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Park Hye-jin, the protagonist of Woori Bank's victory,

  If you are choosing the ‘Best 5 famous scenes’ of the 2023-2024 women’s professional basketball season, this moment cannot be left out. On the 30th of last month, with 1 minute and 39 seconds left in the 4th game of the championship game between Asan Woori Bank and Cheongju KB (3 wins out of 5), Park Hye-jin (33) of Woori Bank hit a long-distance 3-pointer, making it 70-66, and with that, we This is because the bank's win of 3 wins and 1 loss has become very likely. Park Hye-jin was a key player when Woori Bank achieved 6 consecutive wins starting from the 2012-2013 season. She has been named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the championship game three times, putting her in a tie for first place in the category. However, she began to show some signs of slowing down about two years ago as the psychological burden of her injury and 'burnout' increased. Woori Bank's Kim Dan-bi, who was also recruited as a free agent (FA) two years ago, and rookie Park Ji-hyun have establish...

A match debut goal’ Park Jin-seop “I was surprised that my imagination of scoring a goal became a reality”

 Park Jin-seop (Jeonbuk Hyundai), who scored his international debut goal in the World Cup qualifier against Thailand, expressed his thoughts on his first goal, saying, “I was surprised that my imagination became reality.” Park Jin-seop returned to Incheon International Airport with the men's soccer team on the 27th and said, "Even though it was an away game, many people came to support us, so I wanted to repay them with a better performance, and I was very happy to score my debut goal." Jin-seop Park led the team to a 3-0 victory by scoring his third goal following Lee Jae-seong (Mainz) and Son Heung-min (Tottenham) in the 4th game of Group C of the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asia 2nd qualifying round match against Thailand the previous day. Park Jin-seop said, “I always imagined scoring a goal, and I was a bit surprised that it came true.” He added, “My first goal was to get out of the game, but I got into the game a little faster than I thought, and it fe...

Interim director Hwang Seon-hong of ‘The End with Firefighters’,

I've never even thought about that. The Olympic team is entering the country tomorrow. It's a tight situation in terms of time. I'm planning to focus on that. I'm not thinking about anything more or less than that. ." Interim coach Hwang Seon-hong dismissed the possibility of taking over as official coach. 11 K-League players, including interim manager Hwang Seon-hong, and Kim Moon-hwan entered the country via Flight KE660 at Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 around 5:30 pm on the 27th. The Korean national team went through a period of confusion ahead of the international match in March. Coach Jurgen Klinsmann was dismissed, and Olympic team coach Hwang Sun-hong was appointed as interim coach. It was not a formal director, but a concurrent role. In addition, there was internal strife within the national team that occurred during the Asian Cup, so the team was faced with the task of controlling the atmosphere and producing results. In the two-game series agai...

Moon Dong-joo looking forward to MLB ‘Seoul Series’

 Young Gun’ Moon Dong-ju (21, Hanwha Eagles), who represents Korean baseball, expressed his expectations for the Major League World Tour ‘Seoul Series’, which is coming in two weeks. After completing the team's spring camp schedule, Moon Dong-ju returned to Korea through Incheon International Airport with the Hanwha team on the afternoon of the 4th. Moon Dong-ju, who won the rookie of the year award with 8 wins, 8 losses and an ERA of 3.72 last year, in his second year of debut, is raising even more expectations this year. This is because, unlike last year when there was an 'innings limit', the starting rotation will be played full-time this year. Hanwha coach Choi Won-ho expressed his expectations, saying, “Unless Moon Dong-ju gets hurt, there will be no skipping the rotation.” Moon Dong-ju also has extraordinary determination. He said, “For now, we are aiming for regulation innings, but I think we need to aim higher than that.” This year, the change-up is equipped as a ne...

The players have spirit, the front office is sincere, the Bears fans are passionate.

 Practice games against Japanese Professional Baseball (NPB) clubs at the spring camp that return every year are a place where you can see the gap between Korea and Japan in baseball. The 2024 spring camp was no different. All KBO League clubs that faced Japanese clubs in Okinawa, Japan suffered defeat, once again experiencing the gap. The only KBO League club that competed competitively with Japanese clubs was Doosan. Doosan won 9-1 against Softbank's second team, becoming the only KBO League team to win this spring camp. Also, the result of the Seibu Lions match in the Kuchun Tournament, which ended in a 4-4 draw, was disappointing because Doosan was ahead but allowed the score to be tied. The special match against Softbank Hawks held at Fukuoka PayPay Dome on March 3 was also a game where Doosan's potential could be confirmed. On this day, the Doosan team showed courage and strong spirit and spirit. The players who visited PayPay Dome for the first time, one of the best dome...

‘Winning the starting pitcher = pat

 SSG is mired in 6 consecutive losses with 70 wins, 3 draws, and 63 losses, and NC is in danger of securing 4th place.  NC was a good start. Park Min-woo, who reached base with a single and one out in the top of the first inning, succeeded in stealing second base, and Martin hit a timely hit to start the game with a 1-0 lead.  NC also had a chance in the top of the second inning with consecutive hits by leadoff hitters Oh Young-soo and Seo Ho-cheol, and Park Se-hyuk hit a sacrifice bunt with one out and runners on 1st and 2nd base, and when Kim Han-byul's grounder to second baseman, third base runner Oh Young-soo scored, making it 2-0. SSG also launched a counterattack in the bottom of the second inning. Hanyu Island exited with a sagu, and Ha Jae-hoon's double made 2nd and 3rd base safe. Kim Seong-hyun's timely hit and Kim Min-sik's sacrifice fly tied the game at 2-2.  SSG Oh Tae-gon, who got on base with a walk in the bottom of the third inning, advanced to third base...

Winning team’ LG announces starting lineup for San Diego game

  The LG Twins will send out all of their key players to the San Diego game. The LG Twins will hold a practice game against the San Diego Padres at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul at 12:07 p.m. on the 18th. Even though it was a practice match where winning or losing was not important, LG expressed its will to win.  Before the game, LG coach Yeom Kyung-yeop said, “But shouldn’t we win the game?” But I don't plan on overdoing it.  Coach Yeom said, "Today is a friendly match. I think the most important thing is to raise the players' game sense as we start the season." He continued, "It won't be of much help to the senior players, but I hope that for the younger players, by producing good results today, it will be an opportunity for them to grow to another level through a good experience of success." On this day, LG had Park Hae-min (center fielder) - Hong Chang-ki (right fielder) - Kim Hyun-soo (designated hitter) - Austin (first baseman) - Oh Ji-hwan (shortstop)...