by STEVE HAN | @RealSteveScores stevehan35@gmail.com It took the South Korean men’s national soccer team almost half-century and six tournament appearances to get its first ever win at […]
Category: Sports
Kang Soo-il Accepts Doping Ban After Blaming Mustache-Growing Cream
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean striker Kang Soo-il has decided to not contest his 15-match suspension after he tested positive for the banned steroid methyltestosterone […]
South Korea’s Kang Soo-il Fails Doping Test, Blames Mustache-Growing Cream
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com We’ve heard athletes give strange reasons for failing doping tests before, but South Korean soccer player Kang Soo-il’s explanation has to be the […]
South Korea’s Chung Mong-Joon Considering FIFA Presidential Bid
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Former FIFA Vice President Chung Mong-joon said on Wednesday that he will “carefully consider” running for FIFA presidency, following Sepp Blatter’s unexpected […]
The End of “Ryuribe”
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Ryu Hyun-jin became Hyun-jin Ryu when he joined the Dodgers before the 2013 season, and with him came plenty of expectations and worries. […]
Suspended Olympic Swimmer Park Tae-hwan Approved to Resume Training
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Olympic swimmer Park Tae-hwan, who is currently serving an 18-month doping suspension, has been approved to resume training at a public pool beginning […]
Hyun-jin Ryu Pitched with a Shoulder Injury for Two Years
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Last Wednesday, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-jin Ryu decided to undergo shoulder surgery to figure out what was wrong with his […]
Hyun-jin Ryu Elects Shoulder Surgery, Most Likely Out for Season
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Los Angeles Dodgers starting southpaw Hyun-jin Ryu has decided to undergo shoulder surgery on his injured pitching shoulder, which has kept him […]
Minjee Lee Wins First LPGA Title at Kingsmill Championship
Minjee Lee, an 18-year-old Korean Australian rookie, won her first LPGA title on Monday at the Kingsmill Championship in Williamsburg, Virginia. Lee, who turned pro last September, stumbled to […]
Gennady ‘Triple G’ Golovkin Aims for 20 Straight KOs in Middleweight Title Fight
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com The boxing world may be still be collectively deflated after Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. spent their time in the ring […]
Jung Ho Kang Heating Up, Keeping Struggling Pirates Afloat
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com “Jung-Ho-Ho and a bottle of rum!” Pittsburgh Pirates fans first heard that line from their home team play-by-play announcer back on Sunday, May […]
‘Korean Superboy’ Doo Ho Choi Confirms Next Bout in July
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Doo-ho Choi’s first fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lasted all of 18 seconds back in November. On July 15, the […]
Cristiano Ronaldo Defends Japanese Boy From Laughing Audience
Portuguese professional football (soccer) player, Cristiano Ronaldo, is rather known for his aggressiveness. I suppose you have to be tough to play for Real Madrid and to be captain of […]
Ex-Figure Skater Kim Yuna Donates $100,000 to Help Nepal Earthquake Victims
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Kim Yuna, former Olympic figure skating champion and international UNICEF goodwill ambassador, has donated $100,000 to help the young victims of the Nepal […]
Lydia Ko Defends Her Title at Lake Merced
by DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) — The steady hands over important putts. The easy laughter even while playing a sudden-death playoff. Lydia Ko can make […]
