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The collegiate softball season is already a month old as March has snuck up on us. This weekend, NCAA Division III is highlighted by 27 top-25 matchups, all taking place at the NFCA’s Division III Leadoff Classic, March 2-4 in Tucson, Ariz. The loaded field features 2017 national champion Virginia Wesleyan, national runner-up St. John […]

LAS VEGAS — Record-breaking attendee numbers and keynote speaker Jessica Mendoza highlighted the opening day of the 2017 NFCA Convention at Bally’s Las Vegas. With 1,685 attendees, it is the second straight year the association’s marquee event set a record, eclipsing last year’s 1,592 attendees. Wednesday kicked off with three, three-hour pre-convention seminars, one more […]

Click:cultural heritage The first North Atlantic right whale calf of the winter season has been spotted off the Florida coast heading north with its mother, a known resident of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says on Facebook that the two endangered whales were sighted near the mouth of […]

Russia seeks to expand its agricultural exports, ultimately seeking to feed the whole planet, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said. The PM’s statement comes as the country enjoys a record surge in grain exports. “Our country is, as they say, destined by the heavens to feed the whole planet. And we’ll try and do that,” Medvedev […]

The Canada Post strike saga entered a dramatic new chapter last week when the federal government announced it was considering using a law to get postal workers back on the job. Last week, Labour Minister Patty Hajdu said the Liberal government did not want to resort to using back-to-work legislation, but noted there was “limited […]

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Thirty of the top NCAA® softball student-athletes who excel both on and off the field were selected as candidates today for the 2018 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate softball.   Precious Birdsong, Middle Tennessee State Briana Matazinsky, Manhattan Rebecca Blitz, Indiana Paige Parker, Oklahoma Devin Brown, South Alabama Kylee Perez, UCLA Kaylee Carlson, […]

TORONTO — Police forces in cities across Canada were investigating multiple bomb threats on Thursday as authorities in the U.S. said similar threats sent to dozens of locations appeared to be a hoax. Police departments in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa and Winnipeg, as well as RCMP detachments in B.C. and Manitoba, were investigating multiple threats. […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Los Alamitos won twice this past week to stay in the top spot, and the top 10 teams were unchanged in the latest USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll. The (12-0) Griffins outscored their two opponents 20-6 to remain unbeaten, while five of the other teams in the first 10 […]

US investor Michael Calvey, accused of embezzling US$37.5 million, should remain in custody pending trial, the Russian court ruled out. The court rejected his appeal to be released on bail or moved to house arrest as the detainee might flee the country. Calvey, the founder and senior partner of Baring Vostok private equity group, was […]

ESPN will continue its commitment to NCAA Division I Softball with more than 650 games this season across its portfolio of networks. The industry-leading schedule features appearances by 23 of the USA Today / NFCA preseason Top 25 with more than 20 television appearances by the top five teams—No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Florida, No. 3 Oregon, […]