With the road to Williamsport heating up, one of New Jersey’s top Little League squads is suddenly facing a major setback and the reason is stirring plenty of debate. Marco Rocco, a standout player on ...

In some sports, officials will stop games to make sure that players have their jerseys tucked in. That’s not the case in hockey, though. The NHL wants players to have their sweaters untucked. Trevor ...

DEPTFORD, N.J. — Marco Rocco fidgeted with his helmet and dug in at the plate to chants of “Marco! Marco!” from his Little League teammates as he settled in for a night of baseball, after his family ...

A judge allowed a New Jersey Little Leaguer to play in a state tournament game Thursday after he was suspended for using a bat flip to celebrate in a previous game, attorneys for the 12-year-old boy’s ...

The 12-year-old Little Leaguer who faced suspension from his team’s first state tournament game for flipping his bat after hitting a game-winning home run will be allowed to play Thursday night. Marco ...

The fuss over a Little League bat-flip celebration has been settled off the baseball diamond and in a court of law. With his team, Haddonfield, set for a run to a state title, 12-year-old Marco Rocco ...

During the World Baseball Classic in March, Fernando Tatis Jr. sent his bat helicoptering in celebration after launching a home run for the Dominican Republic. In the same tournament, normally ...

As 12-year-old New Jersey Little Leaguer Marco Rocco’s shocking ejection for bat flipping has become a national storyline, his father, Joe, has tried to ease the pain. “We’re sick to our stomachs over ...

New Jersey Little Leaguer Marco Rocco was allowed to play in the New Jersey state tournament Thursday night after a judge overturned his suspension for an “unsportsmanlike” bat flip. Judge Robert ...

When he came to the plate in Game 4 of the 1987 World Series -- facing prime Frank Viola in a 1-1 game -- Tom Lawless had one Major League home run to his name, hit three years earlier. For someone ...