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Butler storms into title game

More sportsApr 3, 2011

HOUSTON (AP) ― The lovable underdog label is long gone. Now Butler is determined to drop that “first loser” tag, too.Shelvin Mack scored 24 points and Zach Hahn came up big off the bench, ending the warm-and-fuzzy story of this year’s tournament with a 70-62 victory over VCU in the Final Four on Saturday night. The victory sends Butler to the national title game for a second straight year and mark
Federer into semis, Sharapova in final

More sportsApr 1, 2011

World No. 1 Nadal sets up showdown with FedererMIAMI (AFP) ― World tennis No. 1 Rafael Nadal will square off against Swiss rival Roger Federer in a rare semi-final showdown Friday that will be their first match on American soil in six years.Spain’s Nadal reached the last four at the $9 million WTA and ATP Masters tournament on Thursday by beating Czech Tomas Berdych 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.Third seed Federer barely broke a sweat as his quarter-final match was called off after just 10 minutes when Frenchma
Biggest club football trophy comes to Seoul

SoccerApr 1, 2011

The UEFA Champions League trophy, the biggest prize in club football, is coming to Korea to be displayed in Seoul next week as a part of its tour in Asia. The Champions League is the most prestigious club competition in the world, featuring the best football players in the world. The trophy is coveted by many of Europe’s top players. Football stars including Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham and Lion
Lee Sang-min linked with Thunders’ manager job

More sportsApr 1, 2011

Former national team guard Lee Sang-min has been linked to the manager’s role at the Korean Basketball League’s Samsung Thunders, after Ahn Joon-ho resigned from his post on Thursday.The 55-year-old had guided the Thunders since 2004, leading the Seoul-based team to the KBL playoffs for the seventh straight year. Ahn decided to step down after the team was eliminated in the first round of the play
‘Bonds’ trainer gave me HGH’

More sportsMar 31, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― As prosecutors moved closer to finishing their case against Barry Bonds, former major league infielder Randy Velarde described meeting the slugger’s personal trainer outside spring training ballparks for injections of human growth hormone.Velarde said he sought out Greg Anderson because of his link to Bonds, and they met “in various parking lots.”“I can’t remember each,” Velar
Tseng returns to defend Kraft Nabisco title

GolfMar 31, 2011

RANCHO MIRAGE, California (AP) ― Yani Tseng got a good laugh when she walked past the pond where she celebrated her Kraft Nabisco Championship victory last year by leaping into the water ― and then remembering she doesn’t know how to swim.Tseng survived that traditional plunge and swam all the way to the world No. 1 ranking after winning the LPGA Tour’s first major of the year at Mission Hills in
NCsoft launches new KBO team

More sportsMar 31, 2011

After months of preparation, NCsoft, a South Korean online game company, launched a new professional baseball team on Thursday.At the Changwon Convention Center here, about 400 kilometers southeast of Seoul, NCsoft celebrated the first expansion in the Korea Baseball Organization since 1991.You Young-koo, commissioner of the KBO, said, “A new history has been written” in South Korean baseball.“Dur
KCC, Dongbu advance ...to KBL semifinals

More sportsMar 31, 2011

The basketball season is reaching its climax here, with the final four teams in the top-division league getting ready for semifinals next week. KCC Egis reached the semifinals of the 2009-2010 Korean Basketball League playoffs for the fourth straight year by defeating Samsung Thunders on Wednesday night. The Jeonju-based team took a third straight win in a best-of-five playoff against the Seoul-ba
Kim Yu-na vowing to bear down

More sportsMar 31, 2011

With her American coach having joined her here, South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na said Thursday that she will train even harder for a big competition ahead.Peter Oppegard, Kim‘s coach, flew in from Los Angeles earlier in the day to join his prized pupil in preparations for the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow next month. The duo opened their practice for about 10 minutes to the
Game company NCsoft launches expansion baseball team

SportsMar 31, 2011

After months of preparation, NCsoft, a South Korean online game company, launched a new professional baseball team on Thursday.At the Changwon Convention Center here, about 400 kilometers southeast of Seoul, NCsoft celebrated the first expansion in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) since 1991.You Young-koo, commissioner of the KBO, said, "A new history has been written" in South Korean basebal
KBO creates 'fantasy' award

BaseballMar 31, 2011

South Korea’s top professional baseball league said Wednesday it will launch a new award this season based on “fantasy baseball” points using real-life statistics for pitchers and position players.The Korea Baseball Organization announced the creation of the “Cass Point” award, named after a popular local beer. Oriental Brewery Co., which produces Cass beer, is the official sponsor of the award. F
German FIFA official to visit N.K.

More sportsMar 30, 2011

A senior German official at the international governing body of football, along with German journalists and politicians, will travel to North Korea this week as part of their tours to participating countries at an international women’s tournament in the European nation this summer.The German Football Association announced Tuesday that Theo Zwanziger, its president and a member of FIFA’s Executive
Korea’s first female volleyball manager resigns

More sportsMar 30, 2011

Korea’s top-division volleyball team manager Cho Hye-jung said Wednesday she would resign from her post, citing an “inability” to lead the team.The former national team player was appointed by the GS Caltex volleyball team last year, becoming the first female manager in Korean professional sport.But Cho has decided to leave the team after just one year there, taking responsibility for the team’s p
Dreams of October

BaseballMar 29, 2011

KBO champions SK Wyverns to face strong challenge in their bid to repeatThe SK Wyverns, which have won three of the past four championships in South Korean baseball, are once again considered a strong favorite. Led by the disciplinarian of a manager, Kim Sung-keun, they are a team built on pitching, defense and just enough hitting to put runs on the board. Though they haven’t made much improvement
Confident VCU set for Final 4

More sportsMar 29, 2011

RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) ― Our time. Right now.That is the rallying cry Virginia Commonwealth University has adopted during its basketball team’s improbable nothing-to-lose, everything-to-gain run to the Final Four.The Rams are having blast and their confidence is growing with each win.“It comes from our personalities and coach (Shaka) Smart,” forward Bradford Burgess said. “He wants us to be out t