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Rivera breaks MLB saves mark

Sept 20, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― Mariano Rivera stood by himself, in the center of the diamond at Yankee Stadium.For once, the great closer wasn’t sure what to do next.So he smiled, blew a kiss to the crowd, and then doffed his cap as cheers washed over him following the record 602nd save of his career.“Oh, my God,
SK, Lotte feel late-season pressure

Sept 19, 2011

The temperature has dropped as the cool breeze of fall has swept in. But the tension and excitement are growing in the country’s top professional baseball league as the race for a playoff berth is well under way.The race will reach its climax this week as two of the top teams ― the Lotte Giants and
Former MVP pitcher Choi dies

Sept 14, 2011

Considered one of history’s premier power pitchersIt was another sad day for the Korean baseball league as Choi Dong-won, an all-time favorite pitcher, died of cancer Wednesday. He was 53.His death came just one week after fans and players were in mourning for the loss of legendary hitter Jang Hyo-j
Rivera gets 600th career save as Yankees top M’s

Sept 14, 2011

SEATTLE (AP) ― Mariano Rivera earned his 600th save, moving within one of Trevor Hoffman’s major league record, by closing out the New York Yankees’ 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.Rivera entered with a one-run lead in the ninth and allowed just a one-out single to Ichiro Suzuki.
Former MVP pitcher Choi dies of cancer

Sept 14, 2011

Choi Dong-won (Yonhap News)Choi Dong-won, one of the premier power pitchers in South Korean baseball in the 1980s, died Wednesday of cancer. He was 53 years old.The National Health Insurance Corp. (NHIC) Ilsan Hospital in Goyang, west of Seoul, said Choi lost his battle with colorectal cancer. The
Korea gears up for Asia hoops championships

Sept 13, 2011

The South Korean basketball team traveled Tuesday to China to participate in the 2011 FIBA Asia Championships, which will be held in Wuhan, Hubei, Sept. 15-25.Sixteen teams ― including Korea, host China and defending champion Iran ― are divided into four groups of four in the biennial event.This yea
Nationals end Dodgers series with loss, rainout

Sept 9, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Too bad the Washington Nationals couldn’t hop on the plane and follow the Los Angeles Dodgers to sunny California.The Nationals lost a series to the Dodgers this week, and what a messy one it was. It rained Tuesday, nearly ruining Stephen Strasburg’s comeback game. It rained Wednes
Former All-Star Jang dies of cancer

Sept 7, 2011

BUSAN (Yonhap News) ― Jang Hyo-jo, the career batting average leader in South Korea’s top baseball league, died Wednesday of liver cancer. He was 55 years old.Dong-A University Medical Center in Busan said Jang succumbed to cancer early Wednesday, about a month after he was hospitalized.Jang played
Strasburg tosses 5 solid innings in loss

Sept 7, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Stephen Strasburg allowed two hits over five shutout innings Tuesday night in his first major league start since undergoing Tommy John surgery, but the bullpen blew the lead as the Washington Nationals lost 7-3 to the Los Angeles Dodgers.The 2009 overall No. 1 draft pick again disp
Tigers extend division cushion over Indians

Sept 6, 2011

CLEVELAND (AP) ― Doug Fister’s breaking ball put the brakes on Cleveland’s challenge to first-place Detroit.Fister struck out a career-high 13, Victor Martinez hit a three-run homer and the Tigers beat the Indians 4-2 on Monday to extend their AL Central lead to 7 1/2 games.“That’s the best I’ve see
Braves fall to Mets, 11-7

Aug 7, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― When the Mets blew an early lead by allowing five runs to the Braves on bloopers and broken bats, Justin Turner knew exactly what everyone was thinking.“I’m sure most of the people watching the game were like ‘Here we go again,’” he said.Turner put a stop to that by hitting his secon
Cabrera’s two 2-run HRs lift Tribe past Red Sox

Aug 2, 2011

BOSTON (AP) ― Cleveland manager Manny Acta’s pregame lesson about Fenway Park’s quirky angles and dimensions certainly couldn’t cover what Asdrubal Cabrera’s homer did.Cabrera’s second two-run homer of the game, originally ruled a single off the short wall in right field and overturned by replay rev
Koo appointed new president of KBO

Aug 2, 2011

The Korea Baseball Organization has appointed Koo Bon-neung, chairman of Heesung Group, as its new president, Korean baseball’s governing body announced Tuesday.The KBO board members unanimously appointed Koo as the new head of the KBO. Koo Bon-neungThe KBO is to hold its committee meeting next
Tribe fall to Royals

Aug 1, 2011

CLEVELAND (AP) ― Not even word that pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez had passed his physical could put a smile on Manny Acta’s face Sunday afternoon.Cleveland’s manager had just watched his team lose 5-3 to Kansas City, which completed a 2-6 homestand and dropped the Indians 2 1/2 games behind Detroit in the
West wins All-Star game in 10 innings

Jul 24, 2011

It was the game that proved why many say baseball is more than a game. The Korea Baseball Organization’s All-Star game ended Saturday in dramatic fashion, with West beating East 5-4 in the 10th inning, delighting the crowd of more than 27,000 at the Jamsil Stadium.Playing in front of a packed stadium, the West All-Stars, comprised of players from the Kia Tigers, LG Twins, Hanwha Eagles and Nexen H