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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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NewJeans members submit petitions over court injunction in Hybe-Ador conflict
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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[Herald Interview] Byun Yo-han's 'unlikable' character is result of calculated acting
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US military commander in S. Korea during Gwangju uprising dies
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US expert says N. Korea might ignore Trump if he returns to White House
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[Photo News] Seoul seeks 'best sleeper'
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Yoon vows to advance freedom, welfare to uphold spirit of 1980 pro-democracy uprising
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Steelers GM says no decision made on Ward
PITTSBURGH (AP) ― The Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t ready to part ways with Hines Ward just yet. General manager Kevin Colbert said Monday the team has had “internal discussions” on what to do with the franchise’s all-time leading receiver, but no decision has been made.NFL.com reported last week the Steelers were planning to release the 35-year-old Ward, who took on a diminished role last season behind Mike Wallace, Antonio Brown and Emmanuel Sanders.Ward posted on his Facebook page Saturday that
More SportsFeb. 14, 2012
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Tokyo, Doha submit 2020 bid files to IOC
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) ― Tokyo and Doha submitted bids Monday to host the 2020 Olympics, delivering their files to the IOC two days before the deadline.Delegations from both cities turned in documents to International Olympic Committee headquarters, the first of the six candidate cities to do so. The other four 2020 contenders are Madrid, Istanbul, Rome and Baku, Azerbaijan.The files must be submitted by the end of Wednesday.The IOC will decide in May whether to retain all the candidates or
More SportsFeb. 14, 2012
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Sharks continue mastery of Capitals
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Joe Pavelski had two goals and two assists against a goalie playing in the NHL for the first time in nearly a year, leading the Sharks past the Capitals 5-3 Monday night, San Jose’s 16th victory in its last 17 games against Washington.Patrick Marleau added two goals, and Brent Burns also scored on Braden Holtby, who was brought up from Hershey of the American Hockey League earlier Monday to make a surprise start for Washington ― something he hadn’t done since last March. Washin
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Nowitzki’s late push helps Mavs hold off Clippers
DALLAS (AP) ― Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 points, 11 in the final 6-plus minutes, Shawn Marion added 16, and the Dallas Mavericks held on to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 96-92 on Monday night.Jason Terry, Vince Carter and Brendan Haywood all contributed 10 points for the Mavs, who’ve won 10 in a row at home against the Clippers and extended their overall winning streak to four games.Caron Butler of the Clippers scored a season-high 23 points against his former team, and Blake Griffin added 20 point
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Kentucky still runaway No. 1 in AP poll
Kentucky and Syracuse remain Nos. 1 and 2 in the Associated Press’ Top 25, and Wichita State and Notre Dame are ranked for the first time this season.The Wildcats received 63 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday, while the Orange got the others.Missouri moves up one spot to third and is followed by Kansas, Duke, Ohio State, Michigan State, North Carolina, Baylor and Georgetown.Notre Dame, winners of six straight and ranked as high as fourth last season, is No. 23.
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As players gear up for season, Jeter says AL stronger than ever
TAMPA, Florida (AP) ― Yankees captain Derek Jeter says offseason moves have made the American League stronger and new Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine will make Boston even more exciting.The Los Angeles Angels added free-agent slugger Albert Pujols and pitcher C.J. Wilson, while Detroit signed power-hitting Prince Fielder, the son of former Tigers’ star Cecil Fielder.“It’s scary for the whole American League, especially for the West and Central,” Jeter said on Monday. “Our league has always been
BaseballFeb. 14, 2012
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Match-fixing allegations also emerge for baseball, basketball
Baseball and basketball officials on Tuesday were scrambling to find evidence of match-fixing attempts in their professional leagues, following recent testimony by a gambling broker, who has been arrested for an alleged connection with volleyball match fixing, that other leagues also had match-riggi
SportsFeb. 14, 2012
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Mickelson wins 4th PGA event at Pebble Beach; Wi takes 2nd
PEBBLE BEACH, California (AP) ― Phil Mickelson went from a six-shot deficit to a two-shot lead in just six holes, closed with an 8-under 64 for a two-shot victory over Charlie Wi and gave Tiger Woods a thrashing at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Sunday not many saw coming.Mickelson and Woods played in the second-to-last group, and Mickelson beat him by 11 shots. He won for the fourth time at Pebble Beach, and became only the ninth player in PGA Tour history with 40 wins.“Pebble Beach ... it
GolfFeb. 13, 2012
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Zambia wins African Cup after penalty shootout
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) ― Zambia won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a dramatic final at Stade de l’Amitie.The score was 0-0 before the penalty kicks.Stophira Sunzu scored the deciding sudden-death penalty after Gervinho missed his kick for Ivory Coast.Zambia earned its first African title in the same city where 18 Zambian internationals died in a plane crash in 1993 in the country’s worst sporting disaster.Ivory Coast captain and best p
More SportsFeb. 13, 2012
