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Postseason leaves some grumbling, some ecstatic

It’s that time of the year. A chill is in the air and Christmas is around the corner. The start of winter means one thing to football fans: the K-League Championship. With the first round set to kick off this weekend between third to sixth ranked t…

Nov 20,2009
Much to praise in Korea’s loss to strong Serbian team

The National football team’s unbeaten streak of 27 games (14 wins and 13 ties) finally came to an end yesterday at Craven Cottage Stadium in London, England. Playing in their final match of the year, Huh Jung-moo and his men lost the friendly mat…

Nov 20,2009
Shin, Ochoa vie for LPGA player of the year

HOUSTON - Shin Ji-yai and Lorena Ochoa will take their duel for LPGA Player of the Year honors down to the wire this week at the LPGA Tour Championship. South Korea’s Shin is trying to become the first player since LPGA legend Nancy Lopez in 1978…

Nov 20,2009
Controversy mars France’s World Cup berth

PARIS - Superstar Thierry Henry was at the centre of a sensational cheating storm on Wednesday as France reached the World Cup finals along with Portugal, Greece and Slovenia. France, the 1998 champions and 2006 runners-up, drew 1-1 with Ireland …

Nov 20,2009
Berth in AFC tourney is main prize

The road to the final rounds of the K-League Championships 2009 starts this weekend with the third to sixth placed teams squaring off in a single-game elimination format. With their eyes on the prize, the initial goal of the four teams is to reach th…

Nov 19,2009
North defector defends boxing title Saturday

Boxers from humble backgrounds are not rare. However, a North Korean defector who realizes a dream of winning a world title does not pop up too often. Choi Hyun-mi, the World Boxing Association’s featherweight world champion, is on track to mak…

Nov 19,2009
Lee holds out for big pay day

Free agent Lee Bum-ho, could have a new suitor by the end of the week. His former teams, the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants, are showing a lot of interest in the 28-year-old third baseman. Several Nippon Professional Baseball teams, inclu…

Nov 18,2009
Huh looks to defensive options to contain Serbs

The national football team will attempt to extend their unbeaten streak to 28 games tonight in London tonight (11:30 p.m. kickoff, KST) but Eastern European power Serbia stands in their way. Manager Huh Jung-moo and his men have posted a record o…

Nov 18,2009
U.S. court nixes court case on Redskins’ name

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from a group of Native Americans who think the name of the Washington Redskins professional football team is offensive. The high court on Monday turned away an appeal from Suzan Shown Ha…

Nov 18,2009
Bengals beat Steelers to top AFC North

PITTSBURGH - Bernard Scott raced 96 yards with a kickoff return as the surprising Cincinnati Bengals took control of the AFC North Division with an 18-12 victory over the NFL champion Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Scott’s run was the game’s only tou…

Nov 17,2009

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