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[AtoZ into Korean mind] Humor in Korea: Navigating the line between what's funny and not
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Yoon seeks rebound, taps 5-term lawmaker as chief of staff
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Medical standoff deepens as doctors reject new med school plan, talks
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[Herald Interview] Why Toss invited hackers to penetrate its system
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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S. Korean envoys convene to navigate strategy amid Middle East tensions
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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles into sea: JCS
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Samsung, SK hynix investors dump shares on Nvidia crash
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Suspect in murder of girlfriend's mugshot, name made public
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SK Wyverns says manager Lee won’t be sacked
The SK Wyverns of South Korea’s top professional baseball league on Thursday denied rumors that it would fire manager Lee Man-soo after the team’s lackluster season.An unnamed official from the Wyverns said that the team would retain its contract with Lee, which will expire after the 2014 season. The official added that the team’s coaching staff would undergo a reshuffle.Earlier in the day, local media reported that a “high ranking official” of the Wyverns said Lee might be dismissed as his team
Oct. 10, 2013
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Uncharacteristically sloppy, Doosan in deep playoff hole vs. Nexen
In the words of their own manager, the Doosan Bears have beat themselves with sloppy play to fall behind the Nexen Heroes two games to none in their Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) first-round playoff series.The Heroes walked off on the Bears twice to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series. They can eliminate the Bears with a win in Game 3 Friday at the Bears' home, Jamsil Stadium.While the finishes of the two games were surely dramatic -- the first was won on a ninth-inning sin
Oct. 10, 2013
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Red Sox put Rays away
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) ― Shane Victorino’s infield single snapped a seventh-inning tie and journeyman Craig Breslow gave Boston a huge boost out of the bullpen, sending the Red Sox into the AL championship series with a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.Back in the ALCS for the first time in five years, they’ll open at home Saturday against the Athletics or Tigers. Oakland hosts Detroit in a decisive Game 5 on Thursday.“It’s great, but we’ve still got one more to get whe
Oct. 9, 2013
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Baseball’s “odd couple” gets Korea talking
It’s hard to imagine two players more in contrast: Ryu Hyun-jin is a South Korean rookie pitcher with a boyish face and Juan Uribe is a burly veteran infielder from the Dominican Republic.Yet a strong tie has been formed between the two members of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 26-year-old Ryu’s first season in Major League Baseball.“It’s like the Odd Couple, him and Uribe get along so well,” Dodgers’ manager Don Mattingly told MLB.com. It is not like Ryu and the 34-year-old Uribe have a ton of comm
Oct. 8, 2013
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Dodgers beat Braves 4-3 to win NLDS on Uribe homer
The Dodgers advanced to their first National League championship series since 2009 after Juan Uribe hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning for a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday.Yasiel Puig doubled down the right-field line leading off the eighth against losing pitcher David Carpenter. The rookie charged into second base and pumped his right fist in the air in celebration. Fans were on their feet chanting “Let's go Dodgers!” when Uribe fouled off two bunt attempts, then
Oct. 8, 2013
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Lee Dae-ho wraps up successful season in Japan
South Korean slugger Lee Dae-ho has wrapped up his second successful season in Japan, with his immediate future hanging in the balance.The Orix Buffaloes first baseman played his last game of the 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) season at home on Monday. The Buffaloes have three road games remaining against the Rakuten Golden Eagles, but already well out of the postseason contention, 14 games back of the Pacific League-leading Rakuten, they allowed Lee to leave the team early.Lee, 31, has
Oct. 8, 2013
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A-Rod's lawsuit against MLB moved to federal court
Alex Rodriguez's lawsuit claiming Major League Baseball and Commissioner Bud Selig went on a “witch hunt” to force him from the sport has been moved from state to federal court.Major League Baseball filed a notice of removal Monday, saying claims by the New York Yankees third baseman are governed by federal law.The lawsuit, originally filed Thursday in New York Supreme Court in Manhattan, was assigned to U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield, who joined the bench in December, and U.S. Magistrat
Oct. 8, 2013
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Ryu Hyun-jin gets no-decision in first big league postseason start
Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers got a no-decision in his first Major League Baseball (MLB) playoff start here on Sunday.Facing the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of the National League Division Series (NLDS) at Dodger Stadium, Ryu was yanked out of the game with two outs in the third inning for pinch hitter Michael Young, with the Dodgers ahead 6-4.Ryu allowed four earned runs on six hits and a walk in three innings for his shortest outing of the year, including the regular season. Ryu became
Oct. 7, 2013
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Pirates edge Cardinals 5-3, take 2-1 lead in NLDS
Pedro Alvarez hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in best-of-five NL division series.Alvarez pulled a grounder into right field that scored pinch-runner Josh Harrison from second base. Russell Martin followed with a sharp RBI single against reliever Kevin Siegrist, who took over after Carlos Martinez (0-1) faltered.The go-ahead single was the latest big hit by Alvarez. He homered in the first two ga
Oct. 7, 2013
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KBO's 'Subway Series' to pit Nexen against Doosan
