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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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US will take steps for three-way engagement on nuclear deterrence with S. Korea, Japan: Campbell
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Braun finally admits drug use in 2011
A month after acknowledging only that he made “mistakes,” Ryan Braun admitted taking performance-enhancing drugs during his NL MVP season of 2011.The suspended Milwaukee slugger said he took a cream and a lozenge containing banned substances while rehabilitating an injury.“It was a huge mistake for which I am deeply ashamed and I compounded the situation by not admitting my mistakes immediately,” Braun said in a statement released by the Brewers.Braun tested positive for elevated testosterone in
Aug. 23, 2013
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Choo goes 4 for 5 with a homer and 3 RBIs in 10-7 win
CINCINNATI (AP) ― Choo Shin-soo went 4 for 5 with a homer and three RBIs to spark Cincinnati’s offensive outburst in a 10-7 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.The Reds opened up a six-game lead over Arizona in the race for the National League’s second wild-card spot.Cincinnati remained third in the NL Central, but moved to 2 1/2 games behind first-place Pittsburgh, which lost at San Diego.Mike Leake allowed four runs in the fifth inning, but was dominant in his other five innings for
Aug. 22, 2013
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Puig hits decisive homer following fine for being late
MIAMI (AP) ― With his first swing of the night, Yasiel Puig snapped a slump and silenced speculation he’s in the doghouse.The rookie sensation came off the bench to hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning and help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins 6-4 on Tuesday night.Puig was held out of the starting lineup after going hitless in his past 11 at-bats. He also drew a fine when he arrived late for pregame drills, raising more questions about the 22-year-old Cuban’s maturity an
Aug. 21, 2013
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LG Twins fans have new hope
Jung Sang-chul has been a fan of the LG Twins, a Seoul-based Korea Baseball Organization club, since 1994, the team’s last championship season.In the intervening years, like most other KBO teams, the Twins have had their shares of ups and downs ― mostly downs.In a league where nearly half the teams make the playoffs, the Twins last reached the postseason in 2002, when they lost to the Samsung Lions in Game 6 of the Korean Series by giving up two home runs in the bottom of the ninth. Since then,
Aug. 20, 2013
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Ryu Hyun-jin suffers first loss in two months
Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers suffered his first loss in Major League Baseball (MLB) in two months, as the Dodgers fell to the Miami Marlins 6-2 here on Monday.At Marlins Park, Ryu gave up three runs on six hits and two walks in 7 1/3 innings to drop to 12-4 in his first big league season. The Dodgers lost consecutive games for the first time since June 20-21.The South Korean left-hander struck out five, but his ERA rose from 2.91 to 2.95. His previous defeat had come against the New Y
Aug. 20, 2013
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Dodgers’ 10-game win streak snapped
PHILADELPHIA (AP) ― Ryne Sandberg’s first win as a major league manager came with some help from the opposition.Carlos Ruiz had four hits and the Philadelphia Phillies benefited from two ninth-inning errors by shortstop Hanley Ramirez to beat the Dodgers 3-2 on Sunday, giving Sandberg his first victory and ending Los Angeles’ 10-game winning streak.Sandberg took over as interim manager Friday when Charlie Manuel, the winningest skipper in club history, was fired.“We capitalized on a couple of mi
Aug. 19, 2013
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Kershaw, Dodgers stay red-hot
PHILADELPHIA (AP) ― Clayton Kershaw pitched eight dominant innings and the seemingly unstoppable Los Angeles Dodgers won their 10th straight Saturday night, beating Philadelphia 5-0 to keep the Phillies scoreless in two games under new manager Ryne Sandberg.Juan Uribe hit a three-run homer, Kershaw had an RBI double and the Dodgers improved to 25-3 after the All-Star break. They have won 19 of their last 20 road games and are 42-8 overall since June 22.Meanwhile, the skidding Phillies have yet t
Aug. 18, 2013
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Rays rally in 9th, beat Mariners
ST. PETERSBURG (AP) ― Jason Bourgeois came up in the right place at the right time Wednesday night, with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning for the Tampa Bay Rays, who needed a win to break a six-game losing streak.The 31-year-old backup outfielder delivered his first hit for the Rays, an RBI single to cap a two-run rally that lifted Tampa Bay over the Seattle Mariners 5-4.“No outs, bases loaded, that’s like a hitter’s dream to be in that situation with the game on the line,” sai
Aug. 15, 2013
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Ryu notches victory No. 12
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Rookie Ryu Hyun-jin outdueled Matt Harvey, and Nick Punto and A.J. Ellis drove in two runs apiece, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 4-2 on Tuesday night for their first seven-game winning streak in more than three years.The Dodgers improved to 39-8 since June 22, becoming the first NL team with such a run since the New York Giants from Aug. 12-Oct. 3, 1951. Their winning streak is the franchise’s longest since taking nine straight from May 9-18, 2010.Ryu
Aug. 14, 2013
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Samsung Lion’s infielder to miss rest of season to injury: report
Cho Dong-chan, an infielder for Samsung Lions in South Korea’s top baseball league, will miss the rest of the season due to a left knee injury, local media reported Wednesday.According to Yonhap News, Cho was diagnosed with a fractured left knee and partial damage to the ligament earlier in the day at Saemyung Hospital in Daegu. Doctors expect the treatment to take six weeks, which will force the 30-year-old to miss the remainder of the regular season. Cho sustained the injury after he collided
