao Ming snatched a season-high 40 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 114-102 victory over the Toronto Raptors. The Chinese star center had 10 rebounds en route to recording his eighth double-double of the season.
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Yao Ming returned to action for the Houston Rockets on Monday night after missing 32 games while recovering from a broken bone under his right knee.
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Center Yao Ming, the Houston Rockets' Chinese import, has all but clinched a third straight start in the National Basketball Association All-Star Game, according to fan ballotting figures.
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With the NBA set to play its first ever game in China today, commissioner David Stern has hinted regular season games could be held in the country.
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Got Mongolian Milk? The NBA does. The largest milk seller in China represents one of six new NBA marketing partners signed since the start of last season. Why did that merit mention by commissioner David Stern during a recent press conference in London? Because the next great NBA frontier is the land of Yao and Yi. Stern envisions the country ...
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Yao Ming and his Houston Rockets entertained Chinese basketball fans with two real NBA games this weekend, though they were just two pre-season games against the Sacramento Kings.
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Houston Rockets center Yao Ming   believes more of his Chinese team mates need to gain experience   abroad for the national team to be competitive at the 2008   Beijing Olympics, state media reported on Tuesday.
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Not even a line clocked in days deterred the residents of Shanghai from waiting to see Yao Ming, the marquee attraction in this week&#39;s National Basketball Association exhibition games in China.
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Yao Ming has urged his Chinese teammate, Yi Jianlian, to hold talks with the Milwaukee Bucks, amid a stand-off between the star recruit and the NBA club who picked him in last week&#39;s draft.
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Yi Jianlian&#39;s agent is trying to pull together trade offers in hopes the Milwaukee Bucks will deal away the Chinese star they selected sixth in the National Basketball Association Draft.
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How do you explain a quarterback sneak in Chinese? How about a blitz, an onside kick, or a fair catch?
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Zheng Zhi's debut for Charlton Athletic last weekend is another coup for Asian football but the jury is still out on whether he and other Chinese players can be successful in the English game.
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Houston Rockets&#39; Tracy Lue (L2) goes for a shot during the second pre-season match with Sacramento Kings in Beijing, capital city of China, Oct. 17, 2004.