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Industry experts predicts tough choices as NewJeans' ultimatum nears
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Jung's paternity reveal exposes where Korea stands on extramarital babies
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Seoul city opens emergency care centers
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Opposition chief acquitted of instigating perjury
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[Exclusive] Hyundai Mobis eyes closer ties with BYD
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Samsung entangled in legal risks amid calls for drastic reform
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[Herald Review] 'Gangnam B-Side' combines social realism with masterful suspense, performance
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Agency says Jung Woo-sung unsure on awards attendance after lovechild revelations
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Why S. Korean refiners are reluctant to import US oil despite Trump’s energy push
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[Herald Interview] 'Trump will use tariffs as first line of defense for American manufacturing'
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Bay Area to host 50th Super Bowl
BOSTON (AP) ― The NFL will celebrate its 50th Super Bowl in northern California, where its newest, most high-tech venue is being built.That makes South Florida, in the midst of a spat over expensive stadium renovations, a loser for the 2016 game.And Miami took a double defeat when Houston was awarded the 2017 championship game.In two separate votes, NFL owners Tuesday went with the both San Francisco Bay Area and Houston on the first ballot at their spring meetings. The 49ers’ new home is set to
More SportsMay 22, 2013
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Spurs outlast Grizzlies in OT
SAN ANTONIO (AP) ― Tony Parker had 15 points and a career playoff-high 18 assists, Tim Duncan scored San Antonio’s first six points of overtime and the Spurs bounced back after squandering a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 93-89 on Tuesday night.The Spurs took a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals with Game 3 on Saturday in Memphis.Duncan opened the extra period with a layup, then made a tiebreaking putback on Parker’s missed jumper before making a runner
More SportsMay 22, 2013
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Garcia apologizes for ‘fried chicken’ remark
Sergio Garcia is apologizing for saying he would “serve fried chicken’’ while making a joke about having Tiger Woods over for dinner.The British newspaper The Guardian reports Garcia was asked in jest while on stage at the European Tour’s awards dinner Tuesday night if he would invite Woods to dinner during the U.S. Open.The Guardian reports Garcia said: “We will have him round every night. We will serve fried chicken.”The newspaper says Garcia released a statement through the European Tour: “I
GolfMay 22, 2013
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Anchoring putters to be banned
WENTWORTH, United Kingdom (AFP) ― Golf’s ruling bodies on Tuesday announced that anchoring putters will be banned from the start of 2016.The anchored putting stroke has been in the spotlight since being used by a clutch of players to win major championships recently, with the latest being Adam Scott, who used a broom-handle putter to win the Masters at Augusta in April.Keegan Bradley won the PGA Championship in 2011 using a putter anchored to his stomach whilst Ernie Els and Webb Simpson used si
GolfMay 22, 2013
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Yankees and Man City to co-own NYC MLS team
NEW YORK (AP) ― Hoping their baseball success will translate to titles in another sport, the Yankees are combining with English power Manchester City to own a Major League Soccer expansion team in New York that will start play in 2015.The team, the 20th in a league that has doubled in size in two decades, will be called New York City Football Club. It has less than two years to find a temporary home while also focusing on where it wants to build a permanent stadium.“It’s a powerhouse combination
More SportsMay 22, 2013
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Darvish can’t save Rangers in 1-0 loss to Athletics
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ― Rookie right-hander Dan Straily pitched seven scoreless innings and Yoenis Cespedes homered as the Oakland Athletics won their fifth straight game, 1-0 over the Texas Rangers and Yu Darvish on Tuesday night.Straily (2-2) gave up only two singles while facing 22 batters, just one over the minimum for his seven innings. He struck out five.Even with consecutive wins to start the three-game series, Oakland still trails the Rangers by 4 1/2 games in the AL West.Darvish (7-2) h
BaseballMay 22, 2013
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Korean pro basketball league looking to hold inter-Korean tournament
The top South Korean men’s professional basketball league said Wednesday it hopes to set up an inter-Korean basketball tournament this summer.The Korean Basketball League said it has received permission from the Ministry of Unification, which handles inter-Korean affairs, to contact North Korean basketball officials about organizing an All-Korean event. KBL officials said the tournament, if materialized, will take place in August at a yet-to-be-determined venue in South Korea.The officials added
More SportsMay 22, 2013
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Seoul survivors against nine-man Beijing
FC Seoul recovered from going a goal down and missing a penalty to beat Beijing Guoan 3-1 and reach the AFC Champions League quarter-finals in a dramatic last-16 match which saw three red cards on Tuesday.The South Korean champions were stunned by an early strike by Freddie Kanoute, and then watched Serbian dangerman Dejan Damjanovic miss from the spot, before three goals in the final half-hour put them through to the last eight.Ex-Premier League marksman Kanoute was the first to receive his mar
SoccerMay 21, 2013
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Bosh aiming to raise game
MIAMI (AP) ― This is the matchup Chris Bosh wanted in the Eastern Conference finals.No, he might not necessarily enjoy going head-to-head with Roy Hibbert when the Miami Heat open this series against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night, especially since the Pacers’ biggest man is arguably enjoying the best postseason run of his career to date. And it’s not because he thinks Miami will waltz past the Pacers, either.It’s simply because this is the series that got taken away from him last season.
