LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Oregon teammates, freshman Jenna Lilley and junior Cheridan Hawkins, who helped their team to an 8-1 Texas road trip, were named the 2015 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I National Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively for games played over Feb 16-22.   Lilley, a freshman third baseman, batted .500 (15-30) with five…

The common practice of buying a new smartphone every two years is taking a toll on the planet and threatens to undermine efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Canadian researchers have found. In a research paper published earlier this year, McMaster University associate professor Lotfi Belkhir, along with recent graduate Ahmed Elmeligi of the faculty…

The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has agreed to begin investigating loot boxes, particularly focusing on how they are impacting children. Per Polygon, Junior New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan questioned commissioners at the FTC during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee hearing about loot boxes, as well as other pressing topics. The brief…

OKLAHOMA CITY – No. 1 Florida held off a late rally from No. 3 Michigan to earn a 3-2 win in game one of the Women’s College World Series championship series in front of 8,329 spectators Monday evening at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium.   After Michigan got on the board with two in the…

More than 130 people, mainly children, have died and 8,443 others have fallen ill in the Philippines during a measles outbreak that has been largely blamed on nationwide fears about vaccinations.  A total of 136 people, about half of them aged between one and four, have died since the beginning of the year, and health…

Health Canada said Friday it’s prepared to crack down on licensed medical marijuana producers who are sponsoring music festivals and other events. The federal department said it’s “concerned” about some companies that have engaged in corporate sponsorships and other promotional activities that go against the Cannabis Act. It said the government has made it “abundantly…

Once faced with the threat of closure, a rural hospital in P.E.I is now thriving despite not having any doctors working within its walls. Patients on the acute care ward at Western Hospital in Alberton are the first in Canada to receive care exclusively from doctors appearing via television screen. Called “tele-rounding,” it’s a pilot…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Coming off a run to its first national championship, North Georgia completed its historical campaign as the unanimous choice for No. 1 in the final NFCA Division II Poll of 2015.   Ranked in the top 10 for the majority of the season, the Nighthawks (54-8) received all 16 possible first-place votes…

SYDNEY, N.S. — His message to laid off Cape Breton call centre workers is straightforward. But the Iowa-based businessman’s words resonate like gospel in this hardscrabble region plunged into economic uncertainty earlier this month. “Things are going to stay the same or get better,” says Anthony Marlowe, a self-made telecommunications mogul who himself started as…