YAO Ming kept pausing to gather his emotions, as if he didn't want us to know how much he was hurting or how much he cared. The thing is, we knew. "It's very disappointing," he kept saying. Sometimes ...

This is such a great read, from AOL FanHouse's Sam Amick, that I'm tempted to just cut and paste the entire column. Copyright laws being what they are, however, I'll ...

HOUSTON -- Houston Rockets center Yao Ming will miss the rest of the season because of the stress fracture in his left ankle. The Rockets announced the decision Friday, a day after the injury was ...

At 30, most athletes are hitting their peak and focused on getting the most out of the final years of their prime. For Yao Ming, however, the reality was very different. Nicknamed "The Great Wall," he ...

News of Yao Ming's injury is "an earthquake for Chinese basketball." Feb. 27, 2008— -- At 7-foot-6 inches, Yao Ming is undoubtedly huge. But in his native China, he is larger than life. News that ...

Rockets center Yao Ming's broken left foot could be a "career-threatening" injury. Yahoo! Sports first reported the Rockets and Yao's representatives were concerned the 7-foot-6 All-Star would not ...

Seeking a break in his rehabilitation routine, Rockets center Yao Ming is visiting China this week with plans to return to Houston in time for playoffs. "He's done a stretch of his rehab," John ...

I never saw it coming. Standing next to Yao Ming’s locker Sunday night, I saw the big man grimace as he slid his injured left foot into a tub of ice. He was obviously in pain, but he’d also just put ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Magic center Dwight Howard expressed empathy for Yao Ming, saying the Houston big man may come back from his last injury to soon and that he hopes he returns to the NBA soon. "I ...

HOUSTON So far, doctors don't quite see it that way. Neither do advertisers. The sky-high billboards that dot Beijing's skyline with Yao's likeness haven't gone anywhere. Despite the stress fracture ...

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Yao Ming could be lost to the Houston Rockets for six weeks after sustaining a serious knee injury during their 98-93 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday. The towering ...