Barry Larkin was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Monday with plenty of room to spare.

Barry Larkin has been elected to baseball's Hall of Fame.

As Emmanuel Burriss rose through the baseball ranks, from his Little League teams in D.C. to the minor leagues and finally to a spot in the majors with the San Francisco Giants, he noticed that fewer and fewer of his fellow players looked like him.
At least we didn't have to hear Jose Reyes trot out those lame sports cliches about how the credit should go to his teammates.
The start time of the Little League World Series championship game Sunday between Japan and California has been pushed back to 3 p.m. EDT because of Tropical Storm Irene.
Little League honored a victim of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack and the youngest victim of the mass shooting in January in Tucson, Ariz., with a moment of silence Saturday and a commemorative plaque that will hang on the outfield wall for the rest of this year's World Series.
Every step around the bases and every swing at the plate made Jake Fromm's back ache.

Montana had never had a team in the Little League World Series. So, a couple of weeks ago, 12-year-old Andy Maehl asked his Billings coach if their team was ready to make history.
Montana had never had a team in the Little League World Series. So, a couple weeks ago, 12-year-old Andy Maehl asked his Billings coach if their team was ready to make history.