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North Korea Woman's Soccer Coach Blames Lightning For World Cup Loss To U.S.

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:58:04 +0000

Among other things, North Korea is a strange place when it comes to sports. Its leader, Kim Jong Il, once claimed he shot the best round of golf in recorded history, and after North Korea men’s soccer team had an unsuccessful run in the 2010 World Cup they were forced to stand on a stage where they were berated by 400 government officials.

Perhaps it is in this context that we can best understand North Korean soccer coach’s Kwang Min Kim’s bizarre excuse as to why his team lost to the United States 2-0 in the Women’s World Cup Tuesday.

What Teams Are Most Desperate To Win Their First Championships?

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:09:44 +0000

You never forget your first love and you can bet you never forget your first title.

The Dallas Mavericks, in business since 1980, have claimed their first NBA title in franchise history by knocking off the vaunted Miami Heat. The Vancouver Canucks, who’ve been in the NHL since 1970, came oh-so-close to hoist

Tiger Woods and Fred Couples Charge Up the Masters Leaderboard

WGBF-AM — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 04:03:29 +0000

21-Year-old Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy holds a two-shot lead after two rounds at the Masters, but the big news out of Augusta on Friday was the charge up the leaderboard by two of the tournament's most familiar faces.

In the morning, it was perennial fan favorite Fred Couples turning back the clock for the second

Purdue Basketball

John Story — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:00:38 +0000

Again this year, WGBF-AM brings you all the basketball action when the Purdue Boilermakers take the floor! Tomorrow night, Wednesday, 1/5, join us here at NewsTalk 1280 for the Purdue @ Penn State game, broadcast airtime 4:30 to 8:00pm, covering the last half-hour of “Sean Hannity” and the entire 3 hours of “Glenn Beck.”