About the Integration Sports Connect (formerly Blue Sombrero), the Official League Technology provider of Little League® Baseball and Softball, and J.D. Palatine (JDP), Little League’s Official Background Check Provider, have […]

­­Sports Connect and JDP Make It Easier, More Efficient for Local Leagues, Districts to Conduct Registration and Background Checks. Sports Connect, Little League, and JDP, providers of background check screening […]

The Story of 1955 Cannon Street YMCA Little League

In the summer of 1955, every chartered Little League in South Carolina was made up of entirely white players – except for one. That league was Cannon Street YMCA Little […]

Exciting News for Little League Softball®!

Little League® International announces Greenville, N.C. as the new location for the Little League Softball® World Series!

Greenville, North Carolina, Selected as New Home of the Little League Softball® World Series

Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Little League International, under the direction of its Board of Directors, made the difficult decision to cancel the Little League World Series and Region […]

10 Things Wrong with Youth Baseball and Softball (And How We Can Fix Them)

Written By: John O’Sullivan, Founder of the Changing the Game Project My friend Jay Coakley is a sport sociologist at the University of Colorado, as well as the author of a […]