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Abreu, deGrom voted baseball’s top rookies

BaseballNov 11, 2014

NEW YORK (AP) ― Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu was a unanimous winner of the AL Rookie of the Year award, and New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom won the NL honor.“I don’t have any words to describe this moment,” Abreu said through a translator on the MLB Network telecast Monday. “I consider myself a good hitter, and I guess I’ve proven it.”One year after defecting from Cuba, the 27-year-old Abreu led the major leagues with a .581 slugging percentage. He was sixth in batting at .317,
Options running out for African Cup

SoccerNov 11, 2014

Tournament without a host country because of Ebola’s threat
SK informed of bids for star pitcher

BaseballNov 11, 2014

The South Korean baseball club SK Wyverns have been informed of the highest bid submitted by a Major League Baseball club for their posted pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun, officials said on Tuesday.The Korea Baseball Organization said it was told by MLB on Tuesday that a yet-to-be-identified big league club won the bidding war for the South Korean left-hander and that it has relayed the information to the Wyverns.The amount of the bid has not been disclosed. The Wyverns have four business days in which t
Nadal to receive stem-cell treatment

More sportsNov 11, 2014

BARCELONA (AP) ― Rafael Nadal’s doctor says the 14-time Grand Slam winner will receive stem-cell treatment on his ailing back.Angel Ruiz-Cotorro told the Associated Press by phone on Monday that, “we are going to put cells in a joint in his spine” next week in Barcelona.The Spanish tennis star was already sidelined for the rest of the season after having his appendix removed last week.Ruiz-Cotorro, who has worked as a doctor for Nadal for the past 14 years, said Nadal’s back pain is “typical of
Men’s soccer team heads to Middle East for friendlies

SoccerNov 10, 2014

The South Korean men’s national soccer team departed for the Middle East for upcoming friendly matches against Jordan and Iran.These two matches will be the final friendlies of the year for South Korea, coached by former German international Uli Stielike.They are also the country’s last scheduled matches before the AFC Asian Cup tournament in January.South Korea will visit Amman to play Jordan on Friday and will be in Tehran to take on Iran next Tuesday.Stielike has put together a 22-man roster
Win some, lose some

SoccerNov 10, 2014

Arsenal stumbles, Juventus cruises and PSG wins
Federer, Nishikori move on at ATP Finals

More sportsNov 10, 2014

LONDON (AP) ― Experience prevailed over youth as Roger Federer tamed Milos Raonic 6-1, 7-6 (0) in his opening round-robin match at the ATP Finals Sunday after Kei Nishikori started his maiden campaign at the season-ending tournament with a win.Federer, the most successful player at the elite championship, started brilliantly against the 23-year-old Raonic ― the youngest player of the eight-man field ― then withstood his assaults in the second set.The 17-time Grand Slam champion, chasing a sevent
Taylor shoots 66 to win Sanderson Farms

GolfNov 10, 2014

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) ― Nick Taylor was down on his game over the summer, struggling with his putter as he fought to earn a PGA Tour card.So even he was a little stunned Sunday when he was holding a big bronze rooster and celebrating a comeback victory in the Sanderson Farms Championship.The 26-year-old Taylor overcame a four-shot deficit at the Country Club of Jackson, shooting a 6-under 66 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory over Boo Weekley and Jason Bohn. Taylor is the first Canadian-born
Behind home runs, pitching, Nexen evens Korean Series

BaseballNov 9, 2014

Lifted by four home runs and impressive starting pitching, the Nexen Heroes defeated the Samsung Lions 9-3 Saturday to even the South Korean baseball championship series.Starter Andy Van Hekken flirted with a perfect game and outfielder Yoo Han-joon backed him up with two homers, as the Heroes knotted the best-of-seven Korean Series at two wins apiece at home, Mokdong Stadium in Seoul. Nexen starter Andy Van Hekken delivers on Saturday. (Yonhap)The Korea Baseball Organization teams will be back
Lee Mi-hyang earns maiden LPGA win

GolfNov 9, 2014

South Korean Lee Mi-hyang captured her first LPGA Tour victory in a playoff in Japan on Sunday.Lee, 21, won the Mizuno Classic with a birdie on the fifth playoff hole, edging out fellow South Korean Lee Il-hee and Japanese Kotono Kozuma at the Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Shima, Japan. Lee Mi-hyang took home the $180,000 winner’s check.The three players all scored pars on their first two trips to the par-4 18th hole in the sudden death playoff, and then all birdied the same hole on their
Chelsea, Bayern keep up title charge

SoccerNov 9, 2014

LONDON (AP) ― Just three months into the season, it is hard to see how Chelsea can be stopped in its remorseless charge to the English Premier League title.For many, the biggest question now is whether it can go through the season unbeaten.Chelsea got past another major obstacle on its way to the league title by winning 2-1 at Liverpool on Saturday and running its record to nine wins and two draws. Defending champion Manchester City, probably Chelsea’s biggest rival, is eight points behind in th
Badminton star Lee fails doping test

More sportsNov 9, 2014

KUALA LUMPUR (AP) ― Badminton’s top-ranked player Lee Chong Wei has failed a doping test, a senior Malaysian sports official said Saturday.Lee, who has been temporarily suspended pending a hearing by the Badminton World Federation doping panel, faces a potential two-year ban from competition.Lee insisted he had “never cheated.” Badminton Association of Malaysia deputy chairman Mohamad Norza Zakaria confirmed Saturday that a test carried out on Nov. 5 in Oslo, Norway, on the “B” sample of an unna
Nexen beats up on Samsung to even Korean Series

BaseballNov 8, 2014

Lifted by four home runs and impressive starting pitching, the Nexen Heroes defeated the Samsung Lions 9-3 Saturday to even the South Korean baseball championship series.Starter Andy Van Hekken flirted with a perfect game and outfielder Yoo Han-joon backed him up with two homers, as the Heroes knotted the best-of-seven Korean Series at two wins apiece at home, Mokdong Stadium in Seoul.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) teams will be back for Game 5 Monday at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul.Since neit
Nexen starter Van Hekken confident he can pitch well on short rest

BaseballNov 7, 2014

Andy Van Hekken, the left-handed ace of the Nexen Heroes competing in the South Korean baseball championship series, is about to do something he‘s never done in his three-year career in the KBO -- pitch on three days’ rest.Van Hekken is scheduled to start Game 4 of the ongoing Korean Series against the Samsung Lions on Saturday. He started the opening game of the best-of-seven series Tuesday, when he got a no-decision in the Heroes‘ 4-2 victory.On the eve of his start, Van Hekken said he feels p
Trout, McCutchen win Silver Sluggers

BaseballNov 7, 2014

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen. (MCT)NEW YORK (AP) ― The Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout, Pittsburgh’s Andrew McCutchen and Washington’s Ian Desmond have won their third straight Silver Slugger Awards.Chicago White Sox rookie first baseman Jose Abreu and Houston second baseman Jose Altuve were among eight first-time winners announced Thursday by Louisville Slugger, which presents the annual honors following voting by major league managers and coaches for the top hitter in each lea