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Dallas Cowboys 2011 Season Preview Tue Aug 23 14:41:30 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - The city of Dallas finally rejoiced when NBA superstar Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks brought a championship back home in June. The Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets have given the state of Texas a combined seven NBA titles since the mid 1990's, a time when the Cowboys were relevant in discussions of dominant NFL clubs. It's now been more than 15 years since Dallas won the last of three Super Bowls in a four-year span, however, and the franchise has produced o
Former Bucks and Rockets president Patterson passes Thu Aug  4 19:30:30 2011 EST
Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Ray Patterson, who was the president of the Milwaukee Bucks and Houston Rockets, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 89. Steve Patterson, a former Rockets manager and son of Ray, said that his father passed away at his home in a suburb of Houston after a battle with heart and lung disease. He was the first president of the expansion Milwaukee Bucks, who came into the league in the 1968-69 season and won their only NBA title two seasons later. "The entire Milwau
Oft-injured Yao Ming officially retires Wed Jul 20 03:12:23 2011 EST
Shanghai, China (Sports Network) - Oft-injured Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has officially retired from basketball, unable to continue his sometimes brilliant, but more often than not injury-plagued career. The Chinese star announced his retirement Wednesday during a news conference in his hometown of Shanghai, thanking the city of Houston for "a great nine years." "Nine years ago I came to Houston as Yao, tall, skinny player," he said. "The entire city and the team changed me to a grown man
Yao set to retire from basketball Wednesday Tue Jul 19 00:28:00 2011 EST

SHANGHAI (AP) - Yao Ming is likely to make it official on Wednesday, announcing what is expected to be his retirement from the NBA and a sport that made him a household name in China.

The 7-foot-6 center for the Houston Rockets played eight seasons in the NBA, but has missed 250 regular-season games over the past six years.

His career, including frequent appearances for the Chinese national team at Olympics and world championships, has included leg and foot injuries.

On Wednesday, a lar

Rockets add Sampson, three others to coaching staff Fri Jul 15 18:28:06 2011 EST
Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Houston Rockets head coach Kevin McHale announced on Friday that he has hired Kelvin Sampson, John-Blair "J.B." Bickerstaff, Chris Finch and Brett Gunning as assistant coaches on his staff. McHale, who was hired on June 1 to replace Rick Adelman, will make two-time NCAA National Coach of the Year Kelvin Sampson his lead assistant. Sampson joins the Rockets after spending three seasons as an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks. Prior to moving into the NBA, Sa
Yao Ming to be missed Tue Jul 12 13:08:49 2011 EST
glory for a longer playing career. It's a proposition most other athletes and observers would strongly consider, but following his honorable approach to life Yao, clearly isn't your ordinary NBA star or human being for that matter. When the Houston Rockets decided to select Yao Ming with their No.1 overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft, it was a decision many saw as a publicity move by the organization to revitalize interest in the team as it was feeling the effects of father time on its former f
Yao retirement risks NBA profile in China Mon Jul 11 04:40:00 2011 EST
s conference that he's retiring from the NBA after nine seasons because of leg and foot injuries.

He boosted the popularity of the basketball league in China and throughout Asia, spiking merchandise sales and TV ratings for games after the Houston Rockets made him the top overall pick in the 2002 draft.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior wr

On Basketball: Yao did much in little time Mon Jul 11 03:06:00 2011 EST
This guy was the best center of his generation, his timeframe. They also forget the intangibles - the grace, the humility, the humor, the wit, the selflessness, which he conducted himself with every day, despite enormous pressures,'' former Houston Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy said.

So much would have been different without Yao, both for the NBA that has made millions in basketball-crazed China, to the superstars who found endorsement dollars there that never existed previously. Kevin Durant

Yao calls it quits Fri Jul  8 15:06:14 2011 EST
Philadelphia, PA - (Sports Network) - Oft-injured big man Yao Ming has decided to call it quits after nine sometimes brilliant but more often than not injury-plagued years with the Houston Rockets. After missing just two games out of 246 in his first three NBA seasons, Yao was forced to sit out of 250 of a possible 492 games dating back to 2005-06 campaign with an assortment of leg injuries. The Chinese star missed all but five contests over the past two seasons, including the entire 2009-10 se
Rockets pick up option on G Dragic Tue Jun 28 19:38:18 2011 EST
Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Houston Rockets backup point guard Goran Dragic had his $2.1 million contract option picked up Tuesday. Dragic, acquired last February in a trade that sent Aaron Brooks to Phoenix, averaged 7.7 points and 2.5 assists in 22 games with Houston. The three year veteran shot 51.9 percent from three-point range following the trade.
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