LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Defending national champion Minnesota State was selected No. 1 in the 2018 NFCA Division II Top 25 Preseason Poll, announced by the Association on Wednesday. The Mavericks (64-7) garnered 14 of a possible 16 first-place votes and 396 points. In route to its first national title, Minnesota State went 10-1 in the…
Russian gas major Gazprom has launched the final unit of a major national gas field in the Arctic that is projected to produce for more than 100 years. It took the company 10 years to build the whole infrastructure in the harsh northern conditions. The unique Bovanenkovo oil and gas condensate field will now be…
MARKHAM, Ont. — Police north of Toronto say they have a suspect in custody in connection with an armed robbery that panicked shoppers at a mall Sunday evening. York region police say officers were dispatched to the CF Markville Mall in Markham, Ont., at around 6:30 p.m. after several suspects entered the Lukfook jewelry store…
Thousands of people took part in a Russian charity race of Santas, with competitors dressed in their finest Father Frost gear dashing past St. Petersburg’s palaces and busy central streets. Racers young and old ran about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) starting at the Central Palace Square for the mass dash on Saturday. A sea of…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Hernando’s (Brooksville, Fla.) Madyson Lamp, Hanks’ (El Paso, Texas) Nadia Valverde and Woodland (Calif.) Christian’s Jordyn Hutchins were selected MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Players of the Week for games played the week of March 5-11. South RegionIn two games last week, Lamp was a perfect eight-for-eight with 12 RBI and six runs…
EDMONTON — Two security guards have been injured in an explosion that occurred during an overnight armed holdup at a Scotiabank branch in northeast Edmonton. Police at the scene say the guards — a male and a female believed to be employed by GardaWorld — suffered significant head and facial injuries in the blast that…
These days one can make a career out of posting photos of designer clothes and accessories on Instagram. But combining this with serving as an ordained priest may be tricky, as one Russian cleric found out. The ‘Gucci priest’ was one of Russia’s biggest viral stories last week. An Instagram account attributed to cleric from…
BEIJING — China shot back at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday in expressing “strong dissatisfaction” with his criticism of a death sentence handed down to an alleged Canadian drug smuggler, while also cautioning its citizens about travelling to Canada. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Tuesday that Trudeau should “respect the rule of law,…
There are several games to keep an eye on around the country the weekend of April 13-15. NCAA Division I several top 25 matchups to go along with nationally-ranked contests in NCAA Division II,NCAA Division III and NAIA. Check out the matchups below NCAA Division I April 13 4 pm ET –…
Malaysia filed criminal charges against Goldman Sachs and two ex-bankers over the multi-billion dollar looting of state fund, 1MDB. The US bank denies the accusation, claiming it was deceived by the previous Malaysian government. The subsidiaries of the Wall Street banking giant and its former key employees, ex-chairman of Goldman’s South East Asia, Tim Leissner,…