Shanghai Readies for Rockets-Kings Game
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Built in the days of Mao Zedong's 1966-76 Cultural Revolution, Shanghai's rundown city gymnasium is getting the full NBA treatment for next month's exhibition game between the Sacramento Kings and the Houston Rockets.
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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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Chinese forward Yi Jianlian of the Milwaukee Bucks was among four international newcomers chosen for the rookie team in next month's Rookie Challenge at the National Basketball Association All-Star Game.
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So we caught most of the Rockets-Kings exhibition game in Shanghai, China this morning. It felt damn good to be watching NBA hoops again.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ (Sports Network) - New Jersey guard  Jason Kidd is expected to make his season debut Monday, when  the Nets host the Toronto Raptors at Continental Airlines  Arena.
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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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When the Lakers were dismantled last summer, the Sacramento Kings thought their biggest rivalry was finished. Turns out Kobe Bryant and his new teammates are ready to start it up again.
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A day before starring in the NBA's first China game, Yao Ming went back to school. All the way back. The 7-foot-6 center visited his old elementary school Wednesday as part of an NBA sponsored program to promote reading. That was just one part of the league's promotional juggernaut that has descended on Yao's hometown ahead of Thursday's exhibition game against the Sacramento Kings, the first NBA game in China.
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The NBA is considering playing some of its regular season games in China, commissioner David Stern said Friday.
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World champion Michael Schumacher caught most of attention among a host of Formula One stars who have arrived in Shanghai since Tuesday as the city enters final preparatory stage for the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix.
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(Sports Network) - The Sacramento Kings play the second game of their regular season tonight, as they visit the San Antonio Spurs at the SBC Center.
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A day before starring in the NBA&#39;s first China game, Yao Ming went back to school. All the way back. The 7-6 center visited his old elementary school Wednesday as part
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As many as 87 basketball games of the upcoming NBA season will be made available to the Chinese public via the Internet, state media said.
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SHANGHAI : Hometown fans of Chinese basketball star Yao Ming will see their hero in action for no more than 28 minutes when the NBA&#39;s first ever tip-off in China takes place this week.
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SOTOGRANDE, Spain -- The European Tour will feature three, and possibly four, tournaments in China next season. The new schedule, released Thursday at the Volvo Masters, begins Nov. 25-28 with the China Open in Shanghai.
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The Sacramento Kings beat the Houston  Rockets in a nail-biter pre-season game in Beijing on Sunday,  91-89, on a baseline jumpshot by reserve guard Bobby Jackson in  the final seconds.
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The Los Angeles Lakers launch their NBA campaign by hosting the Houston Rockets on Tuesday with All Star guard Kobe Bryant expected to start despite struggling with a pre-season wrist injury.