Bill Chappell

Play Ball: Little Leaguers Get Assist From 'Pitch In' Charity

Bill Chappell — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:26:00 +0000

This year's Little League baseball and softball season is under way — and in the Northeast, some teams and players have taken the field again, despite losing vital equipment to Hurricane Sandy. Many donations were handled by Pitch In For Baseball, which gathered used and new gloves and helmets for the players.

In February, the organization announced it would provide equipment worth $150,000 to baseball and softball players in the New York region.

World War II Code Is Broken, Decades After POW Used It

Bill Chappell — Sat, 04 May 2013 15:46:00 +0000

It's been 70 years since the letters of John Pryor were understood in their full meaning.

Father Saves Boy From Alligator Attack, With A Stranger's Help

Bill Chappell — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:27:00 +0000

A 6-year-old boy's day off from school Friday left him with a vivid story to tell his classmates, after he was seized — and eventually released — by an alligator in South Florida.

The 27th Victim: Nancy Lanza Is Subject Of 'Frontline' Documentary

Bill Chappell — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:29:00 +0000

The lives of the 26 people murdered by Adam Lanza at Sandy Hook Elementary School last December were eulogized and celebrated after the tragedy.

Baseball Hall Of Fame Voters Pick 'None Of The Above' For 2013

Bill Chappell — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:59:31 +0000

The Baseball Hall of Fame's Class of 2013 will not have any new inductees from the ranks of the recently retired, despite a list of candidates that includes Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds. Those players, whose careers left their names at or near the top in the record books in multiple categories, are suffering from the lingering stigma of steroid use.

It is only the second time since 1971 that no players were sent to Cooperstown. A press release from the Hall of Fame, which announced the results today at 2 p.m.