Edwards, Rochard garner 2019 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I weekly honors

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – An unhittable Keely Rochard of Virginia Tech and Nebraska slugger Tristen Edwards earned 2019 Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division I National Pitcher and Player of the Week honors for the week of Feb. 11-17.  Rochard, a sophomore from Williamsburg, Va., tossed consecutive no-hitters last weekend at the Wingate by Wyndham Invitational. She picked up a…

Ontario Autism Waitlist Will Be Cleared By PC Changes: Lisa MacLeod

TORONTO — Ontario is overhauling its autism program in an attempt to clear a waiting list of 23,000 children, but families and advocates say that backlog will be eliminated at the expense of the amount and quality of treatment. The changes announced Wednesday by Children, Community and Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod include giving funding…

Neshoba keeps top spot in USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 Poll

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —Another two-win week kept Neshoba Central atop the USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll. The (34-0) Rockets have now won 39 straight and 55 of their last 56 games. Meanwhile, undefeated Madison (21-0) moved up to second following Hamilton’s 4-0 loss to Pinnacle in an Arizona Interscholastic Association playoff game. Katy…

Hiegert, Shippy finalists for 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year Award

INDIANAPOLIS — Former collegiate softball standouts, Newman’s (DII) Delaney Hiegert  and Oklahoma State’s (DI) Vanessa Shippy are two of the nine finalists for the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year Award and will be honored at an awards dinner Oct. 28 in Indianapolis, where the 2018 Woman of the Year will be named.  The nine…

Prairie Freedom Movement Billboards Appear In Saskatchewan Asking If Province Should Separate From Canada

A group advocating for the prairies to separate from the rest of Canada has launched a series of billboards across Saskatchewan. The Prairie Freedom Movement put up four billboards on Thursday that ask “should Saskatchewan leave Canada?” Three of the billboards are in Regina and one is in Saskatoon, according to Global News. The movement’s…

More global carriers ground Boeing’s newest 737 after another deadly crash

The second deadly crash of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 since October has forced a number of global airlines to ground the latest version of one of the world’s most popular passenger jets. The Sunday tragedy, which occurred six minutes after a takeoff from the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa en route to Nairobi, Kenya,…

2018 Easton/NFCA Assistant Coach of The Year recipients announced

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The 2018 Easton/NFCA Assistant Coach of the Year recipients were announced on Wednesday afternoon. Garnering honors this year are Paige Cassady (DI / Liberty University), Jessica McIntyre (DII / Lee University), Robin Baker (DIII / Wisconsin-Eau Claire), Kayla Adams (NAIA / University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma), Shelby Shelton (NJCAA DI…

Serbia greenlights expansion of Russia’s Turkish Stream gas pipeline

The Serbian energy regulator has given final approval for the construction of a branch of the Turkish Stream pipeline that will deliver Russian natural gas into Turkey as well as southern and southeastern Europe. “On March 5 the Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia made the final decision and responded positively to the Gastrans…