{
  "id": 136513,
  "title": "Little League Softball World Series schedule: Full bracket, times, channels, live streams, scores for every 2026 game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/little-league-softball-world-series-schedule-full-bracket-times",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-04T16:24:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/little-league-softball-world-series-070002307.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 2026 Little League Softball World Series is set to take place from August 2 to August 9 at Stallings Stadium at Elm Street Park in Greenville, North Carolina. Twelve teams from across the United States and the world have been invited to compete for the championship title. The teams are divided into two brackets, the purple and orange brackets, with the winners of each bracket facing off in the championship game.\n\nThe first game will kick off on August 2, with the Southeast team defeating the Northwest team 14-0, followed by a victory for the Asia-Pacific team over the Mid-Atlantic team 4-1. The Central team will face off against the West team on Monday, August 3, with the North Carolina team taking on the Canada team on the same day. The schedule continues with games on Tuesday, August 4, and Wednesday, August 5, with the Northwest team eliminating the Southwest team on Tuesday and the winner of the Mid-Atlantic vs. New England game facing off against the West vs. Asia-Pacific match on Wednesday.\n\nThe final two games will be played on Thursday and Friday, August 6 and 7, with the Southeast team taking on North Carolina on Thursday and Latin America facing off against Central on Friday. The semifinal games will be played on Saturday, August 8, with the winners of the Southeast vs. North Carolina game facing the winner of the Latin America vs. Central match, followed by the winners of the Game 13 and Game 16 showdown. The third-place game will be played on Sunday, August 9, followed by the championship game between the winners of the Game 19 and Game 20 matches at 3 p.m. on ABC.",
  "summary": "Here's everything that you need to know about watching the 2026 Little League Softball World Series, including TV and live stream information for every game.",
  "key_points": [
    "2026 Little League Softball World Series at Stallings Stadium, Greenville, NC",
    "Two brackets: purple and orange, 12 teams compete for championship",
    "Championship game at 3 p.m. on ABC, August 9"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Junior League Softball World Series schedule 2026: Scores, times, channels to watch every game",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/junior-league-softball-world-series-schedule-2026-scores-times",
        "published": "2026-08-04T23:00:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}