INDIANAPOLIS – A record 543 female college athletes have been nominated by NCAA member schools for the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year award. Of those nominees, 64 represent softball. Established in 1991 and now in its 27th year, the NCAA Woman of the Year award honors graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their…
Thunder and lightning amid heavy snowfall stunned people in the Russian capital on Saturday night. Videos show surreal combinations of light, darkness, and blizzard. Videos shared by Moscow residents show heavy snowstorm coupled with occasional streaks of lightning, while growls of thunder are also heard. There is not much chance of seeing a January thunderstorm…
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The NCAA Softball Rules Committee has recommended a proposal banning defenders from blocking the plate or base before they have possession of the ball, effective for the 2018 season. The committee, which met last week in Indianapolis, believes this possible rule change would be equitable for the base runner and the defensive…
Russia doesn’t interfere in the affairs of other countries and has no intention of doing so, the Kremlin said, dismissing accusations of meddling in US elections, contained in the Mueller report, as groundless. “It’s hard to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if it isn’t there,” the President’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The NFCA is pleased to announce the renewal of Bownet Sports as an official partner. Bownet, the world’s best portable goals, nets and training systems, has agreed to a three-year contract and will provide first-rate softball equipment to be used at NFCA Coaches Clinics and subsequently raffled off to clinic attendees. “One…
OTTAWA — Chinese authorities have detained a third Canadian but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there’s no reason yet to believe the case is linked to the recent arrests of two other Canadians in the country. Trudeau said Wednesday that the latest case, so far, doesn’t involve serious allegations related to China’s national security. “These…
A Spanish traveler, who rides through different corners of the world on a bicycle, got caught off guard by extreme weather in Siberia. The man suffered frostbite, with the near-death experience forcing him to abandon his journey. The traveler, Andres Abian Pajares, was planning to ride from Magadan to Irkutsk, covering over 4,600 kilometers (2,858…
GABORONE, Botswana — NFCA member Don Porter was awarded by President Riccardo Fraccari the Collar of Honor, WBSC supreme recognition of those people who contributed to the foundation of the Confederation and its success. Porter was President of the International Softball Federation (ISF) at the moment it merged with IBAF (the International Baseball Federation) and shared duties…
Caracas and Moscow have signed $5 billion US dollars’ worth of contracts related to oil production during President Nicolas Maduro’s visit to Russia, Maduro tweeted a day after meeting with President Vladimir Putin. Maduro announced the deal on Twitter, thanking Putin and the people of Russia. “Contracts have been signed to guarantee investments for $5…
MONTREAL — A Montreal-area woman who carried on an intense, inappropriate relationship with a young girl despite numerous efforts to get her to stop will avoid further jail time. Virginia Genevrier, 40, was sentenced Thursday after previously pleading guilty to one count of transmitting sexually explicit material to a minor and two counts of breaching…