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OKLAHOMA CITY – The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced a list of 43 initial invitees for the 2016 USA Softball Women’s National Team Selection Camp to be held January 2-8, 2016 at Bill Barber Park in Irvine, Calif.  Those athletes who accept the invitation to try out will vie for 17 spots […]

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s surprise decision to strike an alliance with Israel’s far-right has unnerved many in Israel and abroad. The truth is more complicated but his goal stays the same: to stay in power by any means. The looming early elections are seemingly making Israeli politicians more desperate in their quest to snatch precious […]

Propaganda and political spectacle is the theme this week as China kicks off the annual meeting of its rubber-stamp parliament in the communist state. Videos starring an American talking about China’s "style of democracy" and a rapper dropping some rhymes about parliament are just some examples of the somewhat bizarre messaging from Beijing. The city […]

Listen to “Born And Raised” on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts. We all have favourite foods, but there’s always “that one dish” that transports us back to childhood, reminds us of people we care about, and, sometimes, plays a role in fostering who we are. When people emigrate, they may leave everyone and everything behind, […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association is proud to announce the 25 finalists for the 2016 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division II National Player of the Year award.  This group of student-athletes is represented by 22 different programs and 15 conferences. Thirteen from the original Top-50 “Watchlist” made the cut with the final group consisting of […]

Dozens of people were injured on Thursday, one of them killed, after a grenade exploded at a bus stop in Jammu, one of the biggest cities in the Indian-controlled part of the disputed Kashmir region. The grenade reportedly detonated under a bus, with the explosion producing a lot of flying shrapnel inside the vehicle. It […]

President Donald Trump’s call for the United States to recognise Israeli sovereignty over occupied territory in the Golan Heights prompted global anger Friday, with Syria warning it would recover the area "through all available means". The call broke from decades of US foreign policy and a United Nations resolution, which treated the Golan Heights as […]

Spoilers for Spider-Geddon #5 and light spoilers for Marvel’s Spider-Man for PS4 follow. Spider-Cop, who was used as a persona for Spider-Man in PS4’s Marvel’s Spider-Man, is now a real Marvel comics character thanks to issue #5 of Spider-Geddon. As reported by comicbook.com, Spider-Geddon #5, the finale to the crossover mini-series, has a panel that […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Head coach Belinda Hendrix, along with associate head coach Jimmy Hendrix and assistant coach Kelly Brookins of the National Champion Chipola College (Fla.)  have been selected as the NFCA National Junior College Athletic Association DI National Coaching Staff of the Year, announced on Friday. Under the guidance of the 11-year veteran Hendrix, […]

PUBG is getting its first 6×6 map, the snowy Vikendi, as well as a new assault rife and brand new Snowmobile. Announced at The Game Awards, Vikendi is filled with snow, meaning players fighting for their chicken dinner will have to pay attention to their footprints as they trek through the wintry new map, as […]