South Korean baseball club Nexen Heroes on Thursday acquired former major league pitcher Jake Brigham, a day after releasing another ex-big leaguer Sean O'Sullivan.The Korea Baseball Organization club said Brigham has agreed to a $450,000 deal for the rest of the season. The 29-year-old right-hander has 12 big league games under his belt, all with the Atlanta Braves in 2015, and spent the last season with the Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.  In this undated photo p

South Korean football powerhouse Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors will try to regain control of the domestic league this weekend with a rebound from stunning defeats.Jeonbuk have been one of the elite clubs in the top-tier K League Classic in recent years. Led by head coach Choi Kang-hee, they won back-to-back titles in 2014 and 2015.Jeonbuk could have completed a three-peat last year, but they ended up second after suffering a nine-point deduction from the league over a bribery scandal. In 2016, however,

South Korean football prospect Lee Kang-in, who plays for Spanish side Valencia CF Juvenil B, said Tuesday he wants to become a player who can lead the national team in the future.Lee is one of 26 players selected for the under-18 national football team's training in May. This is the first time the 16-year-old midfielder has been picked to represent his country. He is also the youngest player on the squad called up by head coach Chung Jung-yong.(Yonhap)"I'm really happy because I'm here to play

St. Louis Cardinals closer Oh Seung-hwan has suffered his first loss of the season, with his scoreless appearance streak coming to a halt at six.The South Korean right-hander gave up three runs -- all of them unearned -- on two hits, including a home run, in 1 2/3 innings of work against the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium on Monday (local time) in St. Louis. The Brewers won the game 7-5 in 10 innings, and Oh dropped to 1-1, to go along with six saves in 12 appearances. Oh Seung-hwan of the S

Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with a hip injury, a frustrating turn of events after collecting his first win of the season.The Dodgers said Monday (local time) Ryu is dealing with a hip contusion. The South Korean left-hander will be replaced on the roster by right-hander Josh Fields.Ryu earned his first win of the season -- and first since August 2014 -- on Sunday when he held the Philadelphia Phillies to a run over 5 1/3 innings. According

South Korean head coach Shin Tae-yong said Monday that sacrifice is the key to the under-20 men's national football team at the upcoming FIFA competition at home. South Korea will host the FIFA U-20 World Cup from May 20 to June 11 in six local cities. The young Taeguk Warriors are paired with Argentina, England and Guinea in Group A at the 24-team FIFA tournament.  South Korean under-20 men's national football team head coach Shin Tae-yong speaks to reporters at the National Football Center in

South Korean footballers said Monday they are determined to deliver a solid performance at the upcoming FIFA U-20 World Cup at home. South Korea will host the U-20 World Cup from May 20 to June 11 in six cities. The young Taeguk Warriors are in Group A with Argentina, England and Guinea at the 24-team FIFA competition. The South Korean national under-20 football team players and coaching staff pose for a group photo at the National Football Center in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, on May 1, 2017. (Yon

South Korean golfer Park In-bee will compete in her home country for the first time since winning the gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, officials here said Monday. Park, 28, will take part in the Doosan Match Play Championship on the Korean LPGA Tour that will be staged in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, from May 17 to 21, the event organizers said. It will be the first time for Park to join such a match play event at home. (Yonhap)"Park will return to South Korea on May 9 after playing th

Choo Shin-soo of the Texas Rangers has collected his third home run of the 2017 season, but was not able to stop his team's defeat. Choo sent a long ball in the Rangers' 5-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday (local time). Batting seventh as the designated hitter, the South Korean hit a solo shot off Angles starter J. C. Ramirez in the bottom of the fifth inning to cut the deficit to 3-2.(Yonhap)This, however, turned out to be Choo's only hit of the

Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers has collected his first big league win since 2014. Ryu held the Philadelphia Phillies to a run on three hits over 5 1/3 innings at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday and earned his first win of the season as the Dodgers won 5-3.This was Ryu's first win in Major League Baseball since Aug. 31, 2014, when he pitched against the San Diego Padres. The South Korean left-hander missed all of 2015 following a shoulder surgery and made only one start last year

Former major league pitcher Jeff Manship on Sunday set a record for the longest winning streak to start a career in South Korea.Manship, who pitches for the NC Dinos in the Korea Baseball Organization, won his sixth straight decision by holding the Kia Tigers to a run on four hits in six innings in the Dinos' 12-1 victory.Jeff Manship of the NC Dinos throws a pitch against the LG Twins during their Korea Baseball Organization game at Masan Stadium in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province. (Yonhap)

INCHEON -- During last week's men's hockey world championship, South Korean forward Shin Sang-hoon had a rather unusual source of motivation to draw upon: his impending military service.All healthy South Korean men have to serve around two years in the armed forces, a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean War that ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty. Athletes like Shin are no exception, unless they win an Olympic medal or an Asian Games gold medal. South Korean hockey forward Shin Sang-hoo

INCHEON -- For Eric Regan, a Canadian-born hockey defenseman now representing South Korea, nothing is tougher than watching his teammates battle on the ice while he's sidelined with an injury.Despite the absence of the sturdy rearguard for the final two games, South Korea finished in second place at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship Division I Group A in Kiev, Ukraine, last week. By doing so, South Korea has also qualified for the top-tier international competition, the

INCHEON -- South Korea has defied odds to qualify for the top-tier competition in international men's hockey, and head coach Jim Paek says there's no big secret to it other than hard work.Paek, a former National Hockey League defenseman, coached South Korea to second place at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship Division I Group A in Kiev, Ukraine, last week. Jim Paek, head coach of the South Korean men's hockey team, speaks to reporters at Incheon International Airport on

INCHEON -- The South Korean men's national hockey team made a triumphant return home on Sunday, having secured the country's first berth in the top-tier world championship.Coached by former National Hockey League defenseman Jim Paek, South Korea finished in second place at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship Division I Group A in Kiev, Ukraine, last week.South Korean players pose for pictures after finishing second at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Champions