Preceding Labor Day Weekend in the concluding rites of summer, the Little League World Series takes place from  Thursday, August 18 to Sunday, August 28.  Coverage beings on Thursday, August 18 at 10:00am PDT on ESPN with a game in the International Bracket  Asia-Pacific and Mexico, followed at noon PDT by a game in the US Bracket between  the Northwest and Midwest.

The season hits its peak on the weekend of August 27-28, beginning with the International Championship at 9:00am PDT on Saturday on ABC followed by the United States Championship at noon PDT, and continues on Sunday  with the Consolation Game between the International and US runners-up at 8:00am PDT on ESPN followed by the Championship Game at noon PDT on ABC.

The complete schedule including the bracket can be downloaded from Little League at  http://bit.ly/ph21uH  Times listed in the schedule are Eastern.

All of the ESPN network games will also be available on the Internet on ESPN3  http://espn.go.com/espn3/ if your ISP provides it.