After a 1-4 start set them up to face one of the tournament's top teams in the knockout round, China made its exit from the FIBA World Championships (basketball) last night, losing to Lithuania, 78-67. more ›

This ad actually ran in the Wall Street Journal in the U.S.! In it, Chinese (nation-wise, not team-wise) basket ballers Zhu Fangyu, Wang Zhizhi, Sun Yue, Yi Jianlian and - of course - Yao Ming, hold up an American entrepreneur. The ad is for GMC, a Chinese manufacturer, and was part of a special Chinese advertising page in the first section of the paper, according to Copyranter. more ›

Has Shrek always borne a striking resemblance to Yao Ming? Or is it the other way around? These movie posters of Olympic athletes, (well, the Chinese team and Michael Phelps) were posted on Chinese web site Mop.com and brought to our attention by Chinasmack. more ›

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Yao Ming made his return to competition Thursday night, in China's Stankovic Cup game against Serbia, played in Hangzhou. Yao, recovering from a stress fracture in his foot, did not start and played only about 12 minutes. He scored 11 points in his first pre-Olympic tuneup, and China won 96-72. Yao shot 7-of-10 from the free throw line and grabbed four rebounds. more ›