In the domestic equivalent of the "Subway Series," two Seoul-based clubs will go toe-to-toe in the opening round of the South Korean professional baseball playoffs starting on Tuesday.The Nexen Heroes will host the Doosan Bears to start the best-of-five first round of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) playoff series at Mokdong Stadium in western Seoul at 6 p.m. on Tuesday. It will be the first-ever postseason clash between the two clubs.The Heroes, who finished third in the regular season, w
Oct. 7, 2013
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Ortiz belts two homers ...as Sox win
BOSTON (AP) ― David Ortiz homered twice, the second shot chasing David Price in the eighth inning on Saturday night, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 to take a 2-0 lead in the AL division series.It was the first two-homer postseason game for the Red Sox designated hitter, who was a star for the 2004 Boston team that won the franchise’s first World Series title in 86 years and is the only player remaining from that club.“When he hits two home runs, things are going to revolve ar
Oct. 6, 2013
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KBO set for October baseball
The 2013 regular season in South Korean baseball ended with a familiar face at the top, joined in the playoffs by three clubs from the nation’s capital. Two playoff fixtures in recent seasons will be on the outside looking in, while the league’s most decorated franchise suffered the ignominy of finishing with a worse record than an expansion team.The Samsung Lions won the Korea Baseball Organization pennant for the third straight season at 75-51-2. They’re the first team in the league’s 31-year
Oct. 6, 2013
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Japan-based slugger Lee Dae-ho approached by Scott Boras' agency: officials
Japan-based South Korean baseball player Lee Dae-ho has been approached by the management company of uber-agent Scott Boras, officials said Thursday, hinting that the slugger could soon sign with a big league club.Lee Cha-ho, a sports agent and an older brother of the Orix Buffaloes player in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), told Yonhap News Agency that Al Chun, the director of Asian operations at the Boras Corporation, has met the player "a few times in Japan."An earlier South Korean news re
Oct. 4, 2013
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Cobb helps Rays roll over Indians
CLEVELAND (AP) ― The Tampa Bay Rays’ road show rolls on. Next stop: Boston.Alex Cobb dodged trouble for nearly seven innings and the Rays pitched their way to another must-have win on the road, beating the Cleveland Indians 4-0 Wednesday night in the AL wild-card game.Cobb, who missed a chunk of the regular season after he was hit in the head by a line drive, quieted a thundering Cleveland crowd and ended the Indians’ unexpected season.Delmon Young homered in the third inning off rookie Danny Sa
Oct. 3, 2013
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S. Korea's pension fund ups stake in key Samsung unit
The Samsung Lions have become the first club to win the South Korean baseball pennant in three consecutive seasons.The Lions clinched first place in the 2013 regular season in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) with a 9-2 win on the road over the Lotte Giants in Busan Wednesday night.The win improved the Lions' record to 75 wins, 50 losses and two ties, with one game remaining in 2013. They hold a three-game lead over the Nexen Heroes.The Lions are the first club in the KBO's 31-year history
Oct. 3, 2013
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Bucs romp at raucous PNC
PITTSBURGH (AP) ― The Pittsburgh Pirates went 21 years between playoff games. The wait will be significantly shorter this time around.Russell Martin homered twice, Francisco Liriano was dominant for seven innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates roared past Cincinnati for a 6-2 victory in the NL wild-card game Tuesday night.In front of a black-clad crowd savoring its first postseason game since 1992, Marlon Byrd also connected and Andrew McCutchen had two hits and reached base four times for Pittsburg
Oct. 2, 2013
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Reds' Choo Shin-soo homers in team's loss to Pittsburgh in Wild Card Game
PITTSBURGH -- Choo Shin-soo of the Cincinnati Reds went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in the team's 6-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League (NL) Wild Card Game here on Tuesday.Choo belted a solo shot off Pirates reliever Tony Watson in the top of the eighth in his first career Major League Baseball playoff game, but it wasn't nearly enough for the Reds, who bowed out in the one-and-done affair on the road at PNC Park. Choo finished the game 1-for-3 with an RBI and two runs score
Oct. 2, 2013
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Rays rumble into playoffs
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ― David Price, Evan Longoria and the Tampa Bay Rays are going to playoffs again, getting there with a victory in their final regular-season game for the second time in three years.They needed an extra game this time.Price threw his fourth complete game of the season, Longoria had a two-run homer and the Rays beat the Texasw Rangers 5-2 in the AL wild-card tiebreaker game Monday night, the 163rd game for both teams.Luckily for manager Joe Maddon and the Rays, they weren’t do
Oct. 1, 2013
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Ryu, Choo enjoy banner seasons
Two South Korean mainstays in Major League Baseball this season, pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers and outfielder Choo Shin-soo of the Cincinnati Reds, established themselves as All-Star caliber big leaguers with their successful 2013 seasons.A third South Korean, pitcher Lim Chang-yong of the Chicago Cubs, got limited opportunities after joining the majors in September but could assume more responsibilities in the Cubs’ pen next season.Ryu took the loss in his final regular season
Sept. 30, 2013
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Rangers force AL wild-card tiebreaker
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ― The Texas Rangers had to keep winning to keep playing. After seven wins in a row, they have to do it one more time to get into the playoffs.Craig Gentry had a key two-run single, Geovany Soto had a tiebreaking RBI double and a solo homer, and the Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-2 Sunday to force a one-game tiebreaker for the second AL wild-card spot.“They showed heart, fight, gut ― any other adjective you want to find,” Rangers manager Ron Washington said.The Ranger
Sept. 30, 2013