YAO AND SHUN were legendary sage-rulers of antiquity in China. According to traditional Chinese historiography, Tang Yao (Yao of the Tang clan or state; personal name, Fang Xun) or Tang Dao ruled from 2356 to 2256 BCE. A ruler of great virtue, he...

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Oh, take out those hankies and be prepared to swoon, ladies and gentlemen, because when the Rockets made Chinese star Yao Ming the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, they did not just draft a 7-5 center. They drafted a basketball Casanova. ...

China's big man looms larger Monday, March 29, 2004 A year ago, Yao Ming was a 7-foot-6 rookie sensation who attracted global attention and delighted the National Basketball Association's marketing gurus. On Sunday, an older and wiser Yao -- all of...

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers made Yao Ming feel like he was back in high school. Yao struggled in his first game after missing more than two months with a leg injury and the Cavaliers held off the Houston Rockets 91-85 Monday night, led...

Yao Ming fractured the bone under his right knee, and the Los Angeles Clippers took advantage to beat the Houston Rockets 98-93 Saturday night and snap a six-game losing streak.Yao was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, where an MRI test revealed a fracture...