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ESPN pulls Williams’ song intro

More sportsOct 4, 2011

ESPN pulled Hank Williams Jr.’s classic intro song from its broadcast of Monday night’s NFL game after the country singer famous for the line “Are you ready for some football?” used an analogy to Adolf Hitler in discussing President Barack Obama.In an interview Monday morning on Fox News’ “Fox & Fri
NBA facing ‘huge day’ in labor talks

More sportsOct 4, 2011

After a lockout that has lasted more than three months, whether the NBA season starts on time could come down to one “very huge day” in labor talks.Owners and players will be back Tuesday for a full bargaining session, knowing if they fail to produce results, there may not be enough time left to avo
Bolt, Blake in running for IAAF award

More sportsOct 4, 2011

Jamaican sprint kings Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake have both been shortlisted for the 2011 World Athlete of the Year award, the International Association of Athletics Federations announced on Monday.Blake won the world championships 100m title in Daegu last month when his world record-holding compatri
Verlander, Tigers take 2-1 lead

More sportsOct 4, 2011

DETROIT (AP) ― CC Sabathia’s wild night has the New York Yankees on the brink of elimination.Sa-bathia matched his playoff high with six walks and Derek Jeter struck out with two runners on for the final out in the Yankees’ 5-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Monday night that put New York in a 2-1 ho
With no surprises, 8 teams left at Rugby World Cup

More sportsOct 4, 2011

AUCKLAND (AP) ― The Rugby World Cup is down to eight teams, with no surprises among the quarterfinalists and the stage set for a Northern Hemisphere vs. Southern Hemisphere final.Defending champion South Africa will face Australia at Wellington on Sunday night. The meeting, between the only two-time
Brazil, FIFA seek better relations over World Cup

SoccerOct 4, 2011

BRUSSELS (AP) ― The president of Brazil met with a top FIFA executive Monday in an effort to improve relations over the organization of the 2014 World Cup.Brazil President Dilma Rousseff and FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke met privately in Belgium. Rouseff is in Belgium for Tuesday’s European U
Freeman rallies Bucs in 4th

More sportsOct 4, 2011

TAMPA, Florida (AP) ― Josh Freeman and LeGarrette Blount helped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rally for another victory.Freeman threw for 287 yards and a touchdown, Blount ran for 127 yards and a score, and the Buccaneers beat the Indianapolis Colts 24-17 on Monday night.Freeman, who ran for a touchdown
Sohn offers to resign over election defeat

PoliticsOct 4, 2011

GNP’s Park Geun-hye to offer Na her supportThe main opposition Democratic Party’s chairman Sohn Hak-kyu offered his resignation on Tuesday, as a civic activist Park Won-soon was selected as the liberal bloc’s unified candidate.Park won his ticket to the by-election race on Monday by receiving 52.15
Taekwondo ditches traditional origins

More sportsOct 4, 2011

MANCHESTER, England (AP) ― Since becoming an Olympic event, taekwondo has largely ditched its traditions, creating a split in the martial sport.At last weekend’s British Open, more than 400 top competitors took part in a key event leading to the 2012 London Olympics. Many of the medals went to Brita
LPGA makes annual stop in Korea

More sportsOct 4, 2011

The LPGA Tour makes its annual stop in South Korea this week with some of its top-ranked golfers.The LPGA Hana Bank Championship will take place from Friday to Sunday at the par-72 Ocean Course of the Sky72 Golf Club in Incheon, just west of Seoul. This is the 10th edition of the only LPGA Tour even
Kim Jin-sun nominated to be chief

More sportsOct 4, 2011

Kim Jin-sun, former governor of Gangwon Province, was nominated Tuesday as the head of the organizing committee for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.Choe Kwang-sik, minister of culture, sports and tourism, announced that Kim had been tabbed to lead the preparations for South Korea’s first
Major champions headline field

GolfOct 4, 2011

Korean golfer Yang Yong-eun (center) gives ceramic vases to Northern Ireland golfer Rory McIlroy (left) and U.S. golfer Rickie Fowler during a press conference in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, Tuesday. (Yonhap News)Yang Yong-eun, Rory McIlroy set to tee off at Korea OpenThe reigning U.S. Open
Seoul, New York City sign deal to team up on tourism promotion

Social affairsOct 4, 2011

South Korea’s capital and New York City signed an agreement to run a joint tourism marketing campaign, city officials here said Tuesday.According to Seoul Metropolitan Government, Deputy Mayor Kwon Young-gyu, New York City’s chief of marketing George Fertitta and Korean Air’s Woo Kee-hong signed a m