NJCAA announces week 7 national players of the week

The NJCAA Softball Players and Pitchers of the Week were announced by the NJCAA National Office for all games played during Week 7 of the season – March 6 – 12. Division I accolades were earned by freshman pitcher Morgan Goree of Chipola (Fla.) and Central Arizona sophomore center fielder Brianna Moeller. In DII, Phoenix sophomore pitcher Jordan Wehr and Sierra…

18 Games Highlighted in the March 20 Nintendo Switch Nindies Showcase

Nintendo highlighted 18 indie games during its GDC 2019 Nindies Showcase, many with confirmed or vague imminent release dates — including a few games being released today. Check out each of the games highlighted below for more info and a better look at the Switch’s upcoming Nindies lineup. Cuphead Nintendo confirmed the formerly Xbox One-console…

Duma committee backs Putin’s amendments to pension reform bill

The Russian Lower House Committee for Labor and Social Policy has backed amendments from President Putin to offer additional protection for older citizens on the bill to increase the national retirement age. The news was announced on Monday afternoon by the chairman of the committee, MP Oleg Nilov (Fair Russia). Nilov also told reporters that…

Norco remains No. 1 in USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 Poll

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — California’s Norco remains the No. 1 team in the USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll after another unbeaten week. The (25-0) Cougars won 8-0 at Centennial and edged Roosevelt 1-0 in their two contests. Norco has now outscored its opponents this year 173-23, and has won 36 of its last…

Schedule announced for 2017 USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team

OKLAHOMA CITY — USA Softball has announced the Junior Women’s National Team (JWNT) schedule for the 2017 season, highlighted by events in four major cities, including the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Junior Women’s World Championship (JWWC) and the World Cup of Softball. As the team prepares to defend and strive for back-to-back Gold Medal finishes at the WBSC JWWC in…

Presidential Rights Council proposes decriminalization of religious insults – report

The Russian Presidential Human Rights Council wants to decriminalize insults that offend religious sensibilities, as well as narrowing legal definitions of extremism, a business news site has reported, citing council sources. On Thursday, the RBC news site reported that it had obtained a draft of a document in which members of the Presidential Human Rights…

Liberal MP Mark Gerretsen Walks Back ‘Fake News’ Comment With Global News Reporter

OTTAWA — A Liberal MP has walked back using the term “fake news” after sparking backlash with a tweet about an award-winning journalist last week. Mark Gerretsen has since deleted his original tweet where he used the hashtag #FakeNews in an exchange with Global News’ chief political correspondent David Akin about the Liberals’ election promise…