LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Cal State East Bay senior outfielder Jaynie MacDonald and North Georgia junior Courtney Poole were named the Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division II National Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively for games played over Feb. 23-March 1. MacDonald batted .417 (8-17) with a double, five home runs, eight RBI and six runs…
Like many a celeb before her, Sandra Oh brought her parents as her dates for Monday night’s Emmy Awards. And then her mom went and pretty much stole the show and every Asian child’s heart on the red carpet. The Korean Canadian favourite and “Killing Eve” star (who made history as the first Asian actor…
BETHESDA, Md. — A security breach at one of North America’s largest hotel groups, which includes the Sheraton, Westin, Starwood and Marriott brands, has exposed the personal information of as many as 500 million guests. Marriott International, Inc. said Friday that credit card numbers and expiration dates of some guests may have been taken but…
Really? Do I really, honestly, truthfully, hand on heart believe that Tetris 99, a free-to-play spin on an age-old classic that stealth dropped on Nintendo Switch last week, is the measure of established behemoths such as Fortnite and PUBG as well as the hyper-polished, brilliantly playable current darling Apex Legends? Well yes, I do –…
CALGARY — Freedom Mobile has launched a new promotion that takes a novel approach to dealing with data overages, which can be an expensive extra cost if usage goes beyond the monthly plan’s limits. The wireless arm of Shaw Communications Inc. is offering 100 gigabytes of extra data to new and existing customers — provided…
As the first female imam to open a mosque in Germany, Seyran Ates has endured death threats and fatwas. She even survived being shot as a young women’s rights activist during her law studies at the age of 21. Now she is gearing up for a new struggle — against the Middle Eastern funding she…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Throughout the 2015 softball season, those of us at the NFCA will feature some of the sport’s highest-profile contests in our “Featured Five” Games of the Week segment. Each weekly installment will be released on Thursday, providing live stat links, game notes, returnee info, Twitter accounts and any available broadcast links…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Florida became the third team in three weeks to sit atop the rankings as the Gators (44-4) regained their No. 1 ranking in this week’s USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll, announced Tuesday by the Association. Florida, which picked up 18 first place votes and 786 total points, completed a…
Custodians of the French language are reportedly on the verge of enacting a linguistic “revolution” by finally accepting that job titles take the feminine form. For centuries, members of the hallowed Académie Française – created in 1635 to "fix the French language, giving it rules, rendering it pure and comprehensible by all” – had refused…
HBO’s Game of Thrones cast members will appear in a reunion special, but it won’t be shown on HBO, reports Entertainment Weekly. The special will instead be included in a planned Game of Thrones complete series home video box set, the first to package all eight seasons together. Actors like Sean Bean (Ned Stark) who…