Xavier Scruggs hit a walk-off two-run home run in the ninth inning of Thursday’s Korean Baseball Organization game between the Lotte Giants and NC Dinos to give NC a come from behind 3-2 victory. NC Dinos first baseman Xavier Scruggs celebrates after a hit on August 9, 2017. (Yonhap)Lotte entered the bottom of the ninth inning with a 2-1 lead, and with closer Son Seung-rak entering the game, they looked to be in a good position to win their sixth straight game. Son had converted 24 of 28 save op

Baseball Aug. 11, 2017

Choo Shin-soo reached base five times and scored the game’s opening run, leading his Texas Rangers to a 5-1 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday. Texas Rangers right fielder Choo Shin-soo in a game on August 3, 2017. (Yonhap)Choo led off for the Rangers, and got the offense started early, doubling to center to open the game in the first inning. He then moved to third on a Nomar Mazara single and scored on a balk by Mets starter Rafael Montero.Choo then drew walks in the second and third i

Baseball Aug. 10, 2017

Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association have announced the first ever MLB “Players Weekend,” a celebration that will take place during games held from Aug. 25 to 27.The highlight of the celebration is a freeing of the uniform restrictions for players, who for that weekend will be allowed to wear custom equipment such as cleats and gloves, and will wear special jerseys that feature a player’s chosen nickname on the back, rather than their standard surname. A screen

Baseball Aug. 10, 2017

South Korean sprinter Kim Kuk-young on Monday lamented his performance in the 100-meter semifinals at the ongoing world championships, saying he should have at least run faster than the two Asian competitors in the same heat.Kim became the first South Korean to ever reach the 100m semifinals at the International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships in London last Friday (local time) with a time of 10.25 seconds. He, however, finished last among eight runners in his semifinal

More Sports Aug. 8, 2017

Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington said in an interview Sunday that the team is preparing for a possible future without troubled infielder Kang Jung-ho, who has spent the entirety of the 2017 season unable to enter the US after his visa was rescinded due to an off-season drunk driving incident.Huntington described Kang’s situation as “an unfortunate reality,” and renewed the team’s commitment to work with Kang and try to get him back on the field.But Huntington added, “We do need

Baseball Aug. 7, 2017

Ryu Hyun-jin continued stating his case for a rotation spot, spinning seven shutout innings in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 8-0 win over the New York Mets on Sunday. Ryu was nearly perfect in his seven innings of work, striking out eight Mets, including the first four batters he faced. He allowed only one hit, a third-inning Travis d’Arnaud single, and did not issue a walk. He won his first decision since June 17, bringing him to 4-6, while lowering his earned run average to 3.53. Los Angeles Dodger

Baseball Aug. 7, 2017

The NC Dinos won 4-1 against the Samsung Lions on Sunday in a game that was unremarkable except for one aspect – it ended with a triple play. The occurrence of a single triple play is rare enough; only 68 triple plays have been turned in the Korean Baseball Organization’s 37-year existence. But a game-ending triple play is even rarer; Sunday’s game was only the fifth such occurrence.A triple play most commonly occurs in one of two circumstances: either a sharp ground ball hit to the third basema

Baseball Aug. 7, 2017

Nexen Heroes right fielder Michael Choice hit a game-tying two-run home run in the eighth inning of Nexen’s Saturday game against the Lotte Giants, but Nexen ultimately fell in extra innings, 5-4. The home run was Choice’s first since joining the Korean Baseball Organization in late July.In addition to his home run, Choice singled twice to go 3-for-5, his second multi-hit game in the KBO. Including the results of Sunday’s game, Choice has appeared in 8 games for Nexen, and is currently batting .

Baseball Aug. 7, 2017

The Kia Tigers are doing a lot of things right. At 65-35-1, they are in first place in the Korean Baseball Organization, with a comfortable five-and-a-half game lead over second-place NC Dinos. As a team, they are cumulatively hitting .305/.375/.480, and are first or second among teams in the KBO in virtually every offensive category. Statistics retrieved from STATIZ.But the emphasis on offensive firepower has not come at the expense of pitching. While Kia’s hurlers are not dominating the league

Baseball Aug. 7, 2017

Ex-big league pitcher Anthony Ranaudo has been ruled out for the rest of the South Korean season with a hand injury, his team said Saturday.The Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization said the American right-hander underwent surgery to repair a broken right hand in New York on Thursday.Ranaudo took a batted ball to his right hand against the NC Dinos on July 27, and was diagnosed with a broken bone in the pitching hand. He left for the United States last Sunday. In this file photo taken

