2014 Scholar Athlete NAIA Teams

2013-14 NFCA NAIAAll-Academic Teams   School Name GPA William Carey University 3.704 Bethel College 3.602 William Woods University 3.588 Spring Arbor University 3.579 Lourdes University 3.564 Bethany College 3.513 Taylor University 3.503 Central Methodist Univ. 3.477 Bethel University 3.47 Davenport University 3.463 Valley City State University 3.454 Grace College 3.43 Baker University 3.424 Missouri Baptist…

B.C. Woman Ellen Maud Bennett's Obituary Urges Overweight Women To Fight For Their Health

A Canadian woman’s obituary has struck a nerve with its final plea: for society to start taking the health concerns of overweight women more seriously. Ellen Maud Bennett, from Victoria, B.C., was diagnosed with terminal cancer earlier this year, which gave her “mere days to live.” She died on May 11 at age 64, but…

Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Harrigan-Mack Contestant On NBC’s "The Biggest Loser"

OKLAHOMA CITY – Softball fans will see a familiar face on their television screens starting tonight, as three-time Olympic gold medalist Lori Harrigan-Mack (Las Vegas, Nev.) will be competing on the new season of “The Biggest Loser.” Aptly titled Glory Days, the 16th season of the NBC hit features 20 professional and non-professional former athletes…

Donald Trump’s ‘greed’ for Nobel prize fuels fears in South Korea of risky concessions

One of South Korea’s leading newspapers has accused Donald Trump of “trying to use the North Korean nuclear crisis to feed his greed for the Nobel Peace Prize”.  The hard-hitting editorial in The Korea Herald on Wednesday criticised the president for “twisting the arm” of Shinzo Abe, the Japanese prime minister, to nominate him for…

MacDonald and Poole Selected Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II National Player and Pitcher of the Week

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…

Sandra Oh's Mom Made Every Asian Kid's Night And Won The Emmy Red Carpet

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…

Hotel Chain Data Breach Affected 500 Million Customers Of Marriott, Sheraton, Starwood, Westin Brands

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…

Shaw's Freedom Mobile Aims For Canada's Big Telecoms With 100GB Data Freebie

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…