Little League World Series: Dramatic Home Run Gives Georgia Little League Title
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A team from the United States has now won the Little League World Series for three consecutive years.
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When the Atlanta Braves were six games under .500 in late June, it appeared their streak of division championships would end. Similarly, when the Braves trailed the Florida Marlins in the eighth inning Friday night, it seemed as if they'd have to wait at least one more day to clinch the National League East. Each time, the Braves didn't quit &#151; and ultimately, they were rewarded.
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The boys from Columbus, Ga., will face a team from Kawaguchi City, Japan, on Monday night for the Little League World Series title. The squads were forced to spend another day far from home because rain washed away their first attempt to play Sunday.
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All-Star Brian McCann's big night against Greg Maddux made a huge difference for the Atlanta Braves. McCann homered and drove in four runs against Maddux to lead the Braves to a 5-4 win Sunday night over the San Diego Padres.
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Ageless Julio Franco delivered a go-ahead, two-run double in the seventh inning to lift the Atlanta Braves over the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-7, on Saturday in a matchup of division leaders.
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Atlanta Braves&#39; John Smoltz, left, and catcher Eddie Perez celebrate after they defeated the Houston Astros in their National League Division Series game four in Houston, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004.
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Housto Astros&#39; Carlos Beltran celebrates his solo homerun in the fifth inning of Game 5 of the National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field in Atlanta, Monday Oct. 11, 2004.
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Rafael Furcal hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning as the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros 4-2 to even their first-round National League playoff series at one game apiece.
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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Looking ahead to the US championship game almost cost Conejo Valley in the semifinals of the Little League World Series.
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Jonah Nickerson pitched seven strong innings and Oregon State survived anxious moments in the eighth and ninth to eliminate Georgia from the College World Series with a 5-3 victory on Monday.
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Chipper Jones' two-run homer helps the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 Friday night for their fifth straight victory.
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BRISTOL, Conn. -- Alex Kay pitched a three-hit shutout and Chris Constantino hit a two-run home run last night to give Lincoln, R.I., the New England Little League championship with a 3-0 win over Portsmouth, N.H.
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Dewayne Wise&#39;s seventh-inning homer provided the lone score Saturday as Mike Hampton outdueled Carl Pavano to lead Atlanta to a 1-0 win over Florida.
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Sean McIntyre drove in the go-ahead run in the fifth inning and finished with two RBIs, leading Conejo Valley Little League of Thousand Oaks, Calif., to a 3-1 victory over South Caroline of Preston, Md., Thursday night to advance to the U.S. championship of the Little League World Series.
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The Atlanta Braves poked doom in the eye in Houston on Sunday, and now they have a chance to win their National League division series at home.
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Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Luke Hudson struck out eight and didn&#39;t allow an earned run in five innings to lead Cincinnati to a 3-2 win over Atlanta in the finale of a three-game series at Turner Field.
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Brian McCann delivered the slump-busting big hits the Atlanta Braves desperately needed. McCann's run-scoring single gave the Braves their first lead in a week, and he added a three-run homer to lift Atlanta to a 4-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night.