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Jeonnam Dragons capture historic FA Cup title

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- Jeonnam Dragons made South Korean football history on Saturday, outlasting Daegu FC in the FA Cup final to become the first second-division club to win the largest national tournament.Jeonnam prevailed over Dae
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Veteran KBO sluggers collect 7th Golden Glove

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- A pair of veteran sluggers picked up their seventh Golden Glove in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Friday, with one of them doing so at a new position.SSG Landers third baseman Choi Jeong was named the
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Daejeon nearing return to S. Korean football's top division after 6 years away

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- It has been six years since Daejeon Hana Citizen last played with the big boys in South Korean football. And the second-division club can punch a ticket back to the top flight this weekend.Daejeon will visit Ga
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KBO's Twins sign ex-MLB pitcher Adam Plutko

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- The LG Twins of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said Friday they have signed a former major league pitcher, Adam Plutko.The 30-year-old American right-hander will pitch on a one-year deal worth up to US$8
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KBO's Eagles sign ex-MLB outfielder Mike Tauchman, bring back 2 American starters

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club Hanwha Eagles announced Friday they've acquired a former major league outfielder, Mike Tauchman.The Eagles are also bringing back their two American starters from this past se
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Daegu FC chasing 2nd FA Cup title vs. Jeonnam Dragons

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- After a crucial away victory, Daegu FC are now on verge of winning the largest national football tournament for the second time in club history.Daegu FC will host Jeonnam Dragons in the second leg of the FA Cup
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S. Korea misses out on maximum Olympic quotas in 2 short track events

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has locked down maximum quota places in all but two short track speed skating events for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, missing out on both the men's and women's sprint races.The Switzerl
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KBO's Giants sign ex-MLB player DJ Peters

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club Lotte Giants said Thursday they've signed a former major league outfielder DJ Peters.Peters has agreed to a one-year deal worth up to US$680,000 -- $600,000 in guaranteed salar
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(LEAD) Ex-MLB All-Star Yasiel Puig signs with KBO's Kiwoom Heroes

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with club's official announcement; ADDS details, photo)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- Yasiel Puig, a former major league All-Star nicknamed "Wild Horse," is coming to South Korea.The Kiwoom Heroes of
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Ex-MLB All-Star Yasiel Puig signs with KBO's Kiwoom Heroes: source

SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- Yasiel Puig, a former major league All-Star nicknamed "Wild Horse," is coming to South Korea.The Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) have signed the 31-year-old Cuban outfielder to a one-year d
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Tottenham Hotspur releases official statement on COVID-19 situation, postpones match against Rennais

SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- Tottenham Hotspur, where South Korean footballer Son Heung-min plays as a forward, has postponed all its matches for the UEFA Champions League due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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(LEAD) Daejeon beat Gangwon to move closer to K League promotion

(ATTN: ADDS details in para 10, comments in last 7 paras, 2 photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Daejeon Hana Citizen defeated Gangwon FC 1-0 on Wednesday to take a major step toward a promotion to the top flight in South Korean football.Mid
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Daejeon beat Gangwon to move closer to K League promotion

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Daejeon Hana Citizen defeated Gangwon FC 1-0 on Wednesday to take a major step toward a promotion to the top flight in South Korean football.Midfielder Lee Hyun-sik scored the match's lone goal in the 50th m
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Beleaguered short tracker's Olympic fate still in limbo following race-fixing probe

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- The 2022 Winter Olympic status for the South Korean short track speed skater Shim Suk-hee remained in limbo Wednesday following the end of an investigation into race-fixing charges against the two-time gold medalist.The Kore
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KBO's Heroes admit to interest in Yasiel Puig, deny being close to deal

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club Kiwoom Heroes acknowledged Wednesday they're interested in former major league All-Star Yasiel Puig, though they insisted the two sides aren't close to a deal.The Heroes were responding
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Late mountaineer Kim Hong-bin honored as S. Korean 'Sports Hero'

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Kim Hong-bin, a South Korean mountaineer who went missing earlier this year after a record-setting climb of an eight-thousander in the Himalayas, was chosen as the latest inductee into the country's Sports H
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First year in Big League, Kim Ha-seong "Every day felt like 'first' day"

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- “Every day felt like ‘first’ day,” said Kim Ha-seong (26) of San Diego Padres looking back on 2021. Even to the South Korea’s representative infieldman, the first year of the
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Ryu Hyun-jin "Disappointing ERA...Want to play over 30 games next year as well"

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Ryu Hyun-jin of Toronto Blue Jays is standing on the line between success and failure of 2021. Since joining the big league, he has personally recorded the most wins but mark
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(LEAD) “Son Heung-Min is among six Tottenham stars hit by the Covid outbreak,” reports U.K media

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 10-11) SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Amid the striking news of the outbreak of COVID-19 infection in Tottenham Hotspur, professional soccer club in England, anot
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“Son Heung-Min is among six Tottenham stars hit by the Covid outbreak,” reports U.K media

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Amid the striking news of the outbreak of COVID-19 infection in Tottenham Hotspur, professional soccer club in England, another report says that South Korean football star So