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More than 200 players on 16 teams representing eight different states, eight countries and four continents, came to South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for the 2016 Little League World Series.They came here seeking glory on the baseball diamond, but for many of the players, some of the most fun theyve had over the 10-day tournament has been around a pingpong table or in the pool.The Grove is the melting-pot residential complex where all 215 players and their coaches stay in Williamsport and where languages and culture mix. Its a place where kids like Curacaos Nair Jamanika, above, cut can loose, make new friends and share the international language of baseball with players from all over the world.This Little League World Series has become a seriously big event, no doubt. During the downtime between games, we found a bunch of 11-, 12- and 13-year-olds acting like, well, kids.Bugsy Jensen, 12, diving, and Oregon teammate Evan Ullman, 13, cooled off between games at the Groves pool -- under the watchful eye of several lifeguards.Five-time MLB All Star Torii Hunter -- a former Little Leaguer in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, who was enshrined in the Little League Hall of Excellence Wednesday night -- met with players in the rec center and encouraged them to enjoy the moment.Panamas Harrison Castillo found that playing Fast and Furious with some new friends was a good way to blow off steam. The Groves rec room features arcade games, an air hockey table and a flat-screen TV.Rhode Islands Cullen McGrew, left, and Thane Denton, center, took part in another treasured LLWS tradition -- trading pins -- with Oregons Joe Schutz.The pingpong table was a popular meeting spot among players from every country, where a game called Runaround, in which three or more players would take turns serving and moving around the table trying to keep the point alive, was all the rage.You can take a ballplayer off the baseball field, but you cant take the baseball away from him for long. The pool was another popular place to have a catch.Players eat all their meals in the Groves cafeteria, where meals can range from spaghetti and meatballs to sloppy Joes. Theres a strict no-hat policy.Each U.S. team shares a floor with an international squad. The Iowa players got a good-luck sendoff from their dorm-mates before their game against Kentucky.Players like Tennessees Ethan Jackson, left, found time to have fun on the field too.Teammates greeted Mexicos San Nicolas players with fist bumps as they came off the field during their game with South Korea.At the beginning and end of each game, South Koreas players lined up along the third base line and bowed to the opposing team and its fans.Future LLWS stars? Eight-year-old Hudson Nottmeier, left, and Bryson Moore, 9, came all the way from Bowling Green, Kentucky, to cheer on the Great Lakes team during its game against Goodlettsville, Tennessee.Mexico rebounded from a loss to Panama in its first game to reach the international semi-final, where it lost to South Korea.Tennessees Jon Luke Simmons hurried out to the field after the final out in his teams win over Kentucky -- which sent Goodlettsville to the U.S championship -- to secure the game ball.After his team was eliminated by South Korea, Fabian Alejandro Mar and his San Nicolas teammates scooped up dirt from the field to take home as a souvenir.Tennessees R.J. Moore and South Koreas Min Ho Choi exchanged high-fives during their off-day trip to the Lycoming Mall.Min Ho Choi and his teammate Juhnyeok Lee, left, fished for prizes in the crane game at the mall.Then they surveyed their snack options in the food court.They capped off the trip by playing MotoGP in the arcade.Canadas Nicola Barba, Victor Lizarraga and Loreto Siniscalchi shared a laugh with Californias Ali Camarillo and Devin Hinojosa at a Williamsport High School football game.Throughout the week, players were treated like celebrities wherever they went in Williamsport.They made friends with locals like Mallory Pardoe, 12.Finally, they paused to reflect on a memorable week.Cheap Air Max 97 Gold China .4 million title. Ryan Riess emerged with the title after a session in which he started behind, but used expert skill to gather the chips to his side amid the unpredictability of no-limit Texas Hold em. Riess put his final opponent Jay Farber all-in with an Ace-King. 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Macura made with 1.7 seconds left wont show up in any boxscore, and certainly wont appear in any highlight video.But it helped No. 11 Xavier escape and remain unbeaten.Edmond Sumners free throw with 0.3 seconds left in overtime gave the Musketeers an 83-82 win over Missouri in the opening round of the Tire Pros Invitational on Thursday. He was fouled after Xavier inbounded near midcourt, after a heady timeout that Macura called to give his team a chance to set something up at the end.He understands time and score and puts himself in positions to make hustle plays and plays that determine the outcome of a game, Xavier coach Chris Mack said. It doesnt surprise me that he had presence of mind to call timeout that quickly.Sumner was fouled by Missouris Terrence Phillips as both went for the ball along the sideline on the deciding play. He missed the first one short, then rattled in the second for the win.I decided to call timeout because I didnt want us to just fire up a halfcourt shot, Macura said. I thought wed have better chances of making a shot if we got a timeout.He was right, and the Musketeers -- who won a tournament at the Disney complex last year -- are now in the semifinals of this event. Sumner and Macura each scored 19 points for Xavier, which got 13 apiece from Trevon Bluiett and Sean OMara.Frankie Hughes scored 24 points for Missouri (1-1), and Kevin Puryear finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Phillips scored seven of his 21 points in overtime for Missouri, which never got off a desperation shot after Sumners deciding free throw.I think he was just being aggressive, Missouri coach Kim Anderson said. Im sure hed love to take it back, but you know what? He made a lot of great plays to get us to where wwe were, so if it wasnt for that it wouldnt come down to that play.ddddddddddddissouri led by 10 in the first half and held the lead most of the second half, but needed to scramble both late in regulation and then from an early five-point deficit in overtime. Missouri went on a 7-0 run late to grab the lead, but Macura made two free throws with 17.8 seconds remaining to tie the game for the 15th and final time.A great basketball game, first of all, Anderson said. I thought our guys did a lot of great things and played one of the top 10 or 15 teams in the country toe-to-toe.BIG PICTUREXavier: It was the second time in three games that the Musketeers were put to the test -- they beat Lehigh 84-81 to open the season last week. ... Xavier missed its last 12 3-pointers, shooting 2 for 22 in the game from long range.Missouri: Hughes is averaging 23.5 points after two games. Only 10 Missouri players h