Little League Honoring Women
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Alexandra Bellini never knew there was a time Little League barred girls from playing. So when the 12-year-old third baseman from Ottawa learned the woman responsible for opening the way for girls was at the Little League World Series, her response was unequivocal.
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Olivia Nagle scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Acton-Boxboro to a 69-60 Dual County League girls' basketball victory last night over host Lincoln-Sudbury.
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Kim Palumbo of Westwood made tennis history at Bridgewater State College as she became the first BSC tennis player to be named the Little East Conference Player of the Week when she was chosen for the period ending Sept. 25. The women's team, along with the men's program, joined the Little East this season, after playing an independent schedule for ...
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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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The Newark Bears, a minor league baseball team, are hosting a Britney Spears Baby Safety Night to spread the message about keeping babies safe in vehicles.
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By STACI MATLOCK, PHOTOS COURTESY OF BRENDA DOLAN-HOBGOOD  On Sept.
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The proverbial small town of Preston, Md., population 566, is reveling in the success of its team that is playing in the Little League World Series.
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Tricia Auld, the Greater Boston League Player of the Year for girls' soccer two seasons ago at Waltham High School, has kept up the good work at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.
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Lisa Leslie was selected the WNBA&#39;s Most Valuable Player for the second time in her career. The Los Angeles Sparks center, the league&#39;s MVP in 2001, received 425 points and 33 of a possible 48 first-place votes from a national media panel Friday.
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Wecker, who missed the last three games with a sprained left ankle, added 12 rebounds and five assists. Laurie Koehn contributed 16 points and Claire Coggins 14 while Megan Mahoney also had 12 rebounds.
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On the 35th anniversary of Title IX, NEWSWEEK talks to the National Women's Law Center about the state of female participation in public school athletics.
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Randal Grichuk tried to play down the fact that he's the only returning U.S. player in this year's Little League World Series. But, maybe experience does count for something.
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One lighting system for one ball field. That's the prize a company is offering youth baseball leagues in an online contest that is reaching its climax today. To win, representatives from 28 leagues statewide composed essays trying to convince Internet voters that the lights should shine on their field.
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Under-age children, especially girls, are still in high demand to be maids and nannies.
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The Mexican champions from Matamoros used home runs from Jose Segoviano, Josue Barron and Roberto Guajardo in an 11-0, mercy rule rout of Barquisimeto, Venezuela, in Wednesday's International semifinal at the Little League World Series.
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Junior forward Colette Josey became the youngest female player in Framingham history to reach 1,000 career points, scoring 21 to lead the host Flyers past Norwood, 56-35, last night in Bay State League action.
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ATHENS -- LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, and a couple of their Olympic teammates made it over to watch last night's women's game between the United States and China. They saw a team shoot well, pass well, rebound well, and dominate -- everything they are not doing so far.