Coaching Tools (Softball Excellence) Educational Package Now Available to NFCA Youth Coach Members

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The National Fastpitch Coaches association is pleased to announce that member coaches in the high school, travel ball and youth categories will receive EXCLUSIVE educational materials from Softball Excellence, a premier softball education and training company. The first-of-its-kind coaching package, which includes practice plans, drills, a hitting drills eBook and a team…

Magic The Gathering Esports Program Announced at The Game Awards 2018

Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast announced a new esports program for Magic: The Gathering at The Game Awards 2018. The program, which is coming in 2019, includes a $10 million prize bool across digital and tabletop Magic contests, with a $1 million Mythic Invitational at PAX East 2019. The Magic Pro League (MPL)  will…

3rd patient reportedly cured of HIV in incredible medical breakthrough

A third patient is said to have been cured of HIV in an amazing medical breakthrough. The news comes on the heels of the revelation that the second person ever is HIV-free following a bone marrow transplant. It has been 12 years since the first HIV-cured patient was reported. On Monday, doctors announced a second…

Scrap Yard Dogs hire Vela and MacKay as co-head coaches

The Woodlands, Texas – The Scrap Yard Dawgs announced that Javier “Jav” Vela and Tripp MacKay have signed as co-head coaches for the Dawgs Inaugural Season, the organization announced on Tuesday.   Jav Vela of Tomball, Texas will be returning to the NPF after an eight-year absence. Coach Vela recently retired from a 21-year stint…

‘Duque is the devil in person’: Maduro breaks relations with neighbor Colombia, expels its diplomats

Venezuela has severed relations with its neighbor Colombia and has expelled all diplomats from its embassy, President Nicolas Maduro has declared, during a rally in Caracas. Maduro had earlier closed the border with Colombia in the run-up to Saturday’s attempts by the opposition to deliver trucks of ‘humanitarian aid’ from Colombia, in defiance of Caracas….

David's Bridal Has Filed For Bankruptcy, But Says Stores Won't Be Affected

David’s Bridal has filed for bankruptcy — but the company is assuring brides that their dresses will be safe. The largest wedding retailer in the U.S. announced Monday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a form of protection that allows the company to restructure without interrupting their day-to-day operations. In a statement on…

Bandits Top Pride in Game One Pitcher’s Duel; Game Two Still Scheduled for Monday

** The NPF Championship Series Championship Game is still scheduled for tonight at 7:00 pm CT at the Hoover Met Stadium, Hoover, Ala. All elementary, middle and high school students will receive free admission to tonight’s game. HOOVER, Ala. — In front of a crowd of 1,140, Chicago’s Monica Abbott and USSSA’s Cat Osterman dueled for seven innings and the…

‘We won’t allow militant groups in our country’: Pakistani PM vows to eliminate ‘outside terrorism’

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said no militant group would be allowed to function in the country, as it cracks down on terrorist groups following a border flare-up with India. “This government will not allow Pakistan’s land to be used for any kind of outside terrorism,” Khan said at a public rally on Friday….