Sentences with phrase «league organization in»

Bronxchester Little League, established in 1950, is the oldest Little League organization in the Bronx.

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That's how Tony Fisher got his start — he joined the company as an analyst in 1999, after he was drafted by the Texas Rangers baseball organization and played for two years in the minor leagues.

Facebook's banning of Britain First follows in the footsteps of Twitter Inc., which late last year pulled accounts linked to Britain First, alongside U.S. white supremacist organizations like the League of the South and American Renaissance.

That's not exactly NASCAR money or Formula 1 prestige, but for ESPN the deal offers an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a growing new competitive sport — as well as to influence which emerging drone racing league becomes the sport's preeminent global organization.

The Assistance League of St. Louis (ALSL), a nonprofit organization that is entirely volunteer - run, was looking for a strategic technology advisor that could support the group in achieving its mission of making a difference for families in the community.

It's also in the south and would pull in talent from an area that's often overlooked by tech firms, said Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, a civil rights organization.

Decades ago, the company began letting the East Madison Little League organization develop fields on land the company owns in the Eken Park neighborhood.

For example, in the purchase of a boat for recreational purposes, set aside a sum up to the price of the boat to give to the food bank or an organization such as the Urban League.

Muslim feeling was so embittered by the British attitude toward the Turks and Arabs that they increasingly turned away from their own political organization, the Muslim League, and joined the Hindu National Congress in large numbers.

The German Freethinkers League, which was swept away by the national revolution, was the largest of such organizations in Germany.

We do well to remember that the freedoms we tend to take for granted are, in disputes all around the country, being defended daily by organizations such as the Rutherford Institute, the Christian Legal Society, the Catholic League for Civil and Religious Liberty, Dean Kelley of New York and William Ball of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (each of whose prodigious energy is tantamount to that of an organization).

There's been a drop of about 40 to 50 percent in membership in all sorts of organizations — the PTA, the Elks Club, the Kiwanis Club, the League of Women Voters and the NAACP.

In 1929 he served on the executive committee of the League for Independent Political Action and was still active in the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the leading pacifist organization on the American scenIn 1929 he served on the executive committee of the League for Independent Political Action and was still active in the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the leading pacifist organization on the American scenin the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the leading pacifist organization on the American scene.

This will be taken to Include political organizations; fraternal organizations; college and school groups; labor groups; industrial, business and professional organizations; religious orders; civic clubs, memorial and patriotic societies; philanthropic and reform societies (Anti-Tobacco League, for example); athletic organizations; women's groups, etc., which are in good standing.

Initially, an experimental phase should try out a model drawn from experience in the UN trusteeship system for undeveloped territories and in the earlier League of Nations mandates, as well as in the exploration of Arctic regions, in the organization for the peaceful uses of atomic energy and for the International Geophysical Year.

By focusing on formal membership in organizations such as the League of Women Voters, the Boy Scouts and the Elks, critics said, Putnam overlooked other, newer lands of civic engagement that have compensated for the decline in these particular organizations.

These links between feminism, peace and a new internationalism were developed in the Women's Peace Party founded by Jane Addams in 1915; the group later became what is still the oldest women's peace organization, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

I'm sure Putnam is right that there's been a decline in certain kinds of organizations like bowling leagues.

The company wants its owners to participate in local chambers of commerce and support organizations such as little league and other youth sports.

«But it doesn't look that way I'd hate to see the league neuter the most progressive»90s organization in sports, the 49ers.»

Over the last few months there was a feeling in league circles that Fisher would try to push Snead out and encourage the Rams to bring in a strong voice, like Bill Polian (Fisher's old friend from the competition committee), to realign the football side of the organization.

But I'm hesitant in being cavalier about our standing and perception when valuable opinion (however anecdotal) ranks us below an organization we mock as being a standout joke in the league.

It's impossible to predict every little breakthrough (a hundred years ago, we'd never have envisioned painless dentistry, the designated hitter or Thighmaster), but we're expert enough (in sports, not so much medicine) to forecast that Vince McMahon's WWF will become the umbrella organization that regulates all major league sports (except for boxing, which will continue to be guided by good sense alone), and outcomes will be scripted to provide total fan satisfaction (read: fireworks, near - naked women on every sideline, no 8 - 8 playoff teams ever and especially no Yankees championships).

