LOUISVILLE, Ky. – As a result of her outstanding play over the past week, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) has selected senior Keara O’Toole of Bishop Machebeuf High School in Denver, Colo., as the MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Player of the Week.   O’Toole was a perfect 10-for-10 at the plate in the Buffaloes’…

A conservative Catholic Spanish group has used an image of Adolf Hitler sporting make-up and a feminist symbol on his cap on the side of a bus to criticise Spain’s gender violence laws.  Hazte Oír (Make Yourself Heard), which has in the past railed against issues including LGBT rights, commissioned the bus to travel around Spain in…

OTTAWA — Canada and Mexico are dealing with lingering hard feelings over last summer’s surprise Mexican trade deal with the United States as their new continental trade pact awaits a final stamp of political approval. Two weeks ago, the head of a visiting delegation of Canadian parliamentarians told the newly installed Mexican foreign minister his…

2013-14 NFCA NCAA Division IAll-America Scholar Athletes   School Player Abilene Christian University Ashley Nolan   Peyton Mosley   Lyndi Smith   Emily Seidel   Anna Jones   Hannah Null Auburn University Kasey Cooper   Jordan Rocker Ball State University Kelsey Schifferdecker   Loren Cihlar   Lauren Schroeder   Hanne Stuedemann   Audrey Bickel  …

Have you ever seen the High Expectations Asian Father meme? Or remember author Amy Chua back in the early 2010s, when her controversial book about tiger mothers blew up around the world? Chua’s idea that Chinese mothers were superior to Western mothers drew international attention. Some praised her for suggesting that parents should promote a…

TORONTO — Sales of luxury properties declined sharply in three of Canada’s biggest cities last year as homebuyers retreated amid tightened mortgage guidelines and higher interest rates. A report released today found that Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary saw large drops in high-end real estate sales in 2018 as the markets dealt with a number of…

TORONTO — Movie star Seth Rogen, Olympic medallists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, and retired astronaut Chris Hadfield are joining Canada’s Walk of Fame. The organization said Monday its latest cohort of influential Canadians will also include a posthumous honour for Montreal singer Leonard Cohen. In total, 10 people will be recognized at a ceremony…

International donors and domestic governments must do more to tackle high levels of illness and death caused by unsafe food in sub-Saharan Africa. A new report by the Global Food Safety Partnership, part of the World Bank, says that “relatively little” is being done to reduce the number of food-borne illnesses among people in sub-Saharan…

HOOVER, Ala. — USSSA Pride first baseman GiOnna DiSalvatore singled with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the eighth to give the Pride a 1-0 win over the Akron Racers in the opening game of the best-of-three final for the NPF Championship Series on Friday at the Hoover Met.   Pride…