Grizzlies sink reeling Lakers

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) ― Darrell Arthur scored 20 points and Mike Conley added 19 as the Memphis Grizzlies beat Los Angeles 106-93 Wednesday night, handing the Lakers’ their fourth straight loss and 10th in 12 games.Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni had talked before the game about how having an All-Star team with players not having learned their pecking order. Yet Los Angeles lost its seventh consecutive road game, and center Dwight Howard missed the second half after aggravating his sore shoulder in

More SportsJan. 24, 2013

Sosa says he and McGwire belong in Hall

CHICAGO (AP) ― Sammy Sosa says he and fellow steroid-tainted star Mark McGwire belong in the Hall of Fame.Slammin’ Sammy also says the Chicago Cubs should retire his number, and he left open the possibility of running for president of the Dominican Republic during an interview Wednesday on the website Ustream.com.Asked if he thinks he or McGwire belong in the Hall, Sosa said: “I think so.” He also said he won’t say anything that will “jeopardize my future” and that time “will determine everythin

BaseballJan. 24, 2013

Swansea silences Chelsea to reach League Cup final

Chelsea star Eden Hazard was ejected from the English League Cup semifinal on Wednesday night for kicking a ball boy in the ribs while attempting to retrieve the ball after it rolled off the field.With Chelsea needing two goals at Swansea’s Liberty Stadium to force overtime in the two-game series, the ball bounced off an advertising board behind the goal line in the 79th minute.A 17-year-old ball boy in a Swansea sweatsuit slowly walked over to pick it up.Hazard ran up to reclaim the ball and th

SoccerJan. 24, 2013

Yun Suk-young set to join QPR

Defender Yun Suk-young is set to join the Queens Park Rangers in the English Premier League, the player’s South Korean club announced Thursday.The Chunnam Dragons of the first-division K League Classic said in a press release that Yun will leave the team’s training camp in Bangkok, Thailand, to undergo medical tests before signing with the London-based club. Should he pass those tests, Yun will become the 11th South Korean player to don a Premier League uniform. He will also join South Korean ve

SoccerJan. 24, 2013

Special Olympic athletes looking to have fun

South Korean athletes participating in the upcoming Special Olympics World Winter Games for those with intellectual disabilities said on Thursday that they are looking forward to having fun and enjoying themselves on home soil.From Jan. 29 to Feb. 5, PyeongChang in Gangwon Province, about 180 kilometers east of Seoul, will host the country’s first Special Olympics World Winter Games, bringing together more than 3,000 athletes and officials from 111 countries. PyeongChang will also stage the 2018

More SportsJan. 24, 2013

Fend off sexual harassers on crowded buses

1. A harasser approaches a woman from the front as shown in Picture 1 that will leave very little or no personal space.There are two ways of getting out of this tight situation. One is the silent approach without drawing attention from people nearby, and the other is to aggressively stand against the opponent causing commotion.Try not to panic when an opponent is up close to you and take a step away to make some room between the opponent and you.2. Block the opponent from coming closer to you us

More SportsJan. 23, 2013

Thunder beat Clippers to extend West lead

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Kevin Durant scored 32 points, Russell Westbrook added 26 and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 109-97 on Tuesday night in a matchup of teams with the two best records in the NBA.Serge Ibaka added 17 points before fouling out late while helping the Thunder improve to a league-leading 33-9 and expand their lead in the Western Conference standings to 1 1/2 games over the Clippers, who were without All-Star Chris Paul and fell to 32-11.Blake Griffin had

More SportsJan. 23, 2013

Ex-WBC manager Kim sees pitching as key for Korea

A time-worn baseball adage says pitching and defense win championships. Kim In-sik, the former South Korean manager of two World Baseball Classic tournaments, said Wednesday that pitching will be crucial for South Korea at the third WBC scheduled for March 2-19.“Comparing this roster to the national teams of the previous two WBCs, I don’t see much difference in offense and fielding,” Kim said. “I think it will ultimately come down to pitching.” Kim managed South Korea to the semifinals at the in

BaseballJan. 23, 2013

4th-tier Bradford ousts Villa

LONDON (AP) ― Bradford triumphed over the Premier League millionaires of Aston Villa to become the first fourth-tier club to reach an English final in 51 years.With a roster assembled for about 7,500 pounds ($12,000), Bradford lost the second leg of its semifinal 2-1 at Villa on Tuesday night but advanced on 4-3 aggregate in the total-goals series.Bradford will play Chelsea or Swansea in the final on Feb. 24 at Wembley; Swansea leads Chelsea 2-0 heading into Wednesday’s second leg.“It’s dreamlan

SoccerJan. 23, 2013

Serena loses in quarters, Azarenka into semis

MELBOURNE (AP) ― Serena Williams’ dominating run at the majors is over. American teenager Sloane Stephens is headed to the semifinals of the Australian Open.Williams injured her back in the second set, hampering her serve, and the 19-year-old Stephens kept her composure in a 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory on Wednesday.It was the first loss since Aug. 17 for the 15-time Grand Slam winner, ending a run of 20 consecutive wins. She hadn’t lost a match at a Grand Slam tournament since the French Open, where t

More SportsJan. 23, 2013

Harbaugh bros set for rematch at Super Bowl

SANTA CLARA, California (AP) ― Jim and John Harbaugh have exchanged a handful of text messages, and plan to leave it at that. No phone conversations necessary while the season’s still going. No time for pleasantries, even for the friendly siblings.There is work to be done to prepare for the Super Bowl, prepare for each other, prepare for a history-making day already being widely hyped as “Harbowl” or “Superbaugh” depending which nickname you prefer.“It doesn’t matter who the coach is, what relat

More SportsJan. 22, 2013

Deaf Korean succeeds on tennis court

Korean junior tennis player Lee Duck-hee may not be able to hear the ball come off his opponent’s racket or the line judge calling a ball out.But the 14-year-old Lee doesn’t believe being deaf is a disadvantage on the tennis court.“Actually, I don’t think about this kind of disability all the time,” Lee said after losing his second-round boys singles match at the Australian Open.He spoke to reporters through two translators ― his coach read his lips as he spoke in Korean and then explained his m

More SportsJan. 22, 2013

Everton fan guilty of ...racially abusing Park Ji-sung

LONDON (AP) ― An Everton fan has been found guilty of racially abusing two Premier League footballers.William Blything hurled the abuse at Queens Park Rangers captain Park Ji-sung of South Korea and Everton’s Nigerian forward Victor Anichebe as the teams drew 1-1 at Loftus Road on Oct. 21.He was reported to police by another Everton fan.The 42-year-old Blything, who was at the game with his wife, two children and grandson, was found guilty at West London Magistrates’ Court on Monday.One witness

SoccerJan. 22, 2013