Fast Break

BASEBALL

Georgia walks off with LLWS title

Dalton Carriker couldn’t feel his legs as he rounded the bases.

His home run in the bottom of the eighth had just given Warner Robins, Ga., a thrilling 3-2 victory over Tokyo to win the Little League World Series title at South Williamsport, Pa.

“I felt like I was flying, like Peter Pan,” Carriker said. “I didn’t know what I was doing.”

His dramatic home run over the right-field wall off a 2-1 pitch from Japan’s Junsho Kiuchi gave the United States three straight Little League championships.

Courts

Vick set to plead guilty today

Michael Vick’s guilty plea to a federal dogfighting conspiracy charge will cap one of the most rapid and startling falls from stardom in U.S. sports history.

The Atlanta Falcons quarterback is scheduled to formally enter his plea today in Richmond, Va., following the path of three co-defendants who already have pleaded guilty.

In Vick’s written plea agreement filed in federal court Friday, he admitted helping kill six to eight pit bulls and supplying money for gambling on the fights. He said he did not personally place any bets or share in any winnings.

TENNIS

It’s all about Williams sisters

As the U.S. Open begins today in New York, the women’s title is considered up for grabs, with perhaps half a dozen serious title contenders. And yet this Grand Slam, just like women’s tennis as a whole, is in many ways all about the Williams sisters.

Only one active player owns more major singles titles than Venus Williams’ six: Serena Williams, with eight.

They are the primary reason the U.S. Open’s women’s championship shifted to prime time in 2001, when they met in the first of six all-Williams major finals.

And they are featured in the two matches under the lights tonight at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Day 1 of this year’s U.S. Open. Top-seeded Justine Henin, No. 3 Jelena Jankovic and No. 5 Ana Ivanovic are in action during the day, as is three-time defending men’s champion Roger Federer.