More SportsMay 21, 2013
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Red Wings take 2-1 series lead
DETROIT (AP) ― The young Detroit Red Wings have made the mighty Chicago Blackhawks look vulnerable, beating them two straight times to gain an advantage in their last playoff matchup as Western Conference rivals.Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through the second period and Pavel Datsyuk restored a two-goal lead in the third to help Detroit beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Monday night and take a 2-1 lead in the second round series.As good as the Red Wings have looked
More SportsMay 21, 2013
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Sports world keeps eye on tornado
The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs and killed at least 50 people grabbed the attention of the sports world on Monday, especially the players and coaches with ties to the area.Kevin Durant, a three-time scoring champion for the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder, posted on his Twitter account that he was praying for everyone involved. He added: “Everybody stay safe!”Mets pitcher Jeremy Hefner went to Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, just south of Oklahoma
More SportsMay 21, 2013
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Real Madrid: Mourinho gone at season’s end
MADRID (AP) ― Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid after three years as coach, paving the path for his return to England and a second stint as Chelsea’s manager.Real Madrid president Florentino Perez announced at a news conference following a board meeting Monday that a mutual agreement was reached for Mourinho’s departure.The 50-year-old Portuguese coach has two matches remaining in a season that will end on June 1 without Madrid winning a major trophy.Mourinho will leave having won only two ma
SoccerMay 21, 2013
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Young pitcher’s recent outing reignites debate on pitch counts
Lee Su-min, a South Korean high school pitcher, has put up impressive statistics this season. One number, however, has generated concerns about his long-term health.So far in the national high school weekend league, the senior left-hander with Daegu Sangwon High School has pitched 62 1/3 innings and struck out 88. His ERA is a minuscule 0.44. In an April game, Lee struck out 26 batters in 10 innings, setting the record for most Ks in a South Korean baseball game, amateur or professional.The 17-y
BaseballMay 21, 2013
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Kershaw tosses three-hitter
MILWAUKEE (AP) ― Clayton Kershaw scattered three singles in his second complete game of the year and Matt Kemp hit his first home run since April 24, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night.Ryan Braun managed a pair of singles and Yuniesky Betancourt also singled for the only hits off Kershaw (5-2). The lefty struck out five and walked one.Andre Ethier homered and tripled for the last-place Dodgers before being ejected by plate umpire Dan Belli
BaseballMay 21, 2013
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Tiger: No Garcia reconciliation
BETHESDA, Maryland (AP) ― Tiger Woods spoke for some 20 minutes about the state of his game, belly putters, the U.S. Open and the AT&T National. As he was wrapping up, he needed just one word to cover the topic of Sergio Garcia.Asked if he had any thought of contacting Garcia to make amends between the two, Woods quickly answered: “No.” He smiled. Nearly everyone else in the room laughed.Hardly the best of the friends, the Woods-Garcia relationship hit petty proportions during this month’s Playe
GolfMay 21, 2013
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14-year-old lands Memorial invite
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) ― Guan Tianlang, the 14-year-old Chinese amateur who made history at Augusta National, is bringing his game to Jack Nicklaus’ backyard.Guan, who last month became the youngest player to make the cut in a major championship when he finished 58th at the Masters, has accepted an exemption to play at the Memorial Tournament next week.“I am very excited to accept the invitation to play at the Memorial Tournament,” Tianlang said. “It is Jack Nicklaus’ event, and the same as all the g
GolfMay 21, 2013
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Mourinho to leave Real Madrid at end of season
Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after three years at the Spanish club, paving the way for his expected return to Chelsea.The Portuguese coach's final season at Madrid has been blighted by divisions and a lack of trophies, but he is free to leave three years early from his contract after the final match on June 1 without any compensation involved.“To spend three years in a first-division Spanish club is not easy _ I share his reasons for wanting to leave,” President
SoccerMay 21, 2013
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[Newsmaker] Bae third Korean golfer to win on PGA tour
Bae Sang-moon cemented his status as one of South Korea’s rising golf stars by nabbing his first U.S. PGA Tour title two years after his debut on the tour. The 26-year-old won the HP Byron Nelson Championship on the PGA Tour in Texas on Sunday. He finished 13-under 267 to hold off 2011 PGA Championship winner Keegan Bradley in second with 269, and 2011 Masters winner Charl Schwartzel in third with 270.Bae is the third Korean golfer to win on the PGA Tour, which is the most prestigious men’s golf
GolfMay 20, 2013
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Spurs cruise past Grizzlies
SAN ANTONIO (AP) ― The San Antonio Spurs opened the Western Conference finals resembling the past champions who’ve been there so many times before.The Memphis Grizzlies looked like the first-timers still trying to adapt to their first conference finals appearance.Tony Parker had 20 points and nine assists, Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points and the Spurs struck first by beating Memphis 105-83 on Sunday.San Antonio raced out to a 17-point lead in the first quarter, then came up with a response when M
More SportsMay 20, 2013
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Bruins go on late scoring binge to take 2-0 lead
BOSTON (AP) ― Claude Julien wanted his Bruins to play more aggressively in the third period. The Boston coach got his wish with the help of some shaky defense by the New York Rangers.A rare rough day for goalie Henrik Lundqvist certainly helped, too.Brad Marchand and Milan Lucic scored in the final period after Johnny Boychuk broke a tie in the second, Lundqvist gave up more than four goals for the first time in 152 games, and Boston beat New York 5-2 on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern
More SportsMay 20, 2013