by EUGENE YI On a recent night in New York City, the 2012 U.S. women’s table tennis team hid in plain sight at SPiN, a sprawling subterranean lair devoted […]
Category: Sports
Michelle Wie to Make Guest Appearance on ‘Hawaii Five-0’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Michelle Wie isn’t a stranger to the spotlight, especially after enjoying a very successful resurgent 2014 LPGA season. To keep herself busy during […]
Fully Recovered, Shin-Soo Choo is Ready to Rebound in 2015
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com After signing a lucrative $130 million contract, nothing went right for Texas Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo in 2014. Playing through injuries, Choo hit […]
South Korea’s First Female UFC Fighter Loses via Decision
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com South Korea’s first ever female UFC fighter Ham Seo-hee withstood three gruesome rounds in her debut, but her gritty efforts against Joanne Calderwood […]
Patrick Cha Named Finalist for Wendy’s High School Heisman Award
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com photography by Brian Schneider A life-threatening brain injury in middle school that resulted in peripheral vision loss didn’t stop Patrick Cha from […]
South Korea Refuses to Share 2018 Winter Olympics with Japan
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com South Korea announced Friday that it will not share its right to host the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang with Japan after the […]
Kim Kwang-hyun Rejects Offer from San Diego Padres
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com There goes another one. South Korea’s star left-hander Kim Kwang-hyun will not be pitching in the major leagues next year after he failed […]
Mixed Korean Athlete Joins Korea’s National Soccer Team
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com South Korea’s national soccer team has invited Kang Soo-il to its training camp, which starts next week, making the 27-year-old forward only the […]
Kia Tigers Nix Pitcher’s Move to Major Leagues
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com South Korean pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong will not be playing in the major leagues after all as his team has rejected the winning bid for […]
Doo Ho Choi Impresses in UFC Debut with 18-Second TKO
by JAMES S. KIM It took just 18 seconds for featherweight Doo Ho Choi to make a strong first impression in his UFC debut. In the opening bout of UFC Fight Night […]
Christina Kim Wins Lorena Ochoa Invitational
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Christina Kim won the Lorena Ochoa Invitational on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title in nine years, beating Shanshan Feng in a playoff after losing […]
Lydia Ko Named the Youngest LPGA Rookie of the Year
by REERA YOO Lydia Ko became the youngest player to win the LPGA Tour’s rookie of the year award on Wednesday, reports Yahoo Sports. The 17-year-old golfer secured the […]
SK Wyverns Accept $2 Million Bid for Kim Kwang-hyun
by STEVE HAN South Korea’s star pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun is on the brink of becoming his country’s next major leaguer after his current team, the SK Wyverns, accepted a […]
San Diego Padres Win Bid For Kwang-Hyun Kim, But SK Wyverns Might Not Accept
by STEVE HAN The San Diego Padres have posted the highest bid for South Korean pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun, according to FOX Sports. The Padres reportedly made an offer of […]
Hank Conger Traded to Houston Astros
by JAMES S. KIM Catcher Hank Conger will be hanging up the halo and heading across the division to the Houston Astros. In return, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim […]
