hastroschamp new articles for Sunday, April 16, 2006Alabama Storm earns berth in USSSA World Series (Mobile Register)
The Alabama Storm 12-year-olds baseball team has earned a berth into the USSSA Elite World Series in Orlando, Fla., in August.

Honoree Baker reflects on '81 Series (MLB.com)
Honoree Baker reflects on 1981 World Series

BMW 3 Series Named World Car Of The Year 2006 (carpages)
The new BMW 3 Series has been named ‘2006 World Car of the Year’ at a presentation during the New York International Auto Show. A jury of 46 international automotive journalists reviewed every new car available around the world and, in an exhaustive selection process, narrowed them down to three - the BMW 3 Series, Mazda MX-5 and Porsche Cayman S. At the ceremony, the 3 Series was awarded the

BMW 3 Series Voted World Car of the Year (Edmunds.com)
NEW YORK — The BMW 3 Series beat the Mazda MX-5 and the Porsche Cayman S to snag the title of World Car of the Year. The selection was made by a jury of 46 international journalists and announced on Thursday at the New York International Auto Show.

Boston Marathon kicks off new race series (Sports Illustrated)
Long considered one of the world's premier marathons, with its notorious Heartbreak Hill, the Boston Marathon officially will get the designation on Monday.

Gough looking for World Cup spot (CricketLine.com)
Darren Gough is determined to bowl himself back into contention for a place in England's World Cup squad. The Essex seamer opted out of the winter tour to Pakistan and, as a result, was not selected for the current series in India.

Youngsters' performances biggest gain for India in ODI series (Yahoo! India News)
Indore, April 16 (IANS) India took another significant step towards building a competitive squad for the 2007 World Cup with its 5-1 triumph over England in the one-day international series as several youngsters gave a good account of themselves, staking claim to possible berths.

Quick Read: A lot to learn about world champs through two weeks (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
The Cleveland Indians certainly made a statement to the Twins by sweeping them last weekend at Jacobs Field. But any discussion about the American League Central still starts with the Chicago White Sox, who play host to the Twins next weekend at U.S. Cellular Field. What have we learned about the defending World Series champs through the season's first two weeks? 1) Jim Thome is a force. The

Youngsters' performances biggest gain for India in ODI series (New Kerala)
By Qaiser Mohammad Ali, Indore: India took another significant step towards building a competitive squad for the 2007 World Cup with its 5-1 triumph over England in the one-day international series as several youngsters gave a good account of themselves, staking claim to possible berths.

Benton library to host WWI film series (Benton Courier)
Herzfeld Memorial Library in Benton has been selected from a pool of more than 130 applicants to serve as a pilot site for a six-part film discussion series titled "The World War I Years: America Becomes a World Power."