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Volleyball players implicated in match-fixing get lifetime bans
Four professional volleyball players implicated in a widening match-fixing scandal received lifetime bans from the sport on Monday.At its disciplinary committee meeting, the Korean Volleyball Federation handed down the punishment to three players for KEPCO 45 and one player for Sangmu, the military team for conscripted players, for their alleged involvement in match-rigging schemes.They will not be eligible to play or coach in South Korea.Their teams are among seven men’s clubs in V-League, run
More SportsFeb. 13, 2012
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Park breaks his own 1,500m mark
Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan of South Korea broke his own record in the men’s 1,500-meter event at a warmup competition before the upcoming London Olympics.The 22-year-old finished the 1,500m race in 14 minutes, 47.38 seconds at the New South Wales State Open Championships in Sydney, breaking his previous record from 2006 by 7.65 seconds. It is also the national record for South Korea.The Olympic gold medalist in the men’s 400m event participated in the Australian event to check his c
More SportsFeb. 13, 2012
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Serbia, Austria clinch Davis Cup victories
LONDON (AP) ― Serbia did just fine without Novak Djovokic in the Davis Cup, while Russia’s shorthanded team was surprisingly eliminated by Austria on Sunday.Serbia swept the reverse singles against Sweden to complete a 4-1 victory at home and set up a quarterfinal against the Czech Republic, with Janko Tipsarevic clinching the win by beating Michael Ryderstedt of Sweden 6-2, 7-6 (5), 7-5.Dusan Lajovic then defeated Sweden’s Filip Prpic 6-4, 6-4 in the last match.Djokovic skipped the first-round
More SportsFeb. 13, 2012
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Lin, Rubio bolster NBA abroad
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ― One point guard has practically been a household name since he started playing professionally at 14, a lottery pick who has made the two-year wait for his flashy passes well worth it.The other went undrafted out of Harvard and unwanted in his first two stops in the NBA before a desperate team and a desperate coach gave him the chance he needed on the game’s biggest stage.In their own different, yet equally dynamic ways, Ricky Rubio and Jeremy Lin have put their dormant franchi
More SportsFeb. 13, 2012
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4 volleyball players gets lifetime ban
South Korea's volleyball association banned four players for life Monday over their alleged involvement in a match-fixing scandal.Three players from the KEPCO45 team and one from the military club Sangmu allegedly took bribes in return for trying to rig the results of games in recent years, an offic
More SportsFeb. 13, 2012
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Park Tae-hwan breaks his 1,500-meter record
South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan gets ready for his men`s 1,500-meter race at the New South Wales State Open Championships in Sydney on Sunday. (Yonhap News)Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan of South Korea on Sunda
More SportsFeb. 12, 2012
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English FA chief says Redknapp ‘amazing’
LONDON (AP) ― The head of the English Football Association has hailed Harry Redknapp’s “amazing” work at Tottenham while saying the vacant national team job is best suited to an older coach.Following Fabio Capello’s sudden resignation on Wednesday, the 64-year-old Redknapp is the main contender to lead England at the European Championship in four months.Amid an outpouring of support from England players for Redknapp, though, the FA has avoided anointing him publicly before making an approach to
More SportsFeb. 12, 2012
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Lin leads Knicks past Wolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ― Jeremy Lin did it again.Lin hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to overcome a dreadful second half and lift the New York Knicks to their fifth straight victory, 100-98, over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.Steve Novak scored 15 points, including the game-tying 3-pointer with 36 seconds to play and Lin used his quickness to draw a foul and get to the line in the closing seconds. He finished with 20 points, eight assists and six rebounds. Lin had just five points
More SportsFeb. 12, 2012
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Sluggers look to thrive in new places
Tim Lincecum thought about the seismic shifts of baseball’s offseason, the ones that saw Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder migrate to the American League.“I think it’s great,” San Francisco’s two-time Cy Young Award winner joked. “I won’t have to pitch to them anymore.”Just 106 days after the surprising St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series, baseball returns this weekend when pitchers and catchers for the Seattle Mariners report to spring training in Peoria, Arizona.There’s been a whole lot of
More SportsFeb. 12, 2012
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Suarez-Evra spat takes center stage
LONDON (AP) ― Luis Suarez’s refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra overshadowed Manchester United’s 2-1 win over rival Liverpool that lifted the defending champions to first place in the Premier League on Saturday.Wayne Rooney scored twice for the second straight match to guide United to victory at Old Trafford. But all the focus was on the pre-match handshake that never happened, inflaming tensions between England’s two most successful clubs.Starting his first match since serving an eight-gam
SoccerFeb. 12, 2012
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Steelers’ Ward offers to rework contract
PITTSBURGH (AP) ― Steelers’ wide receiver Hines Ward wants to retire with the Pittsburgh Steelers, offering to restructure his contract to do it.Ward posted on his Facebook page Saturday that he’s already told the Steelers he’s willing to work with them on altering his deal so he can remain with the team. Ward’s comments came after NFL.com reported the Steelers are planning to cut the franchise’s all-time leading receiver.“I don’t normally like to respond to rumors, but as I’ve said all along, I
More SportsFeb. 12, 2012