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Son hopes Euro spirit returns for Leverkusen

SoccerOct 21, 2014

LEVERKUSEN, Germany, Oct 21, 2014 (AFP) - Bayer Leverkusen's South Korea striker Son Heung-Min says his team must forget their stumble in Stuttgart when they host Zenit St Petersburg in the Champions League on Wednesday.Son scored two goals in the opening nine minutes at Stuttgart on Saturday as his side finished 3-0 up at half-time, only to concede three goals and throw away two valuable league points.There is all to play for against the Russians at the BayArena with just a point separating joi
Prove it on the field

BaseballOct 21, 2014

Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer will look to keep up his hot hitting in the World Series. (UPI-Yonhap)KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) ― Alex Gordon took a big rip at a batting-practice fastball, fouled it off badly into the cage, and ducked when the carom nearly hit him in the head.Gordon let out a huge laugh, and so did a bunch of his Kansas City Royals teammates watching Monday’s workout.“I can’t believe that just happened, dude,” pitcher James Shields razzed.It’ll be more frustrating
Ryu vows to atone for injury-riddled 2014 season

BaseballOct 21, 2014

Coming off an injury-riddled 2014 season, South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers said Tuesday he will try to stay healthier next year in Major League Baseball.Ryu, who returned home last week after the Dodgers were eliminated from the National League Division Series, went 14-7 with a 3.38 ERA in his second big league season. These numbers easily could have been better had he avoided three trips to the disabled list.Ryu matched the win total from his rookie season in 2013 de
Doosan names former captain as new manager

BaseballOct 21, 2014

Following a disappointing season in the Korea Baseball Organization, the Doosan Bears on Tuesday announced their former captain Kim Tae-hyung as new manager.Kim, 47, replaces Song Il-soo, who lasted only one season on the Bears’ bench. On Song’s watch, the Bears were just 59-68-1 and finished 3 1/2 games out of the postseason, a year after they lost to the Samsung Lions in the championship Korean Series.Kim signed for two years at 200 million won ($189,400) per season, along with a 300 million w
Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin vows to atone for injury-riddled season

BaseballOct 21, 2014

Coming off an injury-riddled 2014 season, South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers said Tuesday he will try to stay healthier next year in Major League Baseball (MLB).Ryu, who returned home last week after the Dodgers were eliminated from the National League Division Series (NLDS), went 14-7 with a 3.38 ERA in his second big league season. These numbers easily could have been better had he avoided three trips to the disabled list (DL).Ryu matched the win total from his rookie
SK Wyverns name ex-head of player development their new manager

BaseballOct 21, 2014

Having missed the playoffs the past two seasons in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), the SK Wyverns on Tuesday appointed Kim Hong-hee, their ex-head of player development, as new manager.The Incheon-based club announced that they named Kim to succeed Lee Man-soo, who had taken over the Wyverns in the middle of the 2011 season, on the bench. Kim has signed for two years for 300 million won (US$284,700) per season, along with 300 million won in signing bonus."We felt we needed to undergo majo
Liverpool wins a thriller

SoccerOct 20, 2014

LONDON (AP) ― Liverpool beat Queens Park Rangers 3-2 on an own goal in the fifth minute of injury time Sunday in the Premier League.Liverpool pulled out the road victory thanks to the mistake by Steven Caulker ― QPR’s second own goal of the day.Four goals were scored in a pulsating final eight minutes ― the last unwittingly netted by Caulker, who redirected the ball past his own goalkeeper.A madcap finale began in the 67th minute when defender Richard Dunne put Liverpool 1-0 ahead with his recor
Royals dependent on three-headed bullpen monster

BaseballOct 20, 2014

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) ― Buck Showalter knew he was in trouble when the seventh inning rolled around and his Orioles were trailing the Kansas City Royals in Game 4 of the AL Championship Series.Three innings later, Baltimore’s season was over.In each game of the series, the three-headed monster of Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and All-Star closer Greg Holland had slammed the door on the Orioles. They did it again in the clincher, a 2-1 victory that propelled Kansas City into the World Series af
Baek Kyu-jung draws inspiration from close friend

GolfOct 20, 2014

INCHEON (Yonhap) ― South Korean teen golfer Baek Kyu-jung, who became the latest winner on the LPGA Tour on Sunday at home, said she draws inspiration from a close friend who has always been a step ahead of her in their burgeoning careers.Baek, 19, captured the LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship in Incheon in a sudden death playoff over Brittany Lincicome of the United States and fellow South Korean Chun In-gee for her maiden LPGA title in her first appearance on the tour.Korean teen golfer Baek Kyu
2018 International Crown in Korea

GolfOct 20, 2014

The LPGA Tour announced Monday the International Crown, its biennial international competition inaugurated this year, will be held in South Korea in 2018.At a press conference held at a Seoul hotel, the tour said South Korea will be the first venue of the International Crown outside the United States. The first edition of the biennial event, which features eight countries with their four highest-ranked players in match play, was held at Cave Valley Golf Club in Owing Mills, a suburb of Baltimore
Manning surpasses Favre for TDs

More sportsOct 20, 2014

DENVER (AP) ― Peyton Manning’s receivers played keep-away with his milestone memento and the NFL’s new leader in career touchdown passes toyed with the San Francisco 49ers in the Denver Broncos’ 42-17 victory Sunday night.Manning went into the showdown two TDs shy of Brett Favre’s record of 508, and threw four touchdown passes to reach 510.“It’s special because of the way our team played,” said Manning, who surpassed Favre’s mark with an 8-yard strike to Demaryius Thomas late in the second quart
Ben Martin wins 1st PGA Tour title

GolfOct 20, 2014

LAS VEGAS (AP) ― Ben Martin made a 45-foot eagle putt to regain the lead and finished with a 20-foot birdie putt for a 3-under 68 and his first PGA Tour victory Sunday in the Shriners Hospital for Children Open.Martin played his final four holes at the TPC Summerlin in 4-under par, though no shot was more important than the eagle.Kevin Streelman ran off five birdies in a six-hole stretch to overtake Martin for the lead, and Streelman hit a wedge into 5 feet on the 18th hole. Martin, who led by a
Ronaldo breaks record, Southampton soars 8-0

SoccerOct 19, 2014

LONDON (AP) ― Cristiano Ronaldo rewrote the record books with another two goals in Real Madrid’s latest big victory in the Spanish league.Southampton crushed Sunderland 8-0 in England while Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero scored four goals and Premier League leader Chelsea escaped with a gritty victory.Ronaldo netted his 14th and 15th goals to set a record scoring start in a Spanish league season as Real Madrid eased to a 5-0 win at Levante, while Lionel Messi scored to move one goal from the co
Cream of the crop

BaseballOct 19, 2014

Four teammates vie for KBO MVP award
Baek takes LPGA title in Korea

GolfOct 19, 2014

INCHEON (Yonhap) ― South Korean Baek Kyu-jung claimed the LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship in a playoff on Sunday for her maiden LPGA victory in her first appearance on the tour.The 19-year-old defeated compatriot Chun In-gee and American Brittany Lincicome with a birdie on the first sudden death playoff hole on the par-72, 6,364-yard Ocean Course at Sky72 Golf and Resort here in Incheon, west of Seoul.Baek, a member of the Korean LPGA Tour, took home $300,000 in the winner’s purse.Baek is the eig