Sports

  • Korean freestyle skier Choi Jae-woo competes in the men’s moguls final at the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, Monday. Choi became the first Korean skier ever to make it into an Olympic final. (AP-Yonhap)
    First Choi-ce

    Choi Jae-woo becomes the first Korean in Olympic moguls final By Kwon Ji-youn Freestyle...

    • Posted February 11, 2014
  • Los Angeles Dodgers' Kenley Jansen, right, notices much lighter Ryu Hyun-Jin, of South Korea, during spring training baseball practice Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
    Ryu Hyun-jin checks in with slimmed down look

    Dodgers spring training camp opens for pitchers and catchers The Los Angeles Dodgers opened...

    • Posted February 10, 2014
  • Viktor Ahn of Russia celebrates placing third in the men's 1500m short track speedskating final at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
    Viktor Ahn 1, Korea 0

    The much-anticipated Viktor Ahn versus Korea showdown almost didn’t happen. And when it did,...

    • Posted February 10, 2014
  • Russia’s Yulia Lipnitskaya, top, has emerged as the biggest threat to Korean figure-skating megastar Kim Yu-na, who is looking to become only the third woman ever to repeat as Olympic champion. (AP-Yonhap, Korea Times)
    Yuna, you have competition !

    Russian prodigy Lipnitskaya emerges as threat to Kim’s repeat bid   By Kim Tong-hyung...

    • Posted February 10, 2014
  • Yoon Hyung-bin throws right hook at Tsukuda Takaya, knocking him down to give him some more pounding and take over the match. (Courtesy of inews24.com)
    Still think it’s funny?

    Comedian-turned-MMA fighter Yoon Hyung-bin debuts with 1st round TKO win over Japanese opponent Takaya By...

    • Posted February 10, 2014
  • Lee Seung-hoon shows his disappointment. He still has a chance to defend his Olympic title in 10,000 meters. (Yonhap)
    Disappointing start

    Korea’s ‘leadoff hitter’ Lee Seung-hoon finishes 12th in men’s 5,000m   For U.S., Sage Kotsenburg delivers...

    • Posted February 8, 2014
  • Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
    Grand Opening !

      Russia kicked off its first-ever Winter Olympic Games in the Black Sea resort...

    • Posted February 7, 2014