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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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[Grace Kao] Hybe vs. Ador: Inspiration, imitation and plagiarism
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Cream of the crop
Nexen’s Park Byung-ho led the KBO with 52 home runs and 124 RBIs. ( Yonhap)Four teammates of the Nexen Heroes, plus a pitcher from the Samsung Lions, will vie for the top individual award in South Korean pro baseball this season.The Korea Baseball Organization announced five candidates for the annual MVP award on Saturday. Headlining the list is the Heroes’ first baseman Park Byung-ho, who won the MVP in 2012 and 2013.Park led the KBO with 52 home runs and 124 RBIs, and it’s the third straight s
Oct. 19, 2014
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Ishikawa homer sends Giants to WS
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― San Francisco’s Travis Ishikawa hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, sending the Giants to the World Series with a 6-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. The Giants clinched the NL Championship Series 4-1 and now will face the Kansas City Royals in a World Series between two teams that began the playoffs in sudden-death wild-card games. San Francisco, which won the 2010 and 2012 World Series, will be on the road for this year’s opener on Tuesda
Oct. 17, 2014
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Royal October
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) ― Crown these Royals the American League champions.After nearly three decades spent trying to return to the playoffs, Kansas City is taking its perfect postseason ride all the way to the World Series.With more dominant defense, an opportunistic offense that plated two runs in the first inning, and a bullpen that shut down the Baltimore Orioles once again, Greg Holland and the wild-card Royals wrapped up a sweep of the AL Championship Series with a 2-1 victory on Wednes
Oct. 16, 2014
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Kia’s Yang hoping to test foreign markets
Left-handed pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong of the Kia Tigers is hoping to sign a contract with a foreign club for next season, as long as his team grants him his wish to leave home, officials for the Korea Baseball Organization club said Thursday.After the end of the ongoing KBO season this week, Yang will have completed seven full seasons here and will be a restricted free agent. This means he can be posted for interested Major League Baseball clubs or enter negotiations with Japanese teams, if the Ti
Oct. 16, 2014
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Samsung Lions clinch 4th straight pennant in S. Korean baseball
Yamaico Navarro of Samsung LionsThe Samsung Lions clinched their fourth consecutive pennant in the top South Korean baseball league with a narrow victory on Wednesday.The Lions defeated the LG Twins 5-3 at their home in Daegu, about 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, to secure first place in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) regular season this year with one game remaining. Second baseman Yamaico Navarro hit a tie-breaking solo shot in the two-run eighth inning, as the Lions improved to 78-4
Oct. 15, 2014
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Giants walk off in 10th on Cards’ throwing error
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Once the Giants finally got a bunt down, the rest was easy. A wild throw by reliever Randy Choate on a bunt allowed Brandon Crawford to score the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants over the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Tuesday for a 2-1 lead in the NL Championship Series.Crawford drew an eight-pitch walk from Choate to begin the inning, ending a stretch of 16 straight Giants retired since Tim Hudson’s two-out single in the fourth. Af
Oct. 15, 2014
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Dodgers’ Ryu looks back on solid season
INCHEON (Yonhap) ― South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers returned home after putting together a solid sophomore season in Major League Baseball, vowing to improve himself in 2015.In a roller-coaster 2014 season, Ryu went 14-7 with a 3.38 ERA, numbers that 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 despite making four fewer starts, 30 to 26. His ERA this year was slightly higher comp
Oct. 15, 2014
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Postseason shines spotlight on moves ...of managers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Ned Yost has the revved-up Kansas City Royals on track for their first World Series trip in 29 years. Still, in his first postseason as a manager, every choice he’s made has been dissected ― and, in many cases, flat-out destroyed.Bruce Bochy has the San Francisco Giants positioned for a third trip to the Fall Classic in five years. Yet before and after games, he’s had to justify all sorts of decisions.That’s playoff baseball. Every move is magnified, and the scrutiny is rele
Oct. 14, 2014
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Wong homers in ninth as Cards edge Giants
ST. LOUIS (AP) ― Kolten Wong and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied again with their latest postseason power show, tying the NL Championship Series at a game apiece.After the final party at home plate, reality set in: They might be without Yadier Molina the rest of the way.Wong hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning and the resilient Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 Sunday night.The Cardinals came back after losing Molina to a strained oblique muscle in the sixth. The A
Oct. 13, 2014
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Royals stay perfect, up 2-0
BALTIMORE (AP) ― Following another successful road show, the Royals are heading back to Kansas City with momentum and history on their side in the AL Championship Series.Alcides Escobar doubled in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning, Mike Moustakas extended his home run-binge and the Royals remained perfect in the playoffs, beating the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 Saturday for a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven matchup.Lorenzo Cain had four hits, scored twice and drove in a run for the wild-card Royals,
