thedreamshake.blogspot.com - 2/28/2008
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Dear Rockets fans, It is with a very heavy heart that I must inform you that your adopted son Yao Ming was [figuratively] killed in battle on the morning of February 26, 2008, at the Toyota Center in Houston. This season has taken something from all of us, and, although your son seems to be the only casualty so far, know that we all share your pain. Your son did not die in vain. I shall ...
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The Big Lead —
... Carr. (Fanhouse)
The investigator who nailed Barry Bonds, Jeff Novitzky, is going after Roger Clemens. (NY Post)
Clemens to the media throng yesterday: “You guys need to get a life.” (NY Times)
Randy Johnson loves him some Clapton. (Sports by Brooks)
Everybody hates Sam Zell, the owner of the Tribune Company, which owns the Cubs. (Rumors and Rants)
Houston Rockets fans, still down in the dumps over Yao. (Dreamshake)
Bit tardy, but a Tennessee fan was unhappy with ESPN’s coverage of ...
It's the one year anniversary of Yao's injury.
The Dream Shake —
... Shortly thereafter, we got the bad news. Yao would miss the rest of the regular season with a stress fracture in his foot. The team would win the next 10 games in a row, but Yao's absence in the playoffs doomed the Rockets. ...
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The Casual Fan —
Bleacher Report - NBA 2/27/2008
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Feeling Yao —
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Yao Ming is a freak of nature. No one as tall as he is (7-foot-6) should be able to play 38 minutes a game in a league as physical and fast-paced as the NBA, yet the Houston Rockets center has been as good as any big man when he's been able to stay ...
Rockets Remain Optimistic About Playoff Chances —
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