All posts tagged "Sports"

  • Park Sung-hyun of South Korea acknowledges spectators after sinking a birdie putt on the 18th green during the first round of the KEB Hana Bank Championship golf tournament at Sky72 Golf Club in Incheon, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Korean tour star goes from gallery to top of LPGA leader board

    INCHEON (Yonhap) — In 12 months, Park Sung-hyun, a Korea LPGA (KLPGA) Tour hotshot, has gone from the gallery to the top of the leader board at the lone LPGA Tour event on home soil. Park shot...

    • Posted October 15, 2015
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  • Texas Rangers' Choo Shin-soo, right, crosses home plate in front of Toronto Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin following a solo home run during the third inning in Game 5 of baseball's American League Division Series, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 in Toronto. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)
    Choo’s bat not enough as Rangers season comes to end

    By Brian Han It may be the furthest Choo Shin-soo has ever gotten in the playoffs, but it all ended on a bittersweet note as the Texas Rangers ended their season in Wednesday in an elimination game...

    • Posted October 14, 2015
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    Choo blasts early home run in biggest game of his life

    By Brian Han Game 5 of the American League Divisional Series is the furthest Texas Rangers outfielder Choo Shin-soo has ever been in the playoffs. The South Korean showed that he’s capable of rising to the occasion...

    • Posted October 14, 2015
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  • Ko, Park
    Top two in women’s golf to clash in S. Korea

    SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) — The two best players in women’s golf will clash in South Korea this week, as the LPGA Tour makes its annual stop in the country. World No. 1 Park In-bee of South...

    • Posted October 13, 2015
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    MLB’s first Asian American or female GM? Phillies scout Kim Ng

    By Brian Han With the Philadelphia Phillies finishing the 2015 regular season with the worst record (63-99) in baseball, the team might need some kind miracle to turn things around. Kim Ng might be the answer they...

    • Posted October 12, 2015
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  • Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu, of South Korea, throws at a practice. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
    Dodgers’ Ryu-turns to throwing for first time after surgery

    By Brian Han Los Angeles Dodgers’ starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin began his return to form Tuesday when he threw for the first time following his season-ending shoulder surgery. The South Korean was shut down back in May...

    • Posted October 9, 2015
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  • International team player Bae Sang-moon, right, of South Korea is embraced by compatriot and team vice captain K.J.Choi after winning their four ball match at the Presidents Cup golf tournament at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, in Incheon, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 9, 2015.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    Bae Sang-moon comes up big in Presidents Cup match

    INCHEON, South Korea (AP) — Bae Sang-moon never felt the kind of pressure that weighed on him Friday at the Presidents Cup. He only made news in South Korea this year during a failed bid to extend...

    • Posted October 9, 2015
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