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Women's Judo Coach Offers to Step Down Over Disqualification Controversy Jung Sung-sook, head coach of the women's national judo team, has offered to resign to take responsibility for a player's disqualification at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and ongoing controversies regarding poor management of the national delegation during travel to the world championships. SBS Oct 14, 2026 2:03 PM

Former Manager Lee Seung-yeop Parts Ways with Japan's Yomiuri After Just One Season Posting on his social media account on the 14th, Lee announced his departure, saying, "I sincerely thank all the fans who unwaveringly supported Yomiuri this year," and adding, "I will be leaving the team at the end of this season." Lee expressed gratitude to former manager Shinnosuke Abe for giving him the opportunity to wear the Yomiuri uniform once again and guide the players, reflecting on his single season by noting how moving it was to reunite as a coach with former teammates he once shared the field with. SBS Oct 14, 2026 1:52 PM

MLB: Peralta's 6 Scoreless Innings and 6 Ks Lead Tampa Bay Over Cleveland, Tying ALCS 1-1 The Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball leveled the American League Championship Series thanks to a stellar, scoreless performance by starting pitcher Freddy Peralta. SBS Oct 14, 2026 1:23 PM

Unprecedented 'Weigh-in and Transfer Failures' Plague Women's Judo Team... What Was Coach Jeong Seong-sook's Explanation? The national judo team returned home yesterday after completing the World Championships. SBS Oct 14, 2026 1:16 PM

Houston Manager Espada Interviews for Rival Seattle Job While Under Contract US sports outlets, including ESPN and MLB.com, reported on the 14th that the Seattle Mariners are in discussions with Manager Espada regarding their managerial vacancy. SBS Oct 14, 2026 12:17 PM

Park Min-gyu Defeats 'Rival' Kim Mu-ho to Claim 10th Career Halla Jangsa Title (Photo courtesy of the Korea Ssireum Association, Yonhap News) Park Min-gyu , who had suffered seven consecutive defeats to his rival Kim Mu-ho amid the latter's undefeated streak this season, finally broke through the wall on his eighth try. SBS Oct 14, 2026 11:33 AM

KBO Announces 6 Nominees for September-October MVP, Including Choi Won-jun and Avila The KBO selected the final monthly MVP nominees for this season: position players Choi Won-jun and Sam Hilliard of kt wiz, and Matt Davidson of the Kiwoom Heroes; along with pitchers Pedro Avila and Cho Byung-hyun of SSG Landers, and Daniel DeJesus of kt wiz. SBS Oct 14, 2026 10:47 AM

Villarreal GK Peter Gulacsi Misses Champions League Match After Armed Intruder Breaks Into Home The Associated Press reported on the 14th that "an armed intruder broke into Gulacsi's home while he was there with his wife and two children," adding that "the incident occurred overnight between Monday and Tuesday local time. SBS Oct 14, 2026 10:44 AM

Dodgers Manager: "Shohei Ohtani Will Play in NLCS Game 3"… Dismissing Rumors of Bench Exclusion Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts officially announced on the 14th , "Ohtani will play in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series ." Previously, local media outlets including MLB.com and ESPN, as well as major foreign news outlets, reported en masse that the Dodgers were considering leaving the struggling Ohtani off the starting lineup. SBS Oct 14, 2026 9:45 AM

Lee Kang-in's Killer Pass Leads Atletico to First Champions League Win Over Man Utd Atletico won 2-0 against Manchester United in the second match of the 2026-2027 UCL league phase at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain. SBS Oct 14, 2026 8:47 AM