LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association has announced the addition of the Geri Ann Glasco Memorial Scholarship in partnership with the Natasha Watley Foundation (NWF) and the Glasco Family. The scholarship is dedicated in the memory of Geri Ann Glasco, an aspiring coach and elite former student-athlete. Glasco, a 24-year old University of Louisiana volunteer…
There are a lot of things you might expect to see in -37°C temperatures in Siberia, but a man in his underwear riding the bucket of an excavator before being doused in ice water probably isn’t one of them. Still, it happened. A video posted online shows the practically naked daredevil hold onto the excavator…
As border walls go, this one’s pretty cheesy. A Montreal-born artist who specializes in works made from cheese and other edibles started building a quarter-mile wall along the U.S.-Mexico border on March 25. Cosimo Cavallaro said his giant cheese wall is being built in Tecate, Calif., 45 feet from the real border at Tecate, Mexico….
Despite being granted exemptions from US sanctions against Iran to enable them to buy Tehran’s oil, some European countries fully cut off crude imports from the Islamic Republic, according to Iran’s oil minister. Washington agreed to give temporary waivers to several Iranian oil buyers when it imposed an embargo on oil shipments from the country…
OKLAHOMA CITY — USA Softball, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States, announced that UCLA’s Rachel Garcia has been named the 2018 USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year. The award, which is considered the most prestigious honor in Division I women’s softball, is designed to recognize outstanding athletic achievement by female…
Click:weding confetti cannon MONTREAL — Police in Florida have launched a double homicide investigation after an elderly Canadian couple was found dead in their mobile home on Friday. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office says neighbours of Marc and Rita Gagne discovered the couple’s bodies in their home in Pompano Beach, north of Ft. Lauderdale. Found…
It’s the first time three cities have shared the top spot in the 30-year history of the annual Economist Intelligence Unit survey. The annual index was designed to help companies calculate cost-of-living expenses for expatriates and business travellers. RT’s Boom Bust discusses the list of the most and least expensive cities with Conservative TV and…
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A Newfoundland woman angry at her boyfriend because they were ejected from a Bryan Adams concert threw a pot of macaroni salad at him and then stabbed his face, a St. John’s court has heard. The 34-year-old woman was convicted of multiple charges after testifying last week that they were thrown…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — East Texas Baptist University’s Beatriz Lara and the University of St. Thomas’ Chase Shortly captured the first Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Pitcher and Player of the Week honors of the season, respectively, on Wednesday. Freshman right-hander Lara struck out nine and allowed just one hit in an 8-0 six-inning shutout of…
More than US$30 billion were illegally diverted from Venezuela in two months, the country’s communications and information minister has revealed, accusing the US of orchestrating the operation. Around $1 billion of the stolen funds from national assets in international banks was transferred to the personal accounts of opposition leaders, according to Communications and Information Minister…