The Korean Basketball Association’s recently announced roster for the men’s national team has sparked criticism in basketball circles. The phrase “rice with the herbs” doesn’t refer to the composition of the roster, but to the behavior of the organization. The KBA announced the roster in a press release on March 23, saying, “After approving the…
Woori Card’s Issei Otake (28-Japan) has been selected to replace Samsung Fire’s Kim Jun-woo (23) in the All-Star Game. KOVO announced on Wednesday that the expert committee selected Issei, who was the second highest vote-getter (17,321 votes) among the men’s V-Star unselected middle blockers, to replace Kim Jun-woo, who is unable to participate in the…
“She was very happy when she found out I was coming to Korea.” On the 22nd, Heungkuk Life announced that it had “finalized the signing of Elena Mrazenovic, who accompanied us for the past two seasons, and signed Willow Johnson (26), an American national who plays in the American professional league ‘Athletic Unlimited’.” After graduating…
The newly introduced ‘Asia Quarter’ from the Dodram 2023-2024 V-League is being hailed as a ‘godsend’ for revitalizing professional volleyball. One of the reasons for the unexpected ranking battle is the performance of the Asia Quarter players. Unlike foreign players who are limited to apogee spikers and outside hitters, AsiaQuarter has been able to recruit…
Foreign players carrying the fate of their teams, who did well and who didn’t. Sports Chosun’s Dodram 2023-2024 V League wraps up the first half of the season, and this time it’s the turn of foreign players. Due to the nature of the V-League, the influence of foreign players is absolute. All positions, male and…
‘King of Salvation’ SSG Seo Jin-yong, anxious at PS… NC Lee Yong-chan also concedes a goal every time he comes out SSG and NC share concerns… Untrustworthy ‘forkball finisher’ SSG Landers and NC Dinos, who met on the professional baseball semi-playoff (semi-PO) stage, share concerns. The closing pitcher who uses a forkball with a large…
Ulsan’s homework ahead of the 3rd ACL game… ‘No goals for 4th game+Johor’s bad performance’ Ulsan plays the 3rd ACL home game against Johor on the 23rd… Pohang will play Urawa on the 23rd. On the 24th, Jeonbuk-Lion City and Incheon-Shandong Taishan will play. Ulsan Hyundai, the leader in professional soccer K-League 1, “breaks the…
MLB Texas, after a long struggle, defeated Houston 9-2… ALCS is in Game 7! Texas Garcia, who was hit by an empty ball the previous day, struck out 4 and hit the bases loaded in the 9th inning Houston Abreu, who threw an empty ball, gave up an additional run in the 8th inning. The…
KBO archived FA contract, up to 1.4 billion won difference from baseball yearbook… Suspicions of bribery 野 Yoo Jeong-ju “Suspicion of kickbacks even in SSG predecessor SK FA contract”… SSG “There was no kickback” While the prosecution is investigating allegations that former general manager Jang Jeong-seok demanded ‘kickbacks’ during the process of coordinating the free…
SSG Coach Kim Won-hyung said, “Jun-PO Game 3 starter Oh Won-seok… “You have to take away points in the beginning.” Coach Kim Won-hyung of the professional baseball SSG Landers chose early scoring as the key to success or failure in the second game of the semi-playoffs. Coach Kim said that the game against NC Dinos…