Little League News http://www.topix.com/sports/little-league http://www.topix.com/rss/sports/little-league.xml News on Little League continually updated from thousands of sources around the net. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png League pulls out of fields, fearing for kids' safety http://www.topix.net/sports/little-league/2008/05/league-pulls-out-of-fields-fearing-for-kids-safety?fromrss=1 Rick Wilson, president of Frederick American Little League Baseball and a resident of the Tasker's Chance community in Frederick, talks last week about problems and vandalism at the ball fields near his home.

]]> Bowie Star Thu, 29 May 2008 05:54:19 GMT 0805283D6M3T 0 Bruce wows 'em in Reds debut http://www.topix.net/sports/little-league/2008/05/bruce-wows-em-in-reds-debut?fromrss=1 If Reds outfielder Jay Bruce had followed his original plan, he would have been down in New Orleans on Tuesday night, finishing his junior year at Tulane University and getting ready to play in the NCAA ...

]]> Chillicothe Gazette Wed, 28 May 2008 11:56:45 GMT 080528PLFP1V 0 Boy accused of throwing punch after WA Little League game http://www.topix.net/sports/little-league/2008/05/boy-accused-of-throwing-punch-after-wa-little-league-game?fromrss=1 A 14-year-old Seattle boy is under investigation for assault after he was accused of punching another boy in the mouth at the end of a Little League game in Monroe.

]]> Seattle Post-Intelligencer Wed, 28 May 2008 02:03:05 GMT 080527ADKK3B 3 Little League Sucker Punch Caught On Tape http://www.topix.net/sports/little-league/2008/05/little-league-sucker-punch-caught-on-tape?fromrss=1 Washington state police are investigating a sucker-punch caught on tape after a Little League baseball game.

]]> NBC Channel 7/39 Tue, 27 May 2008 21:32:22 GMT 080527D6S9FB 1 Los Osos quarterback Brehaut commits to UCLA http://www.topix.net/sports/little-league/2008/05/los-osos-quarterback-brehaut-commits-to-ucla?fromrss=1 Los Osos High School quarterback Richard Brehaut verbally committed to UCLA Saturday night, minutes after receiving a scholarship offer from the Bruins.

]]> Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Tue, 27 May 2008 13:07:37 GMT 080527HHFQ0H 0 Joe Sullivan's Column As I See 'Em: Hosts are the most in Babe Ruth http://www.topix.net/sports/little-league/2008/05/joe-sullivans-column-as-i-see-em-hosts-are-the-most-in-babe-ruth?fromrss=1 MY WIFE, Denise, wasn't much when it came to baseball pitching -- firing fastballs, floating forkballs -- that kind of stuff.

]]> UnionLeader.com Tue, 27 May 2008 04:51:45 GMT 080526OKKVKA 0 Man arrested for indecent exposure at little league field http://www.topix.net/sports/little-league/2008/05/man-arrested-for-indecent-exposure-at-little-league-field?fromrss=1 It's a case that has many parents horrified and children, confused at the very least.

]]> WTNH Sun, 25 May 2008 19:28:23 GMT 080525GHH6Q1 0 Little Leaguers Help Teammate with Serious Illness http://www.topix.net/sports/little-league/2008/05/little-leaguers-help-teammate-with-serious-illness?fromrss=1 It wasn't just a typical day at the little-league ballpark Saturday, as players hit the pavement to raise money to help a teammate.

]]> KFMB-am Sun, 25 May 2008 11:08:54 GMT 080525EGV09T 1 Instant replay in baseball is just another bad call http://www.topix.net/sports/little-league/2008/05/instant-replay-in-baseball-is-just-another-bad-call?fromrss=1 The debate about instant replay in baseball has risen again, and now we learn there will be a test-run for replay during this year's Arizona Fall League.

]]> Home News Tribune Sun, 25 May 2008 03:00:08 GMT 080524GD9QNI 0 NCAA silences baseball debate http://www.topix.net/sports/little-league/2008/05/ncaa-silences-baseball-debate?fromrss=1 Even though the "ping" of aluminum bats has been resonating around ballparks since about 1973, wooden bats still "crack" with clout in some arenas.

]]> News Observer Sat, 24 May 2008 13:49:00 GMT 080524HT182H 0 Little League Remembers Joseph Sgroi http://www.topix.net/sports/little-league/2008/05/little-league-remembers-joseph-sgroi?fromrss=1 With the grey clouds looming in the distance, rain slowly began to fall at Cummings Field.

