The All-Stars 37 years later, and more

The All-Stars 37 years later

In 1973, the Ypsilanti, Mich., American Little League All-Stars were disqualified from playing the National Little League All-Stars because the team had violated league rules by allowing a girl, Carolyn King, on its roster. The incident prompted a national furor, and the next year, girls were allowed in the league. This week, 37 years later, former teammates flew in from all over the country to play the game that never was. King, now 49, played center field and even engaged in some trash talk. Her team won, 15–14. “We knew we were going to win,” she said. “It was absolutely a blast.”

Boy, 9, saves brother, 2, with CPR

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It was every parent’s worst nightmare. Tabitha Hearn of Joliet, Ill., turned to find her 2-year-old son, Brendan, face down in the family pool. She pulled him out and desperately started to perform CPR, but her 9-year-old son, Logan, realized her frantic efforts were not helping. “She was kind of getting a little crazy and stuff at that moment, because any parent would, you know,” Logan related. “So, I just kind of went in and moved her.” Logan, it turns out, had just taken a CPR class, and he revived his little brother. “I wouldn’t say I’m a hero,” Logan said, “because any other brother would do that for his brother.”