by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com Amid young leader Kim Jong-un’s incessant passion for basketball, North Korea is amping up efforts to ingrain sports into the daily lives of […]
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Uli Stielike Questions Korean Education Over Players’ Lack of Creativity
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com Uli Stielike, the head coach of South Korea’s national soccer team, has placed doubts on the Korean education system, suggesting that his team’s […]
Golfer Lydia Ko Plans to Retire and Be a Psychologist by 30
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com There’s no denying that Lydia Ko has had her head in the game since winning her first professional golf event as a […]
Former MLB Coach Wendell Kim Dies at 64
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Wendell Kim, a former coach for several MLB teams, as well as a former minor league player, died on Sunday near his home […]
Teen Snowboarder Chloe Kim Ready to Soar in Halfpipe
by PAT GRAHAM, AP Sports Writer | @pgraham34 ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — One of the best snowboarders in the world was too young to go to the Sochi Olympics a […]
Croatia Seeks to Naturalize Korean Soccer Player for Its National Team
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com In the past, South Korea sought granting citizenship to imported foreign players to imported foreign players in order to improve its national soccer […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Filipino Basketball Prodigy Kobe Paras Commits to UCLA, Gains Thousands of Fans
It looks like Los Angeles will soon have a new Kobe to cheer for. Kobe Paras, a 17-year-old basketball prodigy from the Philippines, first gained major attention for […]
Japan Soccer Coach Wants To “Take Asian Games Away From Korea On Their Own Turf”
by STEVE HAN South Korean under-23 men’s soccer team is vying for a gold medal at the Asian Games for the first time in 28 years, but it will […]
Athletes “Collect” 5,000 Condoms Per Day at the Incheon Asian Games
by JAMES S. KIM The 2014 Incheon Asian Games officially kicked off last Friday, and while athletes are competing on the pitch, court or whatever their field of play is, […]
PSY, JYJ and EXO Headline Electric Incheon Asian Games Opening Ceremony
by JAMES S. KIM South Korea knows how to party, and the host country put on one heck of a show to kick off the 2014 Incheon Asian Games earlier today […]
Michelle Wie Wins the Rolex Annika Major Award
by REERA YOO Although Wie withdrew from the first round of the Evian Championship due to an injury, she still took home a new trophy on Sunday, according to […]
So Yeon Ryu Wins Canadian Women’s Open, SKoreans Finish 1-2-3
by JAMES S. KIM Oh, the sweet smell of victory. “I smell like champagne right now, but I’m still so happy,” said a beaming So Yeon Ryu, who received the […]