Oct. 12, 2014
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A study in contrasting offenses
BALTIMORE (AP) ― Speed versus power. The surprising Kansas City Royals and unflappable Baltimore Orioles are extremely similar with one significant exception: the fashion in which they score runs. The team that best utilizes its standard method of offense will likely win the best-of-seven AL Championship Series, which begins Friday night.Get ready for small ball versus long ball.Back in April, few could have predicted these two teams would be the last standing in the American League. But the fas
Oct. 10, 2014
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Big changes in store
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The Dodgers were built to win a World Series, not just get into the playoffs. They struck out again.They rallied from 9 1/2 games back in the NL West to win the division for the second straight year and earned home-field advantage in the postseason.But the result was similar to last year ― another defeat by the Cardinals. The Dodgers lost the National League Division Series 3-1 in St. Louis on Tuesday, with probable NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw giving up another ga
Oct. 9, 2014
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Homegrown talent key to another NLCS
ST. LOUIS (AP) ― Changing cast, same old hit show for the St. Louis Cardinals.In the NL Championship Series for the fourth straight year, the Cardinals used just five players from their 2011 World Series champions in the just-completed four-game Division Series victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.Sixteen players carried over from the roster in last year’s World Series loss to Boston.“We wanted to make sure we could do this internally and have the depth to be successful and build from within,” g
Oct. 9, 2014
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Cardinals sink Kershaw again
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw reacts after giving up a three-run home run to St. Louis Cardinals’ Matt Adams on Tuesday. (AP-Yonhap)ST. LOUIS (AP) ― The St. Louis Cardinals tagged Clayton Kershaw in the seventh inning for the second straight time, riding Matt Adams’ go-ahead, three-run homer to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday and a fourth consecutive trip to the NL Championship Series.Following their 3-1 win in the best-of-five series, the Cardinals a
Oct. 8, 2014
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Dodgers fall to Cards 3-1
ST. LOUIS (Yonhap) ― Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers got a no-decision despite a solid outing in his first playoff start of the year on Monday in St. Louis.The South Korean lefty pitched six solid innings against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 3 of the National League Division Series, giving up one earned run on five hits and striking out four.Ryu threw 94 pitches, 59 of them for strikes.Justin Turner pinch hit for Ryu in the top of the seventh with the score tied at 1-1, and Scott Elbe
Oct. 7, 2014
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Ryu Hyun-jin gets no-decision in NLDS vs. Cardinals
Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers got a no-decision despite a solid outing in his first playoff start of the year on Monday in St. Louis.The South Korean lefty pitched six solid innings against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 3 of the National League Division Series, giving up one earned run on five hits and striking out four.Ryu threw 94 pitches, 59 of them for strikes.Justin Turner pinch hit for Ryu in the top of the seventh with the score tied at 1-1, and Scott Elbert, also a left-hande
Oct. 7, 2014
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Ryu, Lackey set to battle in big Game 3
ST. LOUIS (AP) ― John Lackey stepped to the podium, minus the obvious status symbols: his two World Series rings. No reason to brag.“No, I don’t wear them very much,” he said Sunday. “Maybe to a wedding or stuff like that. They’re a little big and a little flashy, not exactly my style.” The St. Louis Cardinals acquired Lackey from World Series champion Boston at the trade deadline for occasions just like this, knowing NL Division Series Game 3 against the Los Angeles Dodgers won’t be too big for
Oct. 6, 2014
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Giants beat Nats in 18 innings, lead NLDS 2-0
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Brandon Belt homered off Tanner Roark in the 18th inning to lift the San Francisco Giants to their 10th consecutive postseason victory, edging Washington 2-1 on Saturday for a 2-0 lead in the National League Division Series.It equaled the mark for most innings in a postseason game and set a time record at 6 hours, 23 minutes.Later, Matt Kemp hit a go-ahead home run leading off the eighth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-2 home win over the St. Louis Cardinals to l
Oct. 5, 2014
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Dodgers heal up for playoffs
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The Dodgers are heading into the postseason healthier than they were a year ago, and they hope it holds up.The NL West champions have some question marks on their roster, most notably involving 14-game winner Ryu Hyun-jin and second baseman Dee Gordon. They’re using the four days before the NL Division Series against St. Louis begins on Friday to heal up.Ryu is set to throw a simulated game Wednesday as he rehabs from shoulder inflammation. The left-hander hasn’t pitched in a
Oct. 1, 2014
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Royals knock out A’s
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) ― The Kansas City Royals had waited 29 years to reach the postseason. They weren’t going down without a fight.Salvador Perez singled down the left-field line with two outs in the 12th inning, allowing Christian Colon to score from second base and giving the long-suffering Royals a 9-8 victory over the Oakland Athletics in a wild AL wild-card game Tuesday night.Quite a start to October baseball ― even if this one appeared to be over in September with plenty of time to s
Oct. 1, 2014