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(LEAD) With hot bats, airtight defense, Wiz take 2-0 Korean Series lead over Bears

(ATTN: ADDS photo, details, comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- The KT Wiz defeated the Doosan Beas 6-1 on Monday to take a 2-0 lead in the Korean Series, moving a step closer to their inaugural South Korean baseball champions
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Battle of Cuban starters in pivotal Game 3 of Korean Series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- The crucial third game of the South Korean baseball championship series will pit one Cuban hurler against another on Wednesday.The KT Wiz have opened up a 2-0 lead in the Korean Series over the Doosan Bears, ta
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Title-hungry veterans lift Wiz closer to Korean Series championship

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- A trio of veterans chasing their first South Korean baseball championship ring pushed the KT Wiz a step closer to the title on Monday, leaving their mark on a key victory with their glove, bat and, in one insta
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With hot bats, airtight defense, Wiz take 2-0 Korean Series lead over Bears

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- The KT Wiz defeated the Doosan Beas 6-1 on Monday to take a 2-0 lead in the Korean Series, moving a step closer to their inaugural South Korean baseball championship.Captain Hwang Jae-gyun homered and helped tu
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Wiz manager stresses importance of bullpen swingman

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- Thanks to enviable depth in his rotation, KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul had the luxury of turning one of his five starters into a key relief option for the Korean Series.Ko Young-pyo, a right-handed sidearmer wh
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Young slugger values team success over individual glory

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- KT Wiz slugger Kang Baek-ho spent most of the regular season in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) atop several hitting categories, but ultimately didn't end up winning any. Most notably, he was flirting
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S. Korea looking to build on robust performance in World Cup qualifier vs. Iraq

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- Fresh off a wildly entertaining performance, South Korea will seek to give their fans even more to cheer about in their next World Cup qualifying match against Iraq.The second meeting between the two teams in G
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Defense, relief pitching betray Bears in opening Korean Series loss

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- Errors aren't always the most accurate measure of defense in baseball, but untimely miscues on the field can come bite a team when they least expect them.Just ask the Doosan Bears, whose defense failed them
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S. Korea fails to qualify for 2022 Olympic women's hockey tournament

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will miss the women's hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics, four years after competing as a host as a historic unified team with North Korea.South Korea dropped all three games of the f
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(LEAD) Wiz beat Bears to open Korean Series

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 14-16, 21-22, 24-25, additional photo)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- Starter William Cuevas tossed 7 2/3 strong innings and No. 7 hitter Bae Jung-dae smacked a tie-breaking solo shot in the seventh, as the KT Wi
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(LEAD) Venezuelan ace burnishes big-game reputation with Korean Series win

(ATTN: ADDS comments, more details in last 8 paras)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- With his latest gem in a high-pressure game, KT Wiz ace William Cuevas burnished his growing reputation as a big-game pitcher on Sunday.Cuevas held the Doosan
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Homegrown starters set to duel in Game 2 of Korean Series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- Sophomore starter So Hyeong-jun will try to give the KT Wiz a 2-0 lead over the Doosan Bears in the Korean Series when the South Korean baseball championship final continues on Monday.The Wiz drew first blood o
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Venezuelan ace burnishes big-game reputation with Korean Series win

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- With his latest gem in a high-pressure game, KT Wiz ace William Cuevas burnished his growing reputation as a big-game pitcher on Sunday.Cuevas held the Doosan Bears to one run over 7 2/3 innings in Game 1 of th
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Wiz beat Bears to open Korean Series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- Starter William Cuevas tossed 7 2/3 strong innings and No. 7 hitter Bae Jung-dae smacked a tie-breaking solo shot in the seventh, as the KT Wiz defeated the Doosan Bears 4-2 to open the Korean Series on Sunday.
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중국 "연말까지 3∼11세 1억6천만명 백신 다 맞추겠다"

(베이징=연합뉴스) 한종구 특파원 = 중국이 내년 베이징 동계올림픽을 앞두고 집단면역을 위해 3∼11세 어린이 신종 코로나바이러스 감염증(코로나19) 백신 접종에 속도를 내고 있다.14일 온라인 매체 펑파이(澎湃)에 따르면 왕덩펑(王登峰) 교육부 체육위생예술교육사 사장은 전날 기자회견에서 3∼11세 어린이 8천439만5천 명이 백신을 접종했다고 밝혔다.3∼
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KT Wiz manager trying to stick to guns in 1st Korean Series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- If there's anything that KT Wiz skipper Lee Kang-chul learned last year managing in his first postseason, it's that he shouldn't mess with what got him there in the first place.The Wiz got knocked o
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Revenge not on mind of sophomore starter in Korean Series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- Though he will be facing the same opponents that eliminated his team from the postseason last year, KT Wiz right-hander So Hyeong-jun won't be out to get his revenge."All I am thinking about is winnin
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Fully healed from injury, Cuban ace ready to chase 3rd championship ring

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- As he was watching his Doosan Bears teammates battle through postseason games this month, the competitor in the team's Cuban ace Ariel Miranda was itching to get going and join them on the field.Miranda mis
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피겨 유영, 그랑프리 연속 동메달 쾌거…한국 여자 선수 두 번째

(서울=연합뉴스) 김경윤 기자 = 한국 피겨스케이팅 여자 싱글 간판 유영(17·수리고)이 시니어 그랑프리 연속 대회 동메달 획득에 성공했다.유영은 13일 일본 도쿄 요요기 국립경기장에서 열린 2021-2022 국제빙상경기연맹(ISU) 피겨스케이팅 시니어 그랑프리 4차 대회 NHK트로피 여자 싱글 프리스케이팅에서 기술점수(TES) 69.03점, 예술점수(PC
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(LEAD) KT Wiz manager boldly predicts Korean Series sweep over Doosan Bears

(ATTN: ADDS photos, details)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- The KT Wiz will be playing in the South Korean baseball championship series for the first time starting Sunday, and their manager Lee Kang-chul believes it could be a short series in