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…

Unchanged top six in USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 Poll

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — High school seasons are winding down and movement in the USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll is slowing as well. Six-time defending Mississippi 5A state champion Neshoba Central (34-0), which has been idle since completing its perfect season a month ago, continues to be the No. 1-ranked team in an…

Outremont Byelection: Trudeau Campaigns In Mulcair’s Old Riding As Battle For Quebec Heats Up

MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Rachel Bendayan, his candidate for the upcoming Outremont byelection, walked carefully along the ice-covered sidewalks Monday evening in Montreal to campaign, door to door. At their first stop, a young boy opened the door wide enough for his head to fit through the crack. “Hello! Are your parents…

Russia phasing out US dollar in military contracts in favor of local currencies – trade minister

Moscow is dropping the greenback in major arms deals and switching to the Russian ruble and the national currencies of its partners, according to the country’s trade minister Denis Manturov. The minister added that the euro is currently the alternative to the dollar, with US currency used only when there’s no other way. “We are…