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Padres infielder Kim Ha-seong eager to help nat'l team double play partner Edman

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- With three major league players set to man the shortstop, second base and first base positions at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in March, South Korea could have its version of "Tinker to Evers to Chanc
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S. Korean manager implores players to leave it all on field at WBC

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- Less than two months before the biggest international baseball tournament of the year, South Korean national team manager Lee Kang-chul on Monday called on his players to leave everything on the field and have
Golf

(LEAD) Latest PGA Tour winner thanks golfer wife for unwavering support

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 9-12)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- For Kim Si-woo, the latest PGA Tour winner from South Korea, being married to a fellow professional golfer has its perks.Namely, she can walk 18 holes with him each round, cov
Golf

Latest PGA Tour winner thanks golfer wife for unwavering support

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- For Kim Si-woo, the latest PGA Tour winner from South Korea, being married to a fellow professional golfer has its perks.Namely, she can walk 18 holes with him each round, covering well over 6 kilometers at PGA
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(2nd LD) S. Korean Kim Si-woo earns 4th career PGA Tour win in Hawaii

(ATTN: ADDS photos, comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Kim Si-woo has collected his fourth career victory on the PGA Tour in Hawaii, rallying from a three-shot deficit to find the winner's circle.Kim shot an
Golf

(LEAD) S. Korean Kim Si-woo earns 4th career PGA Tour win in Hawaii

(ATTN: ADDS details from para 5, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Kim Si-woo has collected his fourth career victory on the PGA Tour in Hawaii, rallying from a three-shot deficit to find the winner's circle.Kim shot an
Golf

S. Korean Kim Si-woo earns 4th career PGA Tour win in Hawaii

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Kim Si-woo has collected his fourth career victory on the PGA Tour in Hawaii, rallying from a three-shot deficit to find the winner's circle.Kim shot an 18-under 262 to win the Sony Open in Haw
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Kwon Soon-woo matches career high in world rankings after 2nd ATP title

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean tennis player Kwon Soon-woo has matched his career high in the world rankings following a historic ATP Tour victory over the weekend.Kwon soared 32 spots to reach No. 52 in the latest ATP rankings
Baseball

S. Korean teen pitching prospect signs with Pirates

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- Shim Jun-seok, a highly touted South Korean teen pitching prospect, has signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates.The Pirates confirmed their agreement with Shim as part of 22 free agent signings Sunday (U.S. local ti
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(2nd LD) S. Korean Kwon Soon-woo captures 2nd career ATP title in Australia

(ATTN: ADDS comments throughout, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- Kwon Soon-woo captured his second career ATP Tour title in Australia on Saturday, becoming the first South Korean with multiple victories on the top men's tennis circ
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(LEAD) S. Korean Kwon Soon-woo captures 2nd career ATP title in Australia

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 2, 10-16)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- Kwon Soon-woo captured his second career ATP Tour title in Australia on Saturday, becoming the first South Korean with multiple victories on the top men's tennis circui
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S. Korean Kwon Soon-woo captures 2nd career ATP title in Australia

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- Kwon Soon-woo captured his second career ATP Tour title in Australia on Saturday, becoming the first South Korean with multiple victories on the top men's tennis circuit.Kwon, ranked 84th, defeated world No
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Undrafted basketball prospect Lee Hyun-jung to take another crack at NBA

SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- Shaking off a devastating foot injury that likely cost him an opportunity to reach the world's top basketball league, South Korean prospect Lee Hyun-jung said Friday he will continue to chase his dream.Lee was not selec
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(Yonhap Interview) New American hitter for downtrodden KBO club looking to prove doubters wrong

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- The Hanwha Eagles have been a laughingstock of South Korean baseball for several years. They finished dead last in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) in each of the past three seasons. They have made the pos
Football

Defending champions to take on runners-up to kick off 2023 K League football season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean football's two biggest rivals will reacquaint themselves with each other to kick off the 2023 season next month.The Korea Professional Football League (K League) announced fixtures for the 2023
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S. Korean World Cup star sees Premier League as 'ultimate destination'

WANJU, South Korea, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Having reportedly fielded offers from multiple European clubs, South Korean World Cup hero Cho Gue-sung said Thursday the Premier League in England is his "ultimate destination."Cho, striker for Jeo
Football

Japanese midfielder 'shocked' at ex-coach's public criticism

WANJU, South Korea, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Responding to his former coach's criticism of his offseason move, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors' Japanese midfielder Jun Amano said Thursday he was "shocked and disappointed" with such a public bla
Football

Veterans looking to lead Ulsan to 2nd straight K League title

ULSAN, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Ulsan Hyundai FC midfielder Lee Chung-yong is no longer the team's captain, but his goal remains the same: to bring home another championship in the top South Korean football league.With Lee leading the way, Ulsan captu
Baseball

Veteran catcher has complete faith in nat'l team pitching staff for WBC

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Before he begins the new season back with his old team in the South Korean league in April, veteran catcher Yang Eui-ji will go on a personal redemption tour at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in March.Yang, one of the bes
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(Yonhap Interview) Big leaguer Tommy Edman 'excited' to represent Korean heritage at WBC

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- When the World Baseball Classic (WBC) rolls around in March, South Korea will have the luxury of deploying two superb, Gold Glove-caliber defenders up the middle.At shortstop will be Kim Ha-seong of the San Die