Houston Rockets center Yao Ming is retiring, according to a report by Yahoo! Sports.
The 7-foot-6 Chinese star, plagued by lower-body injuries in the second half of his career, has informed the league office that his playing career is over, the Web site reported.
Yao's contract expired after last season, and the Rockets said they were interested in re-signing him if he came back healthy.
AUTO RACING: Brad Keselowski (Rochester Hills) won Nationwide's Feed the Children 300 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky., stretching his fuel over the final 67 laps to pick up his first win in the series this year. Kevin Harvick was second, followed byKyle Busch, Kasey Kahne and Elliott Sadler. ...
Kyle Busch will be on the pole for the inaugural NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway, grabbing the top spot after rain washed out qualifying and the starting order was based on practice times.Juan Pablo Montoya will start second in tonight's 400-mile race andKurt Busch will be third.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Georgia senior tailback Caleb King was declared academically ineligible for the 2011 season. King ended spring practice as the team's starter.
NHL: The Nashville Predators and restricted free-agent forwardSergei Kostitsyn agreed to a one-year contract worth $2.5 million. ... Defenseman Alec Martinez agreed to a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Kings, avoiding an arbitration hearing. ... The Winnipeg Jets acquired center Eric Fehr from the Washington Capitals on Friday for a fourth-round draft pick in 2012 and prospect Danick Paquette.
TENNIS: Andy Roddick couldn't stem Spain's march to a 2-0 lead over the United States in their Davis Cup quarterfinal, losing, 7-6 (13-11), 7-5, 6-3, to David Ferrer after Feliciano Lopez dispatchedMardy Fish, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (9-7), 8-6 in the first match.
TRACK AND FIELD: World-record holder Usain Bolt won the 200 meters in 20.03 seconds at the Areva meet in Saint-Denis, France. European champion Christophe Lemaitre finished second in 20.21
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