{
  "id": 4541638,
  "title": "Hamilton West Side loses to Japan in Little League World Series 3rd Place game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/hamilton-west-side-loses-to-japan-in-little-league-world-series-3rd",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-31T01:19:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/hamilton-west-side-loses-japan-011901817.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Sunday, the Little League World Series concluded for Hamilton West Side as they were defeated by Japan in the third-place game. The team from the Great Lakes region fell short, losing 3-2. Earlier in the week, Ohio encountered defeat against Nevada in the U.S. Championship, which took place on Saturday.\n\nDespite leading the game 2-0, Japan managed to score three times in the bottom of the sixth inning. The deficit was reduced to 2-1 when Sou Koyama hit an RBI single. However, Bryson Williams made an error on a throw to third base, enabling Japan to equalize the score at 2-2. In the final moments of the game, Ayumu Hasegawa executed a walk-off bunt single, securing Japan's victory. Curacao emerged as the champion of the Little League World Series, defeating Nevada by a score of 11-2.",
  "summary": "Hamilton West Side’s Little League World Series run ended on Sunday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Curaçao wins Little League World Series, beating Nevada 11-2 behind De Windt and De Lanoi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/curacao-wins-little-league-world-series-beating-nevada-11-2-behind-de",
        "published": "2026-08-30T23:00:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Nevada falls short in Little League World Series, but the state is becoming a youth baseball power",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/nevada-falls-short-in-little-league-world-series-but-the-state-is",
        "published": "2026-08-31T00:35:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}