LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For the fourth straight week and 14th time in the last 15 weeks, defending NCAA Division III national champion Texas-Tyler is the unanimous No. 1 team in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Top 25 softball rankings. The (13-0) Patriots wasted no time getting off to a strong start, despite losing 2016…
TORONTO — Ontario residents will be able to smoke recreational cannabis wherever the smoking of tobacco is permitted, the Progressive Conservative government said Wednesday, loosening rules established by the previous Liberal regime. The government will also not put a cap on pot shops when it starts licensing and regulating the province’s private cannabis retail marketplace,…
Russian MPs have drafted a bill that, if passed, would cancel doctor-patient privilege for people under 18, claiming that such a move would better enable parents to fight post-puberty problems and substance abuse. Business-oriented mass circulation daily Kommersant reported on Wednesday that the legislature of central Russia’s Samara region had prepared a draft increasing the…
The first footage from It: Chapter Two was shown at CinemaCon on Tuesday, which provided attendees with their fist look at the adult versions of the Losers’ Club and the return of the sinister supernatural clown Pennywise. Director Andy Muschietti took the stage to introduce the adult versions of the Losers’ Club: James McAvoy (Bill),…
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…
Safety officials say a near collision of airliners in San Francisco last year was a few feet from becoming the worst crash in aviation history and underscores the need for faster reporting of dangerous incidents before evidence is lost. The National Transportation Safety Board issued a final report Thursday on the incident in which an…
Captain Marvel has officially joined the $1 billion club. According to Variety, the film has surpassed $1 billion in global ticket sales. The film, which stars Brie Larson as the titular hero, has earned over $358 million domestically and $645 million internationally. Captain Marvel is the seventh Marvel film to earn $1 billion worldwide. The…
The percentage of Russians who fear that the current conflict in Syria could develop into a global war has increased from 48 to 57 in less than two years, but experts explain this by natural deviations. According to newly released research by the independent Russian public opinion center Levada, 16 percent of Russians have serious…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – After leading their respective programs to big wins last week, Florida’s Kelly Barnhill and Mississippi State’s Caroline Seitz were named Louisville Slugger NFCA Division I National Pitcher and Player of the Week, respectively, for games played April 10-16, announced the Association on Tuesday afternoon. Capping her week off with a no-hitter, Barnhill continued…
The head of the lower house Committee for Women, Family and Children has proposed that Russia institutes a separate holiday honoring fathers, in addition to Mothers’ Day, which was introduced 20 years ago. The draft bill submitted to the State Duma by MP Tamara Pletneva provides that, starting from 2019, Russia would celebrate Father’s Day…