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Parent: Baseball coaches discussed plan to ‘bean’ daughter

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) A youth sports organization in New Hampshire is investigating a parent’s allegations that two baseball coaches talked about a plan to hurt his 11-year-old daughter to force her to quit the program.

Dominican Republic breaks 11-game slide in Caribbean Series

GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) Francisley Bueno pitched six scoreless innings, Edwin Espinal had two RBIs and the Dominican Republic beat Puerto Rico 6-3 on Sunday to break an 11-game losing streak in the Caribbean Series.

3 minor leaguers suspended for positive drug tests

NEW YORK (AP) Baltimore pitcher Tucker Baca has been suspended for the first 60 games of the season under baseball’s minor league drug program following a positive drug test for a performance-enhancing substance.

Farm team: Minor league Yard Goats offering yoga with goats

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) What to do with a new $71 million minor league baseball stadium during the winter?

Clemson hires former Stanford coach to lead Tigers' program

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson has hired its first softball coach.

Back on top: Japan beats Lufkin, Texas, 12-2 for LLWS title

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) Tsubasa Tomii buckled down after allowing two first-inning home runs and Japan hit three homers in the fourth and won the Little League World Series title with a 12-2 victory over Lufkin, Texas, on Sunday.

North Carolina and Texas competing for US title at LLWS

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) It may have been the best game at the Little League World Series so far. Greenville, North Carolina, and Lufkin, Texas, played into extra innings on Wednesday in a thriller that ended with 2-1, walkoff Greenville victory.

Mexico and Japan clash for berth in LLWS championship game

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) Mexico is two wins away from claiming its fourth Little League World Series title, but it has to go through powerhouse Japan and one of the two remaining U.S. teams to accomplish that feat.

Nasty: Good pitching beats good hitting (so far) at LLWS

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) Some managers were struck by the power of the tournament’s young hitters headed into the Little League World Series.

Baseball teams schedule games to coincide with solar eclipse

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Baseball fans in more than a half-dozen cities are heading to ballparks to watch the solar eclipse as teams look to cash in with game-day viewing parties.

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie: 3 players make second trip to LLWS

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) Ethan Treble, Harrison Wheeldon and Stephen Courtney liked the Little League World Series so much they decided to try it again.

Homers: Little leaguers ready to show power at World Series

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) Like your baseball with some offensive firepower? The Little League World Series looks like the place to be starting Thursday.

Massachusetts city wants to lure PawSox from Rhode Island

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) A Massachusetts city has overwhelmingly passed a resolution directing the city manager to try and bring the Pawtucket Red Sox from Rhode Island.

Massachusetts mayor makes push to land Pawtucket Red Sox

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) A Massachusetts city is going all out in an effort to lure the Pawtucket Red Sox from Rhode Island.

Little League softballers disqualified ahead of championship

KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) Atlee Little League’s Junior softball team has been disqualified from its World Series championship matchup over what officials say was an inappropriate social media posting.

Tebow's week: Another homer, more flashes of potential

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) There are 13 players with at least 100 at-bats for the St. Lucie Mets this season, and it may surprise plenty of people to see who leads that group in batting average.

Lakewood BlueClaws sold to group led by minor league veteran

LAKEWOOD, N.J. (AP) The Lakewood BlueClaws of the South Atlantic League have been sold to Shore Town Baseball, a newly formed group headed by minor league baseball veteran Art Matin.

3 minor leaguers receive drug suspensions

Three minor leaguers have been suspended for violations of baseball’s drug policy.

Dad of Red Sox draft pick faces drug, weapons charges

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) The father of 2016 Boston Red Sox draft pick Jason Groome faces drug and weapons charges in New Jersey.

Fisher 2 RBIs, US tops World 7-6 in All-Star Futures Game

MIAMI (AP) Houston Astros prospect Derek Fisher scored the first run and hit a two-run double Sunday to lead a well-balanced United States side past the World team 7-6 in the All-Star Futures Game.

Minor leaguer charged with punching guest at Minnesota hotel

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) A minor league baseball player from Indiana has been charged with assault for allegedly punching a wedding guest in the face at a hotel where his team was staying for a series against the St. Paul Saints.

Tebow off to a strong start with St. Lucie Mets

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) Back in his home state, Tim Tebow had a superb first week with the St. Lucie Mets.

Freddie Freeman plays 3B in first rehab game since injury

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Freddie Freeman left his first baseman’s mitt in the dugout during his first minor league rehab appearance with Triple-A Gwinnett.

Tebow ends 1st half of his 1st pro season with 3 strikeouts

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Tim Tebow’s first half of his first professional baseball season is complete. The former Heisman Trophy winner appears to have made progress with the New York Mets Class A affiliate.

Jair Jurrjens suspended 80 games after positive drug test

NEW YORK (AP) Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jair Jurrjens, a veteran of eight major league seasons and an All-Star with Atlanta in 2011, was suspended for 80 games under baseball’s minor league drug program following a positive test for Testosterone that did not originate in his body.

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