Aug. 14, 2013
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Ryu Hyun-jin outduels Cy Young candidate Harvey for 12th win
South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers outdueled the National League (NL) Cy Young Award candidate Matt Harvey of the New York Mets to earn his 12th win of the season on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium.Ryu pitched seven strong innings, giving up one earned run on five hits and a walk while striking out three, as the Dodgers defeated the Mets 4-2. It was LA's seventh straight victory, while Ryu extended his personal winning streak to six. Ryu improved to 12-3 in his rookie Major L
Aug. 14, 2013
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Darvish fans career-high 15 in no-hit try vs. Astros
HOUSTON (AP) ― With every swing and miss, this looked as if it might be the day Yu Darvish pitched a no-hitter against the overmatched Houston Astros.And then with one out in the eighth inning, Carlos Corporan ended Darvish’s latest bid with a home run.Darvish once again neared perfection versus Houston, striking out a career-high 15 and permitting only one hit in eight innings as the Texas Rangers won 2-1 Monday for their season-high eighth straight victory.“A win’s a win,” Darvish said through
Aug. 13, 2013
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Greinke sharp as Dodgers shut out tricky Rays
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The way things have been going for the surging Los Angeles Dodgers over the past seven weeks, they can afford to laugh at themselves once in a while.The NL West leaders ― Juan Uribe, specifically ―were victimized by a rare hidden ball trick Saturday during a 5-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.And they had a little bit of fun at Uribe’s expense in the clubhouse after the game.First baseman Adrian Gonzalez, who hit a two-run homer to support Zack Greinke’s strong pitching, came ove
Aug. 11, 2013
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Error gifts Dodgers 7-6 victory over Rays
A throwing error by Tampa Bay reliever Fernando Rodney allowed Los Angeles to score the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Dodgers an improbable 7-6 victory over Tampa Bay on Friday.The defeat meant the Rays failed to capitalize on a chance to move back within half a game of the American League East following Boston's loss to Kansas City, with the Royals scoring six runs in the sixth inning to overrun the Red Sox.The New York Yankees ended Detroit's 12-game winning streak,
Aug. 10, 2013
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Ryu goes 7 strong to boost Dodgers
ST. LOUIS (AP) ― Ryu Hyun-jin has been pitching more like a savvy veteran than a rookie this season.Ryu pitched seven stellar innings and got help from a three-run homer by A.J. Ellis as the red-hot Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 Thursday night.The Dodgers have won 17 of their last 18 games on the road, with the only loss coming Tuesday to St. Louis in the second game of the four-game set. Los Angeles returns home for a six-game home stand against Tampa and the New York Met
Aug. 9, 2013
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Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin earns team-leading 11th win of season vs. St. Louis
South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers earned his team-leading 11th win of the season here on Thursday, keeping the St. Louis Cardinals at bay over seven strong innings in the Dodgers' 5-1 victory.The left-hander allowed one unearned run on five singles and struck out seven at Busch Stadium to improve to 11-3 in his rookie Major League Baseball (MLB) season. His winning percentage of .786 is the highest by a rookie pitcher in Dodgers' history.He lowered his ERA from 3.15 to
Aug. 9, 2013
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All-Seoul playoffs loom
In one of the most anticipated series in the second half of the 2013 Korea Baseball Organization season, the Doosan Bears swept the Nexen Heroes in their two-game set to overtake third place.At their home at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, the Bears squeezed past the Heroes 5-4 on Tuesday and then beat them 11-7 on Wednesday to rise to third in the standings, 1 1/2 games ahead of the Heroes.The two wins improved the Bears’ post-All-Star break record to 9-5, the second-best mark in the KBO.On July 1, th
Aug. 8, 2013
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Reds beat slumping Athletics
CINCINNATI (AP) ― Mat Latos couldn’t get his curve to obey or his slider to work, but he had one thing in his favor. It doesn’t take a whole lot these days to get the Oakland Athletics out.Latos pitched into the eighth inning against Oakland’s slumping lineup, and Jay Bruce homered and made a run-saving catch on the warning track, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night.The Reds had dropped seven of nine and were coming off what players called an embarrassing weekend agains
Aug. 7, 2013
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Alex Rodriguez, others suspended by MLB for drugs
New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez was suspended through 2014 and All-Stars Nelson Cruz, Jhonny Peralta and Everth Cabrera were banned 50 games apiece Monday when Major League Baseball disciplined 13 players in a drug case _ the most sweeping punishment since the Black Sox scandal nearly a century ago.Ryan Braun's 65-game suspension last month and previous penalties bring to 18 the total number of players sanctioned for their relationship to Biogenesis of America, a closed anti-aging clinic in
Aug. 6, 2013
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KT manager Cho eyes early playoff berth
SUWON (Yonhap News) ― Cho Beom-hyun, freshly named the inaugural manager of the expansion baseball club KT Wiz, said Monday he will try to turn the team into a playoff contender by his third season.Cho held his first press conference as the Wiz’s manager in Suwon, the club’s hometown in Gyeonggi Province, about 45 kilometers south of Seoul. The Wiz announced their signing of Cho to a three-year deal worth 1.5 billion won, including a signing bonus, last Friday.The team will join the Korea Baseba
Aug. 5, 2013