Little League News

“He made ATM withdrawals at machines that were located at area adult entertainment clubs and adult bookstores”

The man in charge of finances for a youth baseball league in Genesee County was under house arrest Tuesday, accused of using the organization's bank card to purchase Internet child pornography and access to ... via Buffalo News

“They're on the field on their own”

By Kelly VanLeeuwen TRIBUNE-TIMES WRITER kvanleeuwen@tribunetimes.com About 22 Mauldin Miracle League players stepped up to bat without the usual buddies April 1 when the program's new coaches' pitch league ... via Tribune-Times

“Parks and wildlife has actually assured us that the birds are completely fine on the landing with the lights on”

A collection of twigs looks like an out-of-place tumbleweed, or storm debris left on a light pole. via KHOU-TV Houston

What do you take with you to a Little League game? If you're Improv Everywhere, you take a cheering section, a Jumbotron, some play-by-play announcers, and a blimp. via Neatorama

“Local rivalries are always fun to revisit. Let's just hope the weather holds out.”

With the specter of one of the state's top teams hanging over the eight-team field, the second edition of the Madison County Softball Tournament begins its three-day run this evening. via Herald-Bulletin

DEAR MIKE: I have been a Little League coach since my two boys became old enough to play. via Lowell Sun

The City of North Royalton may ban smoking on all of its outdoor property. Mayor Robert Stefanik has introduced an ordinance which would bar smoking at parks, fields, parking lots, and outdoor seating areas. via 96-5 KISS FM Cleveland, OH

“If you didn't read the paper and didn't watch every sports show in town, you'd go, `Who is this guy?' "He's just a quiet professional.”

' Alex Gordon is exhausted. His right wrist throbs from 300 or so autographs, the last of which have gone sloppy with fatigue. via Times Record News

“You run into each other and it's funny how many of us are coaching teams now”

John Wathan, a former catcher and manager of the Kansas City Royals, loves that there is no clock in baseball. via The News-Review

“We just wanted to see the kids excited. Just showing enthusiasm for being there.”

Rain could put a damper on parades and other events CHRIS HAGAN Statesman Journal With the big leaguers taking up the bat and ball again this week, those on the smaller diamonds will join the fun as well today ... via Statesman Journal

LOWELL, Mass., April 4, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a ceremony attended by more than 1,000 people, Speaker Nancy Pelosi today praised former Congressman Martin Meehan of Massachusetts as he was installed ... via Earth Times

As an English major, I avoided the math and science buildings as though each room housed Acting 101 with Professor Ben Affleck. via AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma

By JOHN CARLSON REGISTER COLUMNIST Posted at 04:05 on 04/04/2008 I hadn't seen Craig Hamilton in six years, and I'm sitting here thinking how sorry I am we lost touch. via Indianola Record-Herald

A convicted sex offender is asking a judge for permission to watch his son play baseball at a Little League complex in Jeffersonville Indiana. via WSJV-TV South Bend

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BASEBALL

A A* Central Coast Little League for kids ages 7 to 14 in Morro Bay, Cayucos and Cambria is open for registration. For information, call Brian Machado at 995-1607, or register online at eteamz.active.com/centralcoastlittleleague. Read more

Little League baseball games were called by darkness because thieves stole the copper wiring for lights at a Corona city park. via Fort Mill Times

A convicted sex offender banned by a city ordinance from entering parks has asked a judge for permission to watch his son play baseball at a Little League complex.

Eric Dowdell, 34, said he will seek an exemption from the ban based on his completion of counseling, probation and other requirements set by the ordinance for an exemption. A hearing on the request has been scheduled for April 11 in Jeffersonville City Court.

Dowdell said kids need to be protected from offenders. But he said there should be a distinction between someone like him, who made a mistake years ago and has been a good parent, and someone who might harm children. Read more

“I was a lefty second baseman, if you can imagine that”

Eric Desjardins and Pierre Turgeon grew up playing together and now they have gone into the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Hall of Fame at the same time. via TSN.ca

They were introduced before the first pitch, some to yawns, others to polite applause. via Marin Independent Journal

“He never let his disability stop him”

To say that Little League Baseball had a friend in Bill Dickerson would be like saying that hot dogs taste a bit better at the ballpark than at home. via Herald-Bulletin