Baseball Aug. 7, 2017

With her first LPGA major title at the Ricoh Women's British Open, South Korean golfer Kim In-kyung successfully exorcised the demons that had nagged at her for years.Until her two-shot victory at Kingsbarns Golf Links in Fife, Scotland, on Sunday (local time), Kim's career had largely been defined by the one stunning moment of failure, rather than her six LPGA victories. In this Associated Press photo, Kim In-kyung of South Korea celebrates with the champion's trophy after winning the Ricoh Wom

Golf Aug. 7, 2017

"점심시간이 너무 짧아 밥을 다 먹을 수가 없다". "한창 클 나이에 점심시간이 15분밖에 안 된다는 건 건강은 물론 정신면에서도 좋지 않다"요즘 일본에서 중학생들의 짧은 점심시간을 놓고 사회적 논의가 한창이다. 7월에 실시된 요코하마(橫浜) 시장 선거가 논의가 촉발되는 계기가 됐다. 이 문제가 시장 선거 쟁점의 하나로 떠오르자 한 중학교에서 "점심시간이 15분밖에 안된다"는 트위터 글을 올린게 발단이다."아들에게 물어봤더니 15분이 지나면 모두 '잘 먹었습니다'라며 식사를 끝내지만, 아들은 언제나 늦게 먹는 편이라 초조하다더라"는 등 중학생 자녀를 둔 학부모를 중심으로 삽시간에 화제가 전국으로 확산했다. (연합뉴스)나고야(名古屋)시의 한 남자 중학생은 "우유와 차를 받으러 가 줄을 서서 기다리다 보면 20분인 점심시간이 10분, 심할 때는 5분밖에 안 될 때도 있다"는 글이 올라왔다.가나가와(神奈川) 현 아쓰기(厚木)시에 사는 한 학부모는 "아들의 시간표를 보니 급식시간은 15분,

한국어판 Aug. 4, 2017

아랍에미리트(UAE) 두바이에 있는 86층짜리 고층건물 '토치 타워'에서 4일(현지시간) 새벽 대형화재가 발생했다고 AP통신 등이 보도했다. (연합뉴스)보도에 따르면 고층에서 시작된 불은 건물 한쪽 면을 타고 다른 쪽으로 번지고 있는 것으로 알려졌다.소방당국은 화재로 인해 건물 파편들이 계속 밑으로 떨어지고, 연기가 심해져 거주민들을 모두 대피시켰다고 밝혔다.현재 두바이 경찰과 소방대원들이 투입돼 화재 진압에 나서고 있지만 지금까지 인명피해는 보고되지 않고 있다.두바이 마리나 요트 선착장 인근에 있는 토치 타워는 세계에서는 몇 안 되는 고층 주거 건물로, 2015년에도 화재가 발생했으나 인명피해는 발생하지 않았다. (연합뉴스)

한국어판 Aug. 4, 2017

(연합뉴스)경찰서 주차장에서 음주 운전을 하다가 접촉사고를 낸 운전자가 현장에서 붙잡혔다.서울 마포경찰서는 도로교통법 위반 혐의로 중국인 A(58) 씨를 불구속 입건했다고 4일 밝혔다.경찰에 따르면 A 씨는 지난 2일 오전 8시 50분께 마포경찰서 주차장에서 술에 취한 상태로 차를 몰다가 접촉사고를 낸 혐의를 받고 있다.일용직으로 일하며 한국에 6년째 거주 중인 A 씨는 지난달 31일 한국 운전면허를 처음 취득해 이날 운전연습 목적으로 거주지인 경기 파주에서 마포구까지 차를 몰고 온 것으로 조사됐다.그는 경찰서 진입 시 좌회전만 가능한 마포서 앞 도로 1차로에서 불법 유턴을 시도하다가 마침 자신의 뒤에 순찰차가 선 것을 보고는 유턴을 포기하고 좌회전해 경찰서로 들어갔다.마포서 주차장은 진입 후 한가운데 주차공간을 기준으로 오른쪽으로 들어가 한 바퀴 돌아 나오는 구조다.뜻하지 않게 경찰서로 들어와 당황한 A 씨는 곧바로 왼쪽으로 들어갔다가 자신이 잘못 진입한 것을 알았다. 이어 차를

한국어판 Aug. 4, 2017

In the Kia Tigers’ 9-3 victory over the KT Wiz on Thursday night, Kia center fielder Roger Bernadina became just the third foreign player in Korean Baseball Organization history to hit for the cycle. Kia Tigers center fielder watches his home run leave the yard in a game against the KT Wiz on August 3, 2017. (Yonhap)Bernadina got the most difficult of the four hits out of the way in the first inning, lining a ball just past KT first baseman Yoon Suk-min into the right field corner for an RBI tri

Baseball Aug. 4, 2017