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(LEAD) Kia Tigers sign new pitcher Mario Sanchez, reacquire Thomas Pannone

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS info on latest signing in paras 6-10)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club Kia Tigers signed two foreign pitchers Thursday, newly acquiring Mario Sanchez and reuniting with Thomas Pa
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Prosecutors seek arrest warrant for ex-pro football coach on bribery charges

SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors have requested an arrest warrant for a former professional football coach on charges of receiving bribes in return for signing players, judicial officials said Thursday.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Offi
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(Yonhap Interview) New American pitcher brings 'coaching mentality' to KBO

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- Before signing with the Kiwoom Heroes in South Korea, Ian McKinney had been pulling double duty as starter and pitching coach for his independent ball club, the Gastonia Honey Hunters in the Atlantic League.And
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S. Korea unveils medals for 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- Celebrating the 200-day countdown to the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics, South Korea unveiled the medals for the competition Thursday.The organizing committee for the event to be held across Gangwon Province said th
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Kia Tigers sign new pitcher Mario Sanchez

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club Kia Tigers announced Thursday they have signed new pitcher Mario Sanchez.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club acquired the Venezuelan right-hander for US$280,000 for the rest
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LPGA releases documentary celebrating Pak Se-ri's monumental major victory

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- The LPGA has released a documentary celebrating the 25th anniversary of a groundbreaking major championship victory by South Korean legend Pak Se-ri.Titled "The Shot," the documentary premiered on LP
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Rugby chief named head of S. Korean delegation at Asian Games

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Choi Yoon, president of the South Korean rugby governing body, was named the head of the country's athletic delegation for this year's Asian Games on Wednesday.The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC)
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(Yonhap Interview) All-Star pitcher Fedde pays it forward with his knowledge

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Former major league pitcher Erick Fedde has set the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on fire in 2023, leading the league with 11 wins and a 1.61 ERA in 13 starts for the NC Dinos through Tuesday.Fedde has been
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(LEAD) Blue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin gives up 1 run in 3 innings in minor league rehab game

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 4, 7-8)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Ryu Hyun-jin of the Toronto Blue Jays has taken an important step in his recovery from last year's elbow operation, giving up one run in three innings in a minor league re
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(3rd LD) Half-Korean teenager Casey Phair named to S. Korean Women's World Cup team

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 18-22, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoPAJU, South Korea, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Casey Phair, a half-Korean teenage forward, was named to the South Korean national football team for the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup on Wednesday.
Football

Veteran goalkeeper driven by sense of urgency in likely World Cup swan song

By Yoo Jee-hoPAJU, South Korea, July 5 (Yonhap) -- At 38 with some injury history, South Korean goalkeeper Kim Jung-mi understands better than anyone that this year's FIFA Women's World Cup may well be her last.And it was that sense of urgenc
Football

Women's World Cup-bound half-Korean 'proud and honored'

By Yoo Jee-hoPAJU, South Korea, July 5 (Yonhap) -- As the first player of mixed heritage to be named to the South Korean women's senior national football team, Casey Phair said Wednesday she was "honored" with the opportunity to repre
(2nd LD) Half-Korean teenager Casey Phair named to S. Korean Women's World Cup team

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(ATTN: ADDS photos, comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoPAJU, South Korea, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Casey Phair, a half-Korean teenage forward, was named to the South Korean national football team for the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup on Wednesday.At th
(LEAD) Half-Korean teenager Casey Phair named to S. Korean Women's World Cup team

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(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 7-10)By Yoo Jee-hoPAJU, South Korea, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Casey Phair, a half-Korean teenage forward, was named to the South Korean national football team for the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup on Wednesday.At the Nati
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Half-Korean teenager Casey Phair named to S. Korean Women's World Cup team

By Yoo Jee-hoPAJU, South Korea, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Casey Phair, a half-Korean teenage forward, was named to the South Korean national football team for the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup on Wednesday.At the National Football Center in Paju, 40 k
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Celtic FC withdraw from S. Korean summer trip

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- The Scottish football champions Celtic FC have withdrawn from their planned summer trip to South Korea, citing the local promoter's failure to meet financial commitments.Celtic made the announcement on their
Golf

California dreaming: Ko Jin-young just wants to have fun at LPGA major

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- It has been four years since Ko Jin-young last won a major on the LPGA Tour. But if the No. 1 female golfer in the world is feeling the pressure to end her drought this week at the U.S. Women's Open, she isn
Baseball

Blue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin gives up 1 run in 3 innings in minor league rehab game

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Ryu Hyun-jin of the Toronto Blue Jays has taken an important step in his recovery from last year's elbow operation, giving up one run in three innings in a minor league rehab appearance.Ryu pitched for the B
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(LEAD) Heroes rally past Dinos on home turf

(ATTN: ADDS comments, details)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- The NC Dinos did something Tuesday that no other team in South Korean baseball had done before in 2023: scoring twice off Kiwoom Heroes ace An Woo-jin in the first inning.And they s
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Once given up for dead, veteran hitter counts blessings each day

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- In October 2021, Kim Jun-wan thought his professional baseball career was over at age 29. The NC Dinos had not tendered him a new contract, after Kim batted only .167 in 13 games that season.The Kiwoom Heroes th