2017 season at ASA HOF Complex kicks off with HBCU Classic

OKLAHOMA CITY – The 2017 season kicks off at the ASA Hall of Fame Complex – OGE Energy Field – INTEGRIS Field March 3-4 with the Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) Classic, a tournament hosted by Langston University, welcoming athletes from Division I through NAIA historically black colleges.   The tournament features eight HBCU college and university…

Steve Clark, Ontario Municipal Affairs Minister, Gets Asked Why His Riding Has 96 Councillors

Click:zyn nicotine pouches The Ontario minister leading the charge to cut the size of Toronto’s city council was put on the spot to explain why his riding has 96 municipal politicians and Canada’s largest city will soon have 25. Municipal Affairs Minister Steve Clark, a former Brockville, Ont. mayor who is tasked with working with…

Russia dismisses OSCE criticism of latest presidential election

A member of the Russian Central Election Commission has dismissed the final report of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the 2018 presidential election as unbalanced and largely biased. “Our general position is that the document is unbalanced and in a large part it is biased,” former Russian envoy to…

Angelo State maintain No. 1 ranking NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll

Click:galvanised street light pole LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Angelo State maintained the No. 1 ranking in this week’s NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. Receiving 14 first-place votes, the Rambelles (44-4) have now been number one four times this season. Angelo picked up three road wins at Lone Star Conference foe Texas Permian Basin. The…

Russian ombudsman urges legislative changes to allow for prisoner swaps with Ukraine

The Russian Commissioner for Human Rights, Tatyana Moskalkova, has said that Russia and Ukraine must sign a separate treaty or make some changes in their laws that would allow mutual exchange of prisoners between the two nations. Speaking at the All-Russian Congress of Monitors on Friday, Moskalkova said that Russia and Ukraine should find a…

Henderson State’s Bethany Allen receives Ben Hogan Award of Perseverance

Henderson State shortstop Bethany Allen was presented the Ben Hogan Award of Perseverance on Wednesday at the Ben Hogan Foundation Awards Ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas. Click HERE to see video located at end of article on hsusports.com In honor of Ben Hogan’s devotion to the game of golf and his determination to control his own destiny,…

Finalists announced for Schutt Sports / NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year award

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association is proud to announce the initial finalists for the Schutt Sports / NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year award, which will be presented prior to the start of the 2017 NCAA Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City.  This year’s finalists hail from 22 different…

Russian elections: Pro-Kremlin domination amid protests, but some hope for opposition in regions

Illegal protest marches, a parliamentary opposition leader punching an agitator in the face and a few unexpected results. These were the standouts from Sunday’s regional elections in Russia. The Far East delivered the first shocks. In Yakutsk’s mayoral contest, Sardana Avksentyeva, of the Party for the Renaissance of Russia, beat Aleksandr Savinov, of the pro-Putin…