He has spent the last two years managing in the Toronto Blue Jays organization, at Lansing in the Midwest League in 2011 (where he led the team to the championship series before losing) and at Dunedin in the Florida State League in 2012.

At the NFL Combine in February, Newsome said that the organization is waiting to take its cue from the league:

The first step: Friday morning, each of the league's 32 clubs received a memo listing two to four support organizations in their community, including contact information, and suggestions of how to partner with those groups.

That is why the Little League Baseball and Softball organization has established maximum pitch counts, or limits on the number of throws a pitcher can make in a game, and how many days of rest pitchers need between the days that they pitch.

The National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA), a youth development organization governing interscholastic mountain biking in the United States, added Oregon as the latest state to join the already existing 21 NICA regional leagues across America.

There is depth in the organization to handle both of these losses — catching prospect Kevin Plawecki will take d'Arnaud's roster spot, while Blevins will be replaced by minor - league reliever Hansel Robles — but that's of little comfort.

Don Pepper, Mochrie's dad, was a minor league standout in Detroit's organization who made SI's cover in 1968, along with four other promising big league rookies.

Cloud9 and Team SoloMid, two of the oldest esports organizations in the country, have been League of Legends powerhouses for years, winning five of the six titles in NA LCS history.

«I'm not like most of the other coaches in the league because I have my own money invested in this club and my sons are in the organization.

Some of the top arms in the organization are moving close to the major leagues.

The Tigers then signed him to a minor league deal, which might be the best move any organization has made in years.

The pursuit of Odom is the first step in Patterson's plan to transform the CBA from a forum for failed or fading pros into a farm system similar to baseball's minor leagues, which develop young players and are subsidized by big league organizations.

As such, the Mets decided to give up some pocket change to see if he could be good enough to be one of the 330 baseball players employed in their minor league organization.

If you can honestly say that you have never, in your lifetime, paid to be in a club or organization (little league baseball or other sports teams growing up), then, and only then, will I give your argument merit.

The Mets made him a member of their organization by announcing a deal on Thursday morning, and Tebow's next step will be to head to Instructional League in — where else — Florida.

This is an organization that in recent years has pushed the envelope on what a major American sports league can be, and Adam Silver has by and large been a huge success as commissioner.

Their team, Atletico, has seemingly beaten the mostly South Sudanese, mostly Dinka squad, known as Legends, to earn the final spot in the 16 - team Kakuma Premier League, the elite soccer organization of the world's third largest refugee camp located in the far reaches of northwest Kenya.

I guess the organization didn't learn a damn thing from 2/6/17; why in the entirety of f *** we didn't run the ball on 2nd & 5, especially when we have the best RB tandem in the league, is totally beyond me..

Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!

«I think our organization and individuals in our organization... all have made it very clear that they all would welcome Adrian back once he gets all of the open items resolved with the league, and I feel exactly the same way.

Here is what I think these teams will do based on conversations around the league and in these organizations.

Evergreen Park league officials say they decided to speak out despite the risk of being criticized in hopes of protecting the integrity of Little League baseball — a once small - town organization that's now worth more than $ 80 million — and keep their league, as well as others, league officials say they decided to speak out despite the risk of being criticized in hopes of protecting the integrity of Little League baseball — a once small - town organization that's now worth more than $ 80 million — and keep their league, as well as others, League baseball — a once small - town organization that's now worth more than $ 80 million — and keep their league, as well as others, league, as well as others, alive.

These are promising numbers even though the strikeout and walk rates were the worst in his 3 different minor league stops with the organization since being drafted in 2013.

That's plenty of time to figure out if a want - away player with a huge price tag could fix this season, amplify the business interests of both the organization and the league, and declare that the ambitions of the Seattle Sounders have not wavered — they still desire to be one of the greatest teams in the hemisphere.

She taught school in the Texas school system before moving to Nashville, TN in 1980, where she became a Leader with La Leche League International, an educational and support organization for breastfeeding mothers.

«I have a vision of La Leche League becoming one of the most important social action organizations in this country.»

At an LLL Convention he memorably said, «I have a vision of La Leche League becoming one of the most important social action organizations in this country.»