Daniel, Carter selected NAIA Pitcher and Player of the Week

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kathleen Daniel of Brenau (Ga.) has been named the NAIA National Softball Pitcher of the Week and Molly Carter of Columbia (Mo.) has been named the NAIA National Softball Player of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. Daniel and Carter were selected based on their performances from April 10 – 16, and…

Russian government ‘like a tiger ready to leap forward’ – Audit Chamber chief

Russia’s newly-appointed Cabinet is capable of producing “advanced, groundbreaking reforms” with the government looking like “a tiger ready to make a leap forward,” head of the Russian Audit Chamber, Alexei Kudrin, said Friday. Speaking at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, Kudrin encouraged officials to take a more decisive role in implementing the Russian President’s ambitious…

Russian lawmakers seek to fast track anti-vandalism bill after ‘Satanic’ church arson

A senior member of the Lower House Committee for Culture has urged her colleagues to speed up the work on anti-vandalism bill after several incidents including a reportedly Satanism-related church fire. “The committee has done all that it should. We have written an expert assessment of the bill and now, so to say, wait for…

Russia Calls Canada’s Cyberattack Allegations ‘Cheap Spy Fiction’

OTTAWA — There’s a new fray in diplomatic relations after Russia accused Canada of joining an “international anti-Russian witch hunt” on Thursday. Russia has accused Canada of joining an “international anti-Russian witch hunt,” a charge that represents a new fray in diplomatic relations between the countries. On Thursday, U.S. prosecutors announced criminal charges against seven…

Top three remain the same, five new faces in 2017 NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – As the shuffling continued, the top three spots remained the same in week three of the 2017 NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll, announced the Association on Wednesday morning. Humboldt State continued as the unanimous No. 1 for the second straight week, followed by No. 2 Southern Arkansas and No. 3…

Sugar free: LibDem leader wants TV ads for sweet stuff banned

The advertising of sweets and sugary drinks must be removed from television as the products cause diabetes, which is becoming more dangerous than cancer, Russia’s flamboyant nationalist leader, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, said. “We’ll once again demand a ban on advertising of any sweet products on television. We see sweet stuff being promoted 24/7. Sugary drinks –…

Doug Ford Says Ontario Budget Won't Be Balanced By 'Slashing And Burning'

TORONTO — Days after his government delivered its first major fiscal update, Premier Doug Ford said his government “may” balance the province’s budget in the final year of its mandate. Ford made the comments during a “fireside chat” with Toronto Sun editor in chief Adrienne Batra at the Ontario Progressive Conservative policy convention in Toronto…

Featured Five – May 5-7

Throughout the 2017 softball season, the NFCA will feature some of the sport’s highest-profile contests in our “Featured Five” Games of the Week. Each weekly installment will be released on Thursday, providing live stat links, game notes, team info, social media accounts and any available broadcast links in hopes of becoming another reason for fans…