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2001 Little League World Series

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On Friday, Dominican officials ruled Danny Almonte is 14 years old.
Ruling: Almonte is 14
Questions have been answered, but the scandal is far from over. Government officials in the Dominican Republic ruled that the Bronx, N.Y., fireballer is 14 years old. And school records from the DR confirm Almonte is 14 as well. Amid investigations of his father, who has disappeared, Almonte reported to school in the Bronx on Thursday.

  • Martín: Few winners here
  • Mosher: Innocence not lost on Almonte
  • Little League's judgment
  • Rolando Paulino's reaction

    Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
    New England Mid-Atlantic Latin America Pacific
    West Northwest Caribbean Canada
    Great Lakes Midwest Transatlantic Europe
    Gulf States Southeast Asia Mexico

    Finals
    Saturday, August 25 | Recap
    Southeast 8, Mid-Atlantic 2
    Asia 2, Caribbean 1

    Sunday, August 26 | Recap
    Consolation game: Mid-Atlantic 9, Caribbean 1
    World Series Championship: Japan 2, Southeast 1



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    Japan pulls off come-from-behind win
    Tokyo Kitasuna rallied for two runs its last at-bat for the second straight game and beat Apopka, Fla., 2-1 Sunday night to win the Little League World Series.
    Almonte two-hitter paces New York to third-place
    Danny Almonte had three hits and threw a two-hitter as the Rolando Paulino team from the Bronx, N.Y., beat Wellemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, 9-1 in the consolation final of the Little League World Series.
    Mosher: The meaning of a flag
    There's more to the Bronx, N.Y., Baby Bombers than what flag they wave, writes Ithaca College professor Stephen D. Mosher.
    Coach suspended for missing work
    Davenport East coach Matt Kolar says his employer suspended him for "job abandonment." The company called him back to work in the middle of his trip to Williamsport, Pa. He stayed to coach the team.
    First girl to play in the LLWS to be honored
    Kathryn Johnston, the first girl to play in the Little League World Series, will be honored this weekend.
    Russians overcome obstacles
    Moscow little leaguers hope to change the way baseball is perceived back home in Russia.
    Mosher: A hotbed of talent
    Ithaca College professor Stephen D. Mosher examines the state of Little League Baseball in the Dominican Republic.
    Where Are They Now? Maria Sansone
    Maria Sansone, a former ABC Sports correspondent during the Little League World Series, is back on the scene.
    Lundy was there from the start
    John W. "Jack" Lundy has seen it all in his 62 years of service to Little League Baseball.







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     Stephen D. Keener gives Little League's decision concerning Danny Almonte.
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     The Rolando Paulino All Stars hold a news conference.
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     ESPN's Alvaro Martin explains how the investigator came up with the recommendation that the '87 birth certificate is the correct document.
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     According to Alvaro Martin, both birth certificates are original government documents.
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     ESPN's Alvaro Martin says there are no records of Danny Almonte attending school in the U.S. in the last 18 months.
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    Watch the highlights of the 2001 Little League World Series's finest moments.
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