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WNBA's Park Ji-hyun Records 3 Rebounds and 1 Steal Without Scoring In a regular-season away game held today at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, the LA Sparks lost 77-85 to the Connecticut Sun, a team that has already been eliminated from playoff contention. SBS Aug 19, 2026 2:06 PM

Samsung Thunders Appoint Jin Kyeong-seok as New Head Assistant Coach Coach Jin was selected 3rd overall in the first round of the 2002 KBL Rookie Draft by Korea Tender. SBS Aug 19, 2026 2:02 PM

U-18 Basketball Team Defeats Japan to Reach Quarterfinals with Undefeated Record in Group Stage In the final Group D match of the 2026 FIBA U-18 Asia Cup held on the 18th at the Veer Savarkar Indoor Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, the South Korean U-18 team edged out Japan 67-64 in a tightly contested battle. SBS Aug 19, 2026 1:58 PM

MLB's Lee Jung-hoo Rests, While Song Sung-moon and Kim Ha-seong Sit Out for Second Consecutive Day Major League Baseball , was given a day off and did not play. The San Francisco Giants started rookie outfielder Victor Bericoto as the number three batter and right fielder in their game against the Cleveland Guardians held at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on the 19th . SBS Aug 19, 2026 11:55 AM

SK Telecom to Host Golf Tournament for Developmentally Disabled Athletes at 88 CC on Aug. 24 Now in its 5th edition, the tournament will feature 30 athletes with developmental disabilities, professional golfer Lee Seung-min—who has a developmental disability—along with 15 professional golfers and celebrities, and 15 supporters with professional golf backgrounds. SBS Aug 19, 2026 11:52 AM

Culture Ministry and Sports Association for the Disabled Launch Talent Scout Team for Promising Young Athletes The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that it will hold the launch ceremony for the youth prospect scout team alongside the Korea Paralympic Committee and Korea National University of Education at 2:00 p.m. SBS Aug 19, 2026 10:07 AM

Arizona's Ketel Marte Leaves Team Without Notice for Knee Examination According to the Associated Press on the 19th , Arizona manager Torey Lovullo expressed bewilderment over the lack of communication with the player ahead of an away game against the Boston Red Sox, stating, "I was informed that Marte traveled to Phoenix to undergo an examination on his left knee." Marte was originally scheduled to start as the designated hitter in the game against Boston held at Fenway Park the previous day, but he failed to show up at the ballpark without notifying the team. SBS Aug 19, 2026 8:29 AM

AFC Clashes with Qatar Football Association Over Statement Criticizing FIFA Chief According to foreign media reports such as Reuters on August 18 , AFC President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, a national of Bahrain, firmly dismissed a protest from the QFA, which took issue with the continental confederations recently uniting to publicly criticize FIFA President Gianni Infantino. SBS Aug 19, 2026 8:11 AM

Bill Rasmussen, ESPN Founder, Dies at 93 The Associated Press reported on the 19th that Rasmussen died at his home in Florida due to complications from Parkinson's disease. SBS Aug 19, 2026 8:10 AM

Shohei Ohtani Hits Back-to-Back Home Runs... Closing in on '30 Home Runs for 6 Straight Years' Major League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani hit back-to-back home runs for his… SBS Aug 19, 2026 7:49 AM