]]> WTVH Syracuse Sat, 24 May 2008 05:41:45 GMT 0805233BRN3L 0 CCS baseball: End of the line for Aptos http://www.topix.net/sports/little-league/2008/05/ccs-baseball-end-of-the-line-for-aptos?fromrss=1 Aptos catcher Beau Frasier pats starting pitcher Kyle Anderson on the back during the team's CCS semifinal game againt Los Altos Thursday.

]]> Register-Pajaronian Fri, 23 May 2008 10:38:49 GMT 080523AQAPCP 0 Fleury a Viper? http://www.topix.net/sports/little-league/2008/05/fleury-a-viper?fromrss=1 Theo Fleury is on the verge of a comeback. Of sorts. One month shy of his 40th birthday the Little Big Man told Sun Media yesterday he's ready to get back into the game.

]]> Winnipeg Sun Thu, 22 May 2008 16:26:25 GMT 080522IEHFR5 0 Prep baseball: Senior pitchers key for Spencer's postseason success http://www.topix.net/sports/little-league/2008/05/prep-baseball-senior-pitchers-key-for-spencers-postseason-success?fromrss=1 SPENCER -- Casey Szybowicz and Eric Phillips have been doing this for years. Striking guys out and giving their team a chance to win since Little League.

]]> WisInfo Thu, 22 May 2008 12:00:43 GMT 0805225R36R9 0 Local athletes honored for leadership, sportsmanship and high character http://www.topix.net/sports/little-league/2008/05/local-athletes-honored-for-leadership-sportsmanship-and-high-character?fromrss=1 Piscataway High School football coach Dan Higgins has coached hundreds of high-quality athletes, some of whom are currently playing at big-time Division I programs and destined for the NFL.

]]> Home News Tribune - Scholastic Sports Thu, 22 May 2008 04:29:58 GMT 08052146SKU9 0 Protectors of metal bats start getting organized http://www.topix.net/sports/little-league/2008/05/protectors-of-metal-bats-start-getting-organized?fromrss=1 The Don't Take My Bat Away Coalition is a newly formed group of players, parents, coaches, baseball leagues, bat makers and concerned citizens opposed to a government ban of metal bats in amateur baseball.

]]> Home News Tribune Wed, 21 May 2008 23:52:20 GMT 080521J4IKU9 1 The 'Rock' of Rutgers http://www.topix.net/sports/little-league/2008/05/the-rock-of-rutgers?fromrss=1 "While my dad's coached two sports most of his life, my mom's been the one behind the scenes, raising six kids and supporting my dad from park to park."

As a baseball coach for nearly two decades, Fred Hill had gotten used to hearing complaints from mothers wanting to know why their sons weren't playing. via Home News Tribune - Scholastic Sports

]]> Home News Tribune - Scholastic Sports Sun, 11 May 2008 08:36:59 GMT 0805117KVN59 0 Campbell Field Dedication http://www.topix.net/sports/little-league/2008/05/campbell-field-dedication?fromrss=1 A Campbell man has spent his entire life dedicated to the game of baseball Now he'll forever be remembered...as officials dedicate the field in his honor. via WYFX-TV Youngstown

]]> WYFX-TV Youngstown Sun, 11 May 2008 00:30:35 GMT 080510PDTKAM 0 Girl saves boy's life with CPR after his heart stopped http://www.topix.net/sports/little-league/2008/05/girl-saves-boys-life-with-cpr-after-his-heart-stopped?fromrss=1 "When I tilted his head back I could see his eyes rolling back and his lips turned blue and I thought 'I have to help this kid now!'"

A Meridian teen is being hailed a hero. Ada County Paramedics say she saved the life of a 13-year-old boy who went into cardiac arrest during a little league game last night. via KTVB Boise

]]> KTVB Boise Fri, 09 May 2008 21:05:30 GMT 080509G9G8AM 0 Copper thieves leave Little League teams in the dark http://www.topix.net/sports/little-league/2008/05/copper-thieves-leave-little-league-teams-in-the-dark?fromrss=1 Little League players in Ventura have had brighter nights. Copper thieves targeted an electrical vault at Camino Real Park, stealing copper wires and controllers that left Ventura Coastal Little League night ... via CBS 2

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