Aaron Gordon had six of his 25 points in overtime, Russell Westbrook came up with a big defensive play in the final seconds and the host Denver Nuggets rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 112-110 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Saturday. "Russ is Russ," said interim Nuggets head coach David Adelman. "Defensively, he was absolutely incredible." Nikola Jokic finished with 29 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds, Jamal Murray scored 21 points, Westbrook finished with 15 and Ch

The Kiwoom Heroes announced Friday their veteran outfielder Lee Yong-kyu will serve as player-coach this season. Lee, 39, made his Korea Baseball Organization debut in 2004 and has been with the Heroes since 2021. His playing time has dropped in recent years, and Lee has not yet appeared in a game this season, after playing in 60 games in 2024. The Heroes said Lee has still been traveling with the team this season to help out his young teammates behind the scenes. "We value his wealth of experie

Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean captain Son Heung-min will miss a key continental match this week due to a foot injury. Tottenham will face Eintracht Frankfurt in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the UEFA Europa League at 9 p.m. Thursday in Frankfurt, Germany, or 4 a.m. Friday. However, Spurs head coach Ange Postecoglou said Wednesday that Son had not traveled with the club to Germany. "He's been battling with his foot problem for a few weeks now and managed through it," Postecoglou said

South Korean Olympic chief Ryu Seung-min on Monday was accused of violating rules regarding financial incentives while serving as head of the national table tennis governing body. The Korea Sport Ethics Center, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, announced it will demand discipline on two current and former executives of a national sports federation for professional malpractice, and on four other individuals, including the head of that organization, for professiona

Im Sung-jae has finished his sixth Masters appearance with a top-five finish after posting his best score of the week in the final round. Im shot a three-under 69 in the final round at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on Sunday to finish tied for fifth place at seven-under 281 overall. Im, who began the day tied for 10th place, made four birdies, an eagle and three bogeys. He was the runner-up in 2020 and tied for eighth in 2022. His 2020 performance remains the best showing by a

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants enjoyed the most productive day of his major league career in a road victory over the New York Yankees. Lee homered twice and knocked in four runs as the Giants defeated the Yankees 5-4 at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sunday. This was the first multihomer game of Lee's career, and the four RBIs were also his career high for a game. In three games on his first trip to Yankee Stadium, Lee batted 4-for-9 with three home runs, seven RBIs and five runs scored

A high school senior won the South Korean Olympic short track speed skating trials that wrapped up Sunday, earning a chance to represent the country at the 2026 Winter Games in Italy. Rim Jong-un, 17, finished first overall among male skaters with 102 points after two rounds of the 2025-2026 season national team trials at Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul. Rim shot to first place after the opening phase, thanks to his victory in the 1,500 meters, a runner-up finish in the 1,000m and a 17th-place showing

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants has seized the major league lead with his eighth double of the 2025 season. Lee went 1-for-4 from the No. 3 spot with a double, a walk and a run scored, as the Giants fell to the New York Yankees 8-4 at Yankee Stadium in New York on Saturday. Lee doubled off reliever Luke Weaver in the seventh inning for his only hit of the game. With eight doubles, Lee leads all players in Major League Baseball, one more than Kyle Tucker of the Chicago Cubs. Lee had four

Im Sung-jae squeezed himself into the top 10 entering the final round at the Masters after carding his third consecutive under-par round. Im shot one-under 71 to reach four-under for the tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on Saturday. After making two birdies, one eagle and three bogeys, Im is tied for 10th place with three other players and eight shots off the lead, held by Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland. Im was the runner-up at the 2020 Masters, the best performanc

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants fell a home run shy of the cycle as he enjoyed his second three-hit game of the season. Lee batted 3-for-5 with a single, a double and a triple — the first of his career — as the Giants walked off the Cincinnati Reds 8-6 in 10 innings at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Wednesday. Lee, who also drove in a run and scored a run, is now batting .333/.375/.533 in 11 games this season. He leads Major League Baseball with seven doubles. He also had three hits Sa

Paris Saint-Germain have claimed the opening leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals against Aston Villa with their South Korean midfielder Lee Kang-in on the bench. PSG netted three unanswered goals after conceding the match's first marker in their 3-1 victory at Parc des Princes in the French capital Wednesday. PSG can move on to the semifinals with a draw or a one-goal loss in the return leg next Tuesday in Birmingham, England. Morgan Rogers opened the scoring for the visiting English

Kim Yeon-koung, widely considered the greatest Korean volleyball player of all time, retired Tuesday after leading the Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders to a 3-2 series win over the Daejeon Jung Kwan Jang Red Sparks, clinching her fifth championship in the women's division of the Korean V-League. The 38-year-old led the team to victory in the decisive game and was named MVP of the championship series. The fifth championship by the Pink Spiders solidified their reputation as arguably the great

Spanish football giants FC Barcelona will face the K League 1 club Daegu FC in August as part of their summer trip to South Korea, officials said Tuesday. Officials in Daegu, about 235 kilometers southeast of Seoul, said the city will finalize a deal with the promoter of Barca's Asian trip, D-Drive Corp., in late April to bring the 27-time La Liga champions to Daegu Stadium on Aug. 3. Daegu FC play their home matches at the football-specific Daegu iM Bank Park, but it has a capacity of 12,469. D

Three South Korean PGA Tour players will each be in pursuit of their first career major title when they tee off at the Masters this week. At No. 25, two-time tour winner Im Sung-jae is the highest-ranked player of the trio that will play at the iconic Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, about a two-hour drive east of Atlanta. Im is followed by Tom Kim (No. 33) and An Byeong-hun (No. 35). Kim has three PGA Tour titles, and An has yet to win on the top men's circuit. No South Korean has donned

After their seven-game winning streak to start the 2025 Korea Baseball Organization season ended last week, the LG Twins dusted themselves off and began a new run. The Twins fell to the KT Wiz 9-5 last Wednesday for their first loss of the year and responded with a 5-1 victory the next day. Then with a sweep of the defending champions Kia Tigers in their rain-interrupted, two-game set over the weekend, the Twins have now won three straight games, tied for the longest active streak in the league.