LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The NFCA connected with over 500 travel ball coaches during the USSSA coaches luncheon prior to the USA Elite Select World Fastpitch Championships in Kansas City, Mo. Grateful for its opportunity to meet and address the travel ball community, the NFCA values the partnership with USSSA, an annual convention sponsor and…
Fiat money allow wars with no real cost to governments, which is why the century of central banking was the century of total war, said Saifedean Ammous, a professor of economics at the Lebanese American University. “Under hard money, governments fought till they ran out of their own money. Under easy money, governments can fight…
NANAIMO, B.C. — The New Democrats won a crucial provincial byelection in British Columbia on Wednesday that allows Premier John Horgan’s minority government to maintain its grip on power after facing a spirited campaign from the Opposition Liberals. With the win, the NDP has 41 seats in the legislature and continues to hold power with…
OKLAHOMA CITY – USA Softball announced the list of athletes invited to participate at the 2019 USA Softball Women’s National Team (WNT) Selection Trials to be held January 1-6, at the Eddie C. Moore Softball Complex in Clearwater, Fla. Those athletes who accepted the invitation to try out will vie for 18 spots on the 2019…
Click:bulk confetti cannon TORONTO — An Ontario court dismissed a challenge Thursday from elementary teachers and a civil liberties group over the Progressive Conservative government’s repeal of a modernized sex-ed curriculum. The challenge from the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association argued that changes made by the government infringed teachers’…
A total of about $107 billion has been recovered as a result of the detention of scores of Saudi royals and businessmen in Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton hotel in 2017, according to the kingdom’s anti-corruption commission. It said the assets collected from the 87 detainees came in a mix of cash, real estate, companies, and securities. The…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Ten finalist have been selected for the 2018 Schutt Sports / NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year award, announced the Association on Wednesday morning. The winner will be honored prior to the start of the 2018 NCAA Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City. Each of this year’s finalists hail…
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has denied reports of putting restrictions on coal shipments from Australia. Delays in handling coal imports were due to stepped up inspections to protect the environment, it said on Friday. “In recent years, China Customs has found that some of the imported coal didn’t meet our environmental protection standards when it…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his office did not leak details of a reported split between himself and his former justice minister over a Supreme Court appointment. But Trudeau would not say Thursday if he would support an investigation into how the media obtained confidential information about the appointment process — a probe Jody Wilson-Raybould…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kristen Davis of Sonoraville High School (Calhoun, Ga.) was named MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Player of the Week for her outstanding play during the week of Oct. 8-14. Davis twirled nine hitless innings in a pair of 2-0 wins over North Hall High School. With the two-game sweep, the Phoenix advance to…