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Little League World Series scores: Results, schedule from second day as South Carolina, Japan dominate, South Dakota bests Pennsylvania
The 2025 Little League World Series is officially off and running. Eight teams began their quest to win it all in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday in the annual summer tournament. A new winner will be crowned in 2025, too, after last year's champion, Lake Mary, Florida, was eliminated in the regional round. Which teams will prevail and remain in the winner's bracket? Catch up on all of the action below. Friday's Little League World Series schedule Here's what's ahead on Friday: Vancouver (0-0) vs. Venezuela (1-0) at 1 a.m. ET Washington (0-0) vs. Nevada (1-0) at 3 p.m. ET Aruba (0-0) vs. Panama (1-0) at 5 p.m. ET Hawai'i (0-0) vs. Connecticut (1-0) at 7 p.m. ET Little League World Series format In case you need a refresher, the 2025 Little League World Series will feature a total of 20 teams: 10 from the United States and 10 international clubs. Those teams will compete in a modified double-elimination tournament. Play began Wednesday, Aug. 13, with the winners advancing and remaining in the winners' portion of the bracket. Starting Saturday, Aug. 16, the teams that lost their first games will face off to determine which teams remain in the event. Once a team loses twice, it is eliminated. That changes once the championships begin. The U.S. championship game and the international championship game will be held Saturday, Aug. 23, and will both be single-elimination games. The same thing will be true for the LLWS championship game. That creates a scenario in which a team could be eliminated from the event with just one loss. Games will last six innings. If a game is tied after six innings, both teams will play the seventh inning as normal, with no ghost runners on base. If a game extends past the seventh inning, a runner will open each inning on second base. Thursday's Little League World Series scores • Japan 12, Czechia 0 • Massachusetts 0, South Carolina 13 • Chinese Taipei 3 vs. Mexico 0 • South Dakota 2 vs. Pennsylvania 0 Saturday's Little League World Series schedule Here's what's coming up on Saturday: Australia (0-1) vs. Czechia (0-1) at 1 a.m. ET Texas (0-1) vs. Massachusetts (0-1) at 3 p.m. ET Puerto Rico (0-1) vs. Mexico (0-1) at 5 p.m. ET Pennsylvania (0-1) vs. Illinois (0-1) at 7 p.m. ET
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Texas Longhorns power couple pushes each other in football, softball
It has been a long, hard year for CJ Baxter. The Texas Longhorns running back injured his knee in last year's fall camp and missed the entire 2024 season. But another University of Texas star athlete has been helping the Florida native with his comeback. Baxter's girlfriend is UT Softball star Mia Scott. The newly minted national champion played with a torn ACL in the Women's College World Series. On that injured knew, Scott hit a grand slam in the national title clinching game and was named to the WCWS All-Tournament Team. According to Baxter, Scott has been motivating him through his own rehab. "She pushed me," Baxter said after practice on Thursday. "When there were days I didn't want to get up and feel amazing, she made me get up." Baxter says he was amazed at Scott's toughness in the WCWS. "She's tough," he said. "She played on the torn ACL. I don't know how she did it. But she's super tough." The competitive pair have a friendly rivalry over their knee injury common bond. "She's always messing with me about it," Baxter said. "She'll be like, 'How come I can play on it but you can't?' But, I mean, she didn't have surgery. She was able to do it. I had surgery. I had a little set back." Forecast to be the lead back last season, before tearing both his LCL and ACL, Baxter was recently named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List. The Doak Walker is given to the best running back in the nation. The best motivation Scott has given Baxter is sitting in their bedroom. "Since she's won the national championship, her trophy is on my nightstand," he said. "Every morning when I wake up, that's the first thing I see. She's like, I got to go win one." The Orlando, FL back says he's ready to go this season. "I joked with my dad I was more excited to get tackled than score a touchdown," he said. "I feel great. One day at a time is the big saying I like to say every day.' Baxter is happy to be back and ready after missing a year's worth of football. 'I'm not even going to sit here and sugar coat it," he said. "The first two months were brutal sitting at home and watching the games from my couch because I couldn't move around as much, it was hard for me to watch football. But man, when I look back on it now, of course I'm not glad I got injured, but I'm grateful for what it did for me, mentally, physically and spiritually." If Baxter is back to 100%, he could have a huge season. 'I feel like I put in the work in my rehab not to have any doubts, I haven't doubted myself at all,' Baxter said. Follow us on X/Twitter at @LonghornsWire. This article originally appeared on Longhorns Wire: Texas Football star gets motivation from his softball star girlfriend
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Panthers vs Texans: 7 Players to watch
The Carolina Panthers second preseason game on Saturday marks another test for the roster after getting blown out by the Cleveland Browns in their first outing. Head coach Dave Canales announced earlier that he expects the starting group to get even more opportunities this week, as they'll get around three drives worth of action – depending on the length of each drive, of course. There are be plenty of interesting story lines and players to watch this week, so let's breakdown a few: The second round pick had one of the most impressive rookie showings in the NFL in Week One of the Preseason. His chase down of Shedeur Sanders to collect a sack was one of the most impressive hustle plays in recent Panthers memory, as he ran over 70 yards to finish off the play. Can he build off his production in Week One with another impressive showing? This week Mays lost the position battle at center to the incumbent veteran Austin Corbett. Interestingly, in the joint practice the Panthers held with the Texans he was already seeing significant snaps at left guard. With starting left guard Damien Lewis nursing a shoulder injury and back-up Chandler Zavala also dealing with an injury of his own, it looks like Mays is stepping in to fill the void. If he can fill in at left guard as well as he did at center in 2024, the team may be able to avoid a catastrophic drop off at the position that was originally feared should neither Lewis or Zavala be available in a regular season game. The undrafted free agent rookie has gotten a lot of buzz this training camp and the hype train hasn't shown any signs of slowing down quite yet. For a team that is desperate for some help and depth in the secondary, the continued emergence of Thornton has been welcomed. This week, he faces a tough test as the Texans sport one of the deepest wide receiver rooms in the NFL at the moment. If Thornton can have another impressive showing, it may be time to consider his spot on the roster locked down. McMillan has had a magnifying glass on him the entire offseason, but even with the hyper-focused attention on him he hasn't faltered. His first catch of the preseason was an absolute beauty that could be a sign of great things to come between him and Bryce Young. In the preseason game against the Browns, McMillan was tied for the highest snap count among the team's receivers. With the Panthers starters projected to play around three drives versus the Texans, there should be plenty of opportunities for the Panthers prized first round pick to make some splash plays. This week Canales also mentioned that veteran safety Nick Scott is currently considered to be the starter opposite Tre'Von Moehrig. Scott's resume has left a lot to be desired thus far in his Panthers tenure, so the window for Richardson to usurp him is open. Can the second year player continue to build on his impressive rookie campaign and put up a good showing against the Texans talented roster? While the Panthers receiver room is loaded with depth, one player who is reportedly making plays just about every practice is Tremayne. Undrafted in 2023, Tremayne has spent most of his career on the Washington Commanders practice squad before joining the Panthers in February. The 6'4, 212lb receiver did not get many opportunities versus the Browns, as he only received 13 snaps. After a big play versus the Texans in their joint practice, has he earned a few more opportunities for the Texans? With veteran tight end Tommy Tremble is still dealing with an injury keeping him from practicing, the Panthers need to find another option behind Ja'Tavion Sanders to take the snaps at the position. Can the young tight end do enough to prove he can be a reliable fill-in?
