All posts tagged "Sports"

  • Bae Sang-moon, Danny Lee
    Presidents Cup: Meet the International Team

    By Doug Ferguson / AP  A capsule look at the International team for the Presidents Cup, to be played Oct. 8-11 at Jack Nicklaus Club Korea in Incheon, South Korea. Listed in the order they made the...

    • Posted October 2, 2015
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  • South Korea's Son Heung-min celebrates scoring a hat-trick against Laos during the Asian zone Group G qualifying soccer match for the 2018 World Cup at  Hwaseong Sports Complex Main Stadium in Hwaseong, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. South Korea won 8-0.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Son Heung-min to miss S. Korea’s World Cup qualifier with foot injury

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min will miss South Korea’s upcoming World Cup qualifier against Kuwait with a foot injury, the sport’s national federation said Friday. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said it will not...

    • Posted October 2, 2015
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  • Eric Thames of the NC Dinos lifts the second base bag after stealing his 40th base of the Korea Baseball Organization season for the unprecedented 40-40 season in Incheon on Oct. 2, 2015. Thames has 47 home runs. (Yonhap)
    Eric Thames becomes first with 40-40 in S. Korean baseball

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — American slugger Eric Thames became the first player in South Korean baseball on Friday with a 40-40 season. Thames, the hard-hitting first baseman/designated hitter for the NC Dinos in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO),...

    • Posted October 2, 2015
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  • Park Byung-ho
    Park Byung-ho sets RBI record in KBO

    SEOUL (Yonhap) – MVP candidate Park Byung-ho set an RBI record on Friday the same night Eric Thames became the first player to swipe 40 bags and hit 40 home runs in a single KBO season. In the...

    • Posted October 2, 2015
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  • justin yoon game
    Justin Yoon ‘kicks off’ 4-0 start with Notre Dame

    By Brian Han Notre Dame freshman Justin Yoon established himself as the No. 1 kicker in the country before joining the Fighting Irish who are enjoying a 4-0 record so far in the 2015 NCAA college football...

    • Posted September 28, 2015
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  • Danny Lee chips to the green on the 17th hole in the final round of the Tour Championship golf tournament at East Lake Golf Club, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, in Atlanta. Lee finished a three-way tie for second place with at 5 under par. (AP Photo/John Amis)
    Danny Lee caps off career-best season with T-2nd at Tour Championship

    By Brian Han 2015 will be a year to remember for Danny Lee. After starting off his career as the top-ranked amateur in the world, the Korean New Zealander almost quit golfing back in 2012 when he...

    • Posted September 28, 2015
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    International underdogs prepare for Presidents Cup battle in Incheon

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea will serve as the first Asian host of the Presidents Cup next month, as the underdogs will once again face an uphill battle at the biennial international golf competition. Jack Nicklaus Golf...

    • Posted September 28, 2015
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