LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Head coach Jeff Lemons and assistant coaches Tricia Hackfeld, Sharla Andrews and Ashley Hill of Aledo High School (Texas) have been selected as the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s National High School Coaching Staff of the Year the Association announced on Tuesday. The Ladycats captured their second consecutive Texas Class 5A state championship…
The digital flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder from the Boeing 737 MAX 8 that crashed on its way to Kenya have been recovered, Ethiopian Airlines announced. Flight 302 crashed minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Sunday, killing all 157 people on board. Following the tragedy, Ethiopian Airlines announced that…
Jack Black is launching a new YouTube channel about gaming, and we’re not sure we’re ready for it. Black published his first and only video on December 21, titled “Hello, Jack Black Here.” In the video’s description, he writes, “I am proud to announce the launch of my new channel ‘Jablinski.’ This channel will have…
A huge fire tore through a 19-storey commercial building in Dhaka on Thursday, with many office workers feared trapped in the latest major inferno to hit the Bangladesh capital. People were seen shouting for help from windows, video footage from the scene showed, while at least six people jumped out of the burning tower, the…
The trappings of success continue to arrive for K-pop sensation BTS, the latest a contract with the toy company Mattel which secured rights to produce dolls of the boy band. The “fashion dolls” will be available in summer 2019, Mattel noted in a press release. It will be the “first-ever BTS-inspired toy line created around…
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The president of the World Baseball Softball Confederation, Riccardo Fraccari, today announced that the world governing body has submitted an official proposal to the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (TOCOG) for the addition of men’s baseball and women’s softball at the 2020 Games. “It is an honour for the…
Hundreds of alien aficionados took over a UFO sighting hotspot in Argentina for an annual ‘alien festival’ to celebrate all things out of this world. © Ruptly The seventh annual three-day festival kicked off on February 22 and saw hundreds of ‘aliens’ parade through the town of Capilla del Monte dressed as various interpretations of…
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has, in the U.S., sold over 3 million units since it launched on December 7 and the Nintendo Switch has officially become the fastest-selling console of this current generation through 21 months. According to Nintendo’s internal sales data and The NPD Group, these milestones point to the continued success of the…
US forces called in an airstrike on an Afghan army checkpoint, killing at least five local troops in a friendly fire clash after American soldiers had come under attack. American aircraft struck the small base in Uruzgan province after a confused skirmish early on Wednesday. Local officials said there had been a “misunderstanding between the…
ATLANTA, Ga. – The 2015 NFCA National Convention concluded on Saturday afternoon with the Coaching Staff of the Year Brunch, Travel Ball Curriculum, “Drills, Drills, Drill”, speakers and roundtable presentations. “What a fantastic event!” said interim Executive Director Carol Bruggeman. “There was a positive energy among all members throughout the entire convention. With a…