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Roger Goodell: NFL targeting Tokyo for game in 2027 or 2028The NFL expects to be playing a regular-season game in Tokyo in either 2027 or 2028, commissioner Roger Goodell said on Friday.,"Listen, Tokyo is clearly on our list, whether it's next year or the year after. It's coming at some point in the near future," Goodell told NFL Daily.,"We're going to cont...

Curacao routs Nevada to win second LLBWS championshipJuriensly De Windt hit a three-run double, Shardijon De Lanoi also had three RBIs and Curacao ran away from Nevada 11-2 in the championship game to secure the nation's second Little League Baseball World Series title on Sunday in South Williamsport, Pa.,Pariba Little League from Willemstad, Curacao,...

Japan's 3-run sixth stuns Ohio in LLBWS third-place gameAyumu Hasegawa dropped a two-out, walk-off bunt down the first-base line to bring home the winning run as Japan scored three times in the bottom of the sixth inning to stun Ohio 3-2 in the third-place game of the Little League World Series on Sunday in South Williamsport, Pa.,Tokyo's Joto Little Lea...

International: Jaymiell Martina helps Curacao blank Japan to reach LLBWS title game

Jaymiell Martina racked up 12 strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings to lead Curacao to a 4-0 victory over Japan to claim the International championship victory on Saturday afternoon.,Martina scattered two hits and two walks over 88 pitches before giving way to Glendry Ryan, who retired the final batter to w...

LLBWS roundup: Ohio rolls on, will meet Nevada in U.S. title game

Bob Frazier hit a bases-loaded triple to punctuate a four-run first inning, Walker Osborne tossed a complete game and Ohio sailed past Iowa 7-1 in the lower-bracket final Thursday to advance to the U.S. championship game of the Little League Baseball World Series in South Williamsport, Pa.,The squad...

LLBWS roundup: Nevada, Curacao remain unblemished, advance with big wins

Henderson, Nev., exploded for a 14-0 lead Wednesday and coasted to the finish line, blasting Davenport, Iowa, 14-6 at the Little League Baseball World Series in South Williamsport, Pa.,Leading 5-0 going into the sixth, Nevada (3-0) tacked on nine more runs in the frame, keyed by RBI singles from Hud...

LLBWS roundup: Ohio stops New Jersey to climb lower bracket

Ohio broke up a scoreless tie with five runs in the fourth to spark a 5-2 victory over New Jersey in elimination-round play on Tuesday night in South Williamsport, Pa.,Xander Kinkade's two-run double highlighted the big inning for the Great Lakes representatives from Hamilton, Ohio, who advanced to ...

LLBWS roundup: Japan ousts Mexico to climb lower bracket

Tensei Yazawa threw five innings of one-run ball and fanned seven, Ryosuke Takaoka had two RBIs and Japan won its third straight game in the International lower bracket of the Little League Baseball World Series, eliminating Mexico 3-1 on Tuesday in South Williamsport, Pa.,The team from Joto Little ...