Kidnappings, pop concerts & vodka ads: Russia’s presidential hopefuls in ‘the wild ‘90s’ (VIDEO)

With the presidential polls already at the door, RT looks at what five of the candidates were doing back in Russia’s ‘wild 1990s,’ with its cult of money, rife crime, amateurish pop scene and not-so-subtle politics. Most of the hopefuls in Sunday’s Russian presidential election are what you would call political veterans, who have had…

NFCA announces 172 student-athletes receive 2016 NAIA All-Region honors

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association has announced that 172 student-athletes from 71 programs have received 2016 NFCA NAIA All-Region accolades.     Complete NAIA All-Region team HERE. The awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association’s six regions with first and second-team recognition. NFCA member coaches from each respective region voted on the…

NJCAA’s Leicht to receive NFCA Distinguished Service Award

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The NFCA is pleased to announce that Executive Director of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Mary Ellen Leicht, is the recipient of the Association’s prestigious Distinguished Service Award, which will be presented at the 2016 NFCA Convention in New Orleans. In 1992, Leicht suggested to the NJCAA that it should…

Canadians Split On Caving To Trump Over Supply Management, Poll Finds

Canadians are divided about the future of the country’s supply-managed dairy and poultry system in the face of Donald Trump’s demands for concessions, a new poll released Wednesday suggests. As all three major federal parties push to protect supply management as part of a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement, the numbers show past Conservative…

Florida’s Lorenz named 2016 Schutt Sports / NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year

OKLAHOMA CITY – The University of Florida’s Amanda Lorenz was named 2016 Schutt Sports / NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year, announced Tuesday evening at the 2016 NCAA Women’s College World Series banquet. Lorenz was presented the award by NFCA Executive Director Carol Bruggeman during the banquet at the Petroleum Club in downtown…

Danni Kemp Fundraiser Clinic receives $21,693 in donations

NORTH BRANFORD, Conn.-– Spearheaded by member head coaches- Jen Goodwin (Yale) and Danielle Henderson (UMass Lowell)- a softball clinic was held in an effort to raise funds for Danni Kemp, a sophomore softball student-athlete at Stony Brook University, who has an inoperable brain tumor. With 104 attendees and over 25 coaches from the Northeast, the Danni…

2016 NFCA Convention wraps up

NEW ORLE­ANS –  The NFCA’s record-breaking 2016 convention concluded on Saturday with the Champions Brunch, ‘Drills, Drills, Drills,” Chalk Talks, speakers and the Olympian Reunion game. Everyone grabbed a cup of coffee and headed over to hear Campbellsville Kim Borders Dunlap (pitching), Kansas’ Megan Smith (infield) and San Diego State’s Stacey Nuveman Deniz (hitting &…