NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The field of four teams is set for the 2015 National Pro Fastpitch Championship Series. With a down-to-the-wire clinch, and only one regular season game remaining, the Dallas Charge (16-30) became the fourth and final team to secure a spot. Dallas will join the regular season champions and #1 seed, USSSA Pride…
Awesome Games Done Quick, a charitable annual speedrunning marathon, closed its 2019 event raising a total of $2,394,668 for Prevent Cancer Foundation. The event, held in Rockville, Maryland from January 6–13, saw over 2,200 attendees and was broadcast on Twitch with 219,240 peak concurrent viewers. With this latest haul, Games Done Quick has raised over $19…
TOKYO — Leading the list of 26 proposed events for inclusion at the Tokyo 202 Olympic Games by International Olympic Committee (IOC)-recognized Federations is baseball and softball, the sports widely favored to be added due to their huge popularity in host nation which were only dropped from the program after the Beijing 2008 Games. This…
Celebrating everything from AAA blockbusters like Red Dead Redemption II to esports star SonicFox, here’s the full list of finalists and winners from The Game Awards 2018. Game of the Year Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Celeste God of War – WINNER Marvel’s Spider-Man Monster Hunter: World Red Dead Redemption II Best Action Game Call of Duty:…
The Pentagon has dusted off a Cold war era concept to deal with large attacking forces, revamping it to fight Russia and China. While all the technologies are in place, the new-look program will come to fruition only in 10 years. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is resurrecting the decades-old Assault Breaker concept,…
For many, the holidays are a time of happiness, cheer, joy and giving. A central part of most holiday traditions is the food, and though cultural customs vary widely, many families will sit down to a meal involving turkey, beef, ham, chicken or duck. Before digging in, how many of us have given more than…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – One of the marquee events everyone looks forward to is the Hall of Fame banquet. Each year at the NFCA Convention, members are recognized for their accomplishments both on and off the field and contributions to the sport of softball with inductions into the prestigious Hall of Fame. This year’s event features three…
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has denounced US sanctions and “theft of assets” from his country and accused the Trump administration of trying to foment a coup in violation of international law. Speaking at the United Nations, Arreaza said that $30 billion had been “confiscated” from Venezuela since November 2017 due to Washington’s tightening economic…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Keying their respective teams to triumphs against strong competition, Washington junior Ali Aguilar and James Madison senior Jailyn Ford were named the Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division I National Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively on Tuesday afternoon. Aguilar, hailing from Orangevale, Calif., helped the ninth-ranked Huskies (9-1) to a 4-1 week…
BURNABY, B.C. — A rare duck native to East Asia is making a splash in a lake east of Vancouver and experts believe he is an escaped pet. The Mandarin duck, with his vibrant golden, green and blue plumage, is attracting visitors to Burnaby Lake and was first seen in May, says Irene Lau, chair…