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Kevin Love Selected to All-Star Team as Yao Ming's Replacement

Kevin Love might have been the biggest snub when the reserves were announced for the 2011 NBA All-Star game on Thursday. The league's leading rebounder, Love is averaging 15.5 boards per game, and has pulled down more than 20 in a single game eight times this season. It took David Stern to fix the glaring omission, and...

The Works: How Joy Division Explains the All-Star Starters

Today in The Works: Joy Division and the All-Star Game, a match made where time stops moving. Discography 101 Over at GQ.com, the illustrious Kevin Love has a blog entitled "Love Will Tear Us Apart". That's a reference to the mega-gloomy Manchester outfit whose genius lead singer Ian Curtis killed himself at the height...

Yao Ming Has Successful Surgery to Repair Stress Fracture

On Thursday, Houston Rockets center Yao Ming had succesful surgery to fix the stress fracture in his left ankle. An MRI in December revealed the stress fracture which necessitated the surgery. Yao, who leads Western Conference centers in All-Star voting with 754,583 votes, will miss the rest of the season. "I'd like to...

Kobe Bryant Leads NBA All-Star Voting

Kobe Bryant remains the leading vote-getter for the 2011 NBA All-Star Game with 1,153,694 votes, the league announced Thursday. Dwight Howard (988,572) leads all players in the Eastern Conference, while Miami's LeBron James (969,459) and Dwyane Wade (938,402) place third and fourth in the league. Bryant, a three-time...

Rockets' Future Remains Wide Open

As if the question of Yao Ming and his future wasn't enough for the Houston Rockets to ponder, there's this. "It's not just with Yao, but a lot of people -- from coaches on down," veteran small forward Shane Battier so accurately surmised on Sunday. "It'll be an interesting summer for the Houston Rockets." To say the...

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MMA FIGHTING

Reviving a National Pastime: China's RUFF Hunting for âThe Yao Ming of MMA'

Brandon Resnick, a teenager from Shanghai who fell in love with jiu-jitsu at the age of eight, had one of those type of ideas kids have.

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05/24/12 Realtor leads richest under 40 list Source: China Daily Yang Huiyan, 31, vice-chairman of Guangdong-based property developer Country Garden Holdings Co Ltd, who has an estimated wealth of 36 billion yuan ($5.7 billion), was named the richest Chinese person under 40 in a list released by Hurun on Thursday.
05/18/12 The Six Pack: Beer Buzz of the Week Source: CNBC 1.Yuengling Takes Top Honors in Harris Poll: Yuengling is a beer brand on a roll.
05/16/12 Yao Family Wines Receives Top Scores From Wine... Source: PR Newswire ST. HELENA, Calif. , May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Yao Family Wines, the Napa Valley wine company founded by Yao Ming and launched in 2011, received high scores for its inaugural 2009 vintages in Wine Enthusiast Magazine .
05/15/12 Yao Ming's Business Ambitions, and Advice for Jeremy... Source: Speakeasy - The Wall Street Journal From owning the Shanghai Sharks to fighting for China's wetlands, former basketball star Yao Ming has plenty of post-NBA ambitions.
05/14/12 Larry King, Jared Leto, Hayden Panettiere Among Stars... Source: PR Newswire SAN FRANCISCO , May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollywood joined forces with Silicon Valley on Friday evening to support wildlife conservation organization, WildAid, at their annual gala. Larry King , Hayden Panettiere , Jared Leto , Maggie Q, John Corbett , Kate Flannery , and Bo Derek were among the stars raising money for WildAid.

Background on Yao Ming

Yao Ming (born September 12, 1980) is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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