All posts tagged "Sports"

  • Park Byung-ho
    KBO’s Park Byung-ho, Thames on verge of historic marks

    SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) — The two most feared premier sluggers in South Korean baseball are on the verge of historic marks in what has already been an outstanding offensive year. Thanks to some video game numbers,...

    • Posted September 15, 2015
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  • Houston Astros' Hank Conger is congratulated after hitting a solo home run in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Christine Cotter)
    Better fit means better season for Astros’ Hank Conger

    By Brian Han ANAHEIM, Calif. — In the stands at Angels Stadium, 54-year-old lifelong fan Anna Federoff and her husband Paul cheer on the opposing team’s catcher as he steps up to bat during a sweltering Friday...

    • Posted September 14, 2015
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  • Brewers Pirates Baseball
    S. Koreans enjoy big days at plate in majors

    ARLINGTON, Texas (Yonhap) — Choo Shin-soo of the Texas Rangers and Kang Jung-ho of the Pittsburgh Pirates both enjoyed big days at the plate in Major League Baseball (MLB) Sunday. Choo belted his 18th home run of...

    • Posted September 14, 2015
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  • Hank Conger, Choi Hyun
    Conger comes back to Anaheim red-hot

    By Brian Han Houston Astros catcher Hank Conger is coming back to Anaheim red-hot. The 27-year-old former Los Angeles Angel led his team with four RBIs on Thursday in an 11-4 road win against the Oakland Athletics....

    • Posted September 11, 2015
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  • Mi Hyang Lee, of South Korea, gestures after playing on the 16th hole during the second round of the Evian Championship women's golf tournament in Evian, eastern France, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
    Mi Hyang Lee takes sole lead at 9-under in Evian Championship

    EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — What she lacks in experience, the 22-year-old Mi Hyang Lee makes up for with advice from her 69-year-old caddie. The South Korean took the sole lead at the Evian Championship after a 4-under...

    • Posted September 11, 2015
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  • Pittsburgh Pirates' Kang Jung-ho, center right, runs to the dugout with Gregory Polanco, left, Aramis Ramirez, center left, and Andrew McCutchen, right, after hitting a grand slam off Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Keyvius Sampson during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
    King Kang hits first MLB grand slam, continues hot streak

    By Brian Han Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Kang Jung-ho hit a towering shot over the left field wall against Cincinnati Reds starter Keyvius Sampson for his first career major league grand slam on Wednesday. It was his 15th home...

    • Posted September 9, 2015
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  • Leverkusen's Son Heung-min (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
    Tottenham Hotspur says Son Heung-min officially granted work permit

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Tottenham Hotspur announced on Tweeter on Wednesday that South Korean footballer Son Heung-min has been granted a work permit, completing his transfer to the English Premier League. Son “has been granted a work permit...

    • Posted September 9, 2015
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