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Heroes rally past Dinos on home turf

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 still lost the game.The Heroes
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(LEAD) KBO club manager demotes veteran to minors for detrimental conduct

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 6-8)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- With his club in danger of falling out of midseason postseason contention, NC Dinos manager Kang In-kwon has demoted a healthy veteran to the minors for conduct detrimental to
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KBO club manager demotes veteran to minors for detrimental conduct

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- With his club in danger of falling out of midseason postseason contention, NC Dinos manager Kang In-kwon has demoted a healthy veteran to the minors for conduct detrimental to the team.Before facing the Kiwoom H
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KBO club manager gives teen catcher mental breather

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- After logging 57 games and nearly 300 innings behind the plate, Kiwoom Heroes rookie catcher Kim Dong-heon is finally getting a breather.Manager Hong Won-ki said Tuesday he has taken Kim off the active roster, t
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KBO ERA leader among All-Star reserves; veteran catcher earns 14th selection

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- NC Dinos pitcher Erick Fedde, the current ERA leader in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), was named as an All-Star reserve Tuesday.The right-hander is one of 13 reserves for the "Nanum" team, fe
Baseball

Kia Tigers release pitcher Medina

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- The slumping South Korean baseball club Kia Tigers announced Tuesday they've released pitcher Adonis Medina.The Tigers asked the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) to place the Dominican right-hander on waive
Golf

World No. 1 Ko Jin-young to resume pursuit of 3rd LPGA major at Pebble Beach

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- World No. 1 Ko Jin-young will have her second attempt in three weeks to win her third career LPGA major, this time on a famed course in California.Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California, will host t
Baseball

Middle of KBO standings gets crowded as 1st half winds down

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- With the top two dogs running away in South Korean baseball, the middle of the standings has become quite crowded as the first half of the season winds down.Through Sunday's action, the LG Twins were leading
Football

(LEAD) Women's football legend wants to mark end of era with goal at World Cup

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 11-13, 16-19, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- Preparing for the third and possibly her last FIFA Women's World Cup, veteran midfielder Ji So-yun said Monday she wants to mark the end of an era with a go
Football

Women's football legend wants to mark end of era with goal at World Cup

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- Preparing for the third and possibly her last FIFA Women's World Cup, veteran midfielder Ji So-yun said Monday she wants to mark the end of an era with a goal at the big event.Ji is the all-time leading scor
Baseball

Padres' Kim Ha-seong smacks 10th homer of season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres has reached double figures in home runs for the second straight season.Kim smoked his 10th home run of the 2023 season against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park
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Pirates' Bae Ji-hwan placed on injured list with sprained ankle

by Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- Bae Ji-hwan of the Pittsburgh Pirates has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left ankle sprain, bringing his first half of the season to a premature conclusion.The Pirates made the move Sunday (local
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Blue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin to pitch in minor league game in injury rehab

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- In a major development in his recovery from last year's elbow surgery, Ryu Hyun-jin of the Toronto Blue Jays will pitch in a minor league game next week.The Blue Jays announced Friday (Toronto time) that Ryu
Football

AS Roma's summer trip to S. Korea canceled

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- A summer exhibition tour by the Italian football club AS Roma has been canceled.Stadium X, the local promoter for the proposed preseason trip, announced Friday AS Roma's matches against the Premier League c
Football

World Cup veteran, neophyte recognize importance of conditioning

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- As a veteran of two FIFA Women's World Cups, South Korean midfielder Lee Geum-min said Friday she understands the importance of being fit and increasing stamina for the grind.Lee and 30 other players have b
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Padres' Kim Ha-seong belts solo shot; Bae Ji-hwan, Pirates sweep series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres has won the battle but lost the war to a fellow South Korean player.Kim smacked a solo home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Thursday (local t
Football

Blaming local promoters, Wolverhampton Wanderers withdraw from summer trip to S. Korea

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- Wolverhampton Wanderers, the Premier League club featuring South Korean international Hwang Hee-chan, announced Thursday they will not participate in their summer exhibition tour to South Korea.In a statement p
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(2nd LD) KBO faces potential doubleheaders, Monday games as monsoon season arrives

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest cancellations in paras 2, 9-12)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- With most of the country drenched by heavy rainfall at the onset of the monsoon season this week, South Korean baseball clubs have begun discussing ways
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(LEAD) KBO faces potential doubleheaders, Monday games as monsoon season arrives

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest cancellations in paras 2, 9)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- With most of the country drenched by heavy rainfall at the onset of the monsoon season this week, South Korean baseball clubs have begun discussing ways to
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(LEAD) Olympic weightlifting champion Jang Mi-ran put in charge of sports administration

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 4-6; CORRECTS info in para 3)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- One of the most successful weightlifters in Olympic history, Jang Mi-ran will now be South Korea's top Cabinet official in sports. Jang, the 2008 O