Defending Champion North Georgia Voted Unanimous No. 1 in Division II Preseason Coaches Poll

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Following a record setting season and the university’s first national championship, the University of North Georgia was unanimously voted the No. 1 team in the 2016 NFCA Division II Preseason Coaches Poll.  The Nighthawks (54-8) received all 16 first-place votes and 400 points after winning five straight elimination games to claim the…

Organic Food Prices: Still Higher, But Some Things Are Now Nearly On Par

MONTREAL — Vanessa Baratta is cut up about purchasing organic produce. “Price factors into it now that I’m a homeowner. Beforehand I didn’t really care,” said the 29-year-old urban planner, reaching hesitantly for a package of pesticide-free mixed greens. “I used to go with mostly organic, but it’s much more expensive.” Baratta tries to eat…

‘Dark Fluid’ Could Bridge the Gap Between Dark Matter and Dark Energy

The topic of dark matter and dark energy has been unraveling for years, as 95% of the universe is made up of the unknown, invisible material that astrophysicists are not able to fully understand. In a new study from astrophysicist, Jamie Farnes, from Oxford’s e-Research Centre at the University of Oxford and published in Astronomy and…

India puts weapon systems and navy on high alert, says Pakistani bombs hit military targets

Announcing that a Pakistani warplane downed Wednesday had targeted military sites, India’s air force, navy and army declared they’re on high alert and are poised to defeat further threats. India’s military gave their take on the downing of the Pakistani warplane in its airspace on Thursday. Major General Surinder Singh Mahal said the jet dropped…

ASA Hall of Fame Complex to Host 63rd Annual All-Indian Fastpitch Tournament

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America/USA Softball is excited to welcome participants of the 63rd Annual All-Indian Fastpitch Tournament to the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium at OGE Energy Field this weekend. This prestigious event is one of the oldest fastpitch tournaments held in the United States. Games tonight at the ASA Hall…

Plenty Of Fish, Not Many Men: What Online Dating Looks Like In Small-Town Canada

Sioux Lookout, Ont. — I fiddle with my search radius. Fifty kilometres? That’s not too far. One hundred kilometres? That’s only an hour’s drive. One-hundred sixty kilometres? That might get me far enough to reach the neighbouring town, or maybe even the city. The screen refreshes, and three swipes later I am again staring at…

SEGA’s Judgment, by the Yakuza Team, Headed to the West in 2019

Announced at the Kinda Funny Games Showcase, SEGA’s Judgment, from the developers of the Yakuza series, is headed to the west in 2019. Formerly known as Project JUDGE, Judgment puts you in the shoes of Yagami, an ex-lawyer who now runs a detective bureau. The newest trailer shows Takayuki Yagami investigating a series of three…

Racist forest? Sweden sparks PC debate over plans to take ‘N-word’ out of woodland name

An uninhabited woodland in central Sweden has become the center of a debate on political correctness, after complaints from minority groups that its name was racist forced local government to consider a rebrand. Mora municipality in Dalarna County agreed to rethink the name of the area called Negerbyn, or ‘Negro Village,’ following complaints from the…

Washington’s Aguilar, JMU’s Ford named Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I National Player and Pitcher of the Week

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Keying their respective teams to triumphs against strong competition, Washington junior Ali Aguilar and James Madison senior Jailyn Ford were named the Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division I National Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively on Tuesday afternoon.   Aguilar, hailing from Orangevale, Calif., helped the ninth-ranked Huskies (9-1) to a 4-1 week…

Marvel Boss Comments on James Gunn’s DC Movie, Guardians 3, and Avengers: Endgame’s Title

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has made some recent comments pertaining to James Gunn’s potential DC film, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and if Marvel intentionally foreshadowed Endgame’s subtitle in Infinity War. In a Golden Globes red carpet interview with MTV News, Feige is asked about Gunn potentially making films for DC, the status of Guardians…