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Related readings:  Report: Yao Ming targets home team  Yao Ming out indefinitely  Yao Ming to promote World Expo 2010  Yao Ming enjoys game-free vacation  Yao Ming Foundation to help rebuild schools in Sichuan Last month, the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) announced that the domestic league lost 115 million yuan ($16.83 million) and Shanghai was among the clubs that faced the prospect of being unable to reach the CBAs entry requirement next year. Since the withdrawal of their main sponsor earlier this year, the Sharks have fallen into financial difficulties, forcing SMG to put the club up for sale. Talks are still ongoing and the process will take some time, Sharks general manager Zhang Zhengming said. At the moment there are many prospective buyers so we need to evaluate them all. Yao started playing for the Sharks in 1997 and lead the team to the CBA champions in 2002 before he was selected by the Rockets as number one pick in that years NBA Draft. 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"I told them I wanted to be back for Vancouver and they said Jon, Im not sure you can get back by then," Cornish said Wednesday following practice at McMahon Stadium. "I was pretty sure I was going to. I wanted to do the work necessary. "The original prognosis was six to eight weeks, so me coming back at four weeks I was way ahead of where Im supposed to be." Cornish is Calgarys No. 2 running back behind Joffrey Reynolds, the CFLs leading rusher last season. Cornish played in every game last season for Calgary, including the West final and Grey Cup. The six-foot, 205-pounder had 254 yards on 30 carries in 2008. His first career CFL touchdown was Nov. 1 against the Lions in Calgary. "The touchdown should have probably come a lot sooner than that point in the season," Cornish said. "That was a big game for me playing against them and this game is an ever bigger game for me because Im coming back and this is really my first game of the season." Cornish also contributed a team-leading 21 tackles on special teams in his sophomore year in the CFL. The Stamps drafted him in the second round, 13th overall, out of the University of Kansas in the 2006 Canadian college draft. He says his accelerated return from injury was due to work put in with Stamps athletic therapist Pat Clayton. "Ive never had problems waking up early and Ive been coming in at 6 a.m. every day with Patty and thats been the biggest thing thats helped me get to the ppoint I am now," Cornish explained. Ryan Mathews Jersey. Calgary and B.C. (1-2) lost their opening two games of the season before bouncing back with victories against Toronto and Edmonton respectively last week. The Stampeders running game is unspectacular after their first three games. Calgary is tied for last in the league in rushing first downs (15) and is second-last in average rushing yards per game (71). In Cornishs absence, opposing defences have been able to key on Reynolds, who has just 97 yards on 24 carries so far this season. "Going into training camp, I was really planning on using Jon a lot more than he was used last year for two reasons: he has a different running style than Joffrey and to also make sure we keep Joffrey as healthy as possible throughout the whole season," Calgary coach John Hufnagel said. "With the way things have worked out, every time we put another running back besides Joffrey on the roster, that player has gotten hurt, so we havent been able to take the pressure off of Joffrey." Stampeders quarterback Henry Burris has missed Cornishs experience and welcomes another option when it comes to distributing the football. "We have a certain package with Jon and Joffrey we like to tie in and if we get an opportunity to use that, well definitely use it," Burris explained. "It provided a big spark for us last year in different situations and gave us some big yardage on certain plays. "It gives us flexibility in a lot of different ways because he knows our playbook inside out." Cornish is anxious to join forces again with Reynolds. "Joffrey and I, Ive always thought of us as the dynamic duo," he said. "Youve got two guys who are in my mind among the most talented running backs in the CFL. "You can put him in and hell run you down. You can put me in, Ill run you down, but you never know what were going to do." ' ' '