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Mo'ne Davis named Female Athlete of the Year

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- No one in the sports world had heard of the 2014 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year until August.

That's when 13-year-old Mo'ne Davis became an instant celebrity as she took the mound in the Little League World Series and mowed down batter after batter, giving ''throw like a girl'' a whole new meaning.

She was the first girl to win a Little League World Series game, and her performance dazzled fans young and old.
— Associated Press