KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chloe Clifton of Science & Arts (Okla.) has been named the NAIA National Softball Player of the Week and Morghan Dieringer of St. Francis (Ill.) has been named the NAIA National Softball Pitcher of the Week.. Clifton and Dieringer were selected based on their performances from March 19 – 25, and were…

OTTAWA — An NDP MP criticized People’s Party of Canada (PPC) leader Maxime Bernier Tuesday for failing to denounce “shallow and disturbing” campaign tactics against NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. An image of Singh speaking to constituents was shared by a PPC riding association on Sunday — the same day the NDP leader rallied with volunteers…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The top nine teams remained the same in the latest USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll, including Los Alamitos, who won twice this past week to stay in the top spot. The (10-0) Griffins defeated St. Anthony, 7-1, on Saturday, and then topped Cypress, 8-3, on Tuesday to bolster their…

Canadian politicians past and present are offering their condolences following the death of George H. W. Bush, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saying the former U.S. president’s commitment to his country was clear. “His exemplary spirit of service and commitment to country would mark each of his roles – including in Congress, as ambassador to…

Iskander-M tactical missiles are expected to completely replace throughout the year the older systems still operated by Russia’s ground forces, the Defense Ministry has revealed. The rearmament of tactical missile units is expected to be completed in 2019, with all of them receiving brand-new Iskander-M systems, it was announced on Tuesday. “In accordance with the…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Arizona State’s Marisa Stankiewicz and Tulsa’s Emily Watson were named Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division I National Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for games played March 26-April 1. Stankiewicz powered the seventh-ranked Sun Devils to four more wins in non-conference action last weekend. The senior infielder hit .625 with five hits, three leaving…

Oil prices dropped more than 3 percent on Tuesday with main crude benchmarks, Brent and WTI, trading at the lowest levels in more than a year. Forecasts of record US shale oil output triggered worries about global oversupply. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell nearly 3.5 percent to $48.22 a barrel, its weakest since September…

OKLAHOMA CITY –  Japan won its second-straight World Cup of Softball title in the first major international competition among national teams since the return of softball to the Olympics was announced last August. In a matchup of the top two ranked teams in the world, Japan edged the United States, 2-1, behind Minami Sato’s two-run single…

At least seven people have been killed and four others injured, while the fate of dozens remains unknown, after a gas explosion shattered a 10-story residential building in downtown Magnitogorsk in Russia’s Urals. The blast rocked the apartment complex on Monday at around 6am local time, completely collapsing one of its sections, videos from the…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Westminster College’s Jazmyn Rohrer and Centenary College’s Anna Dunn captured this week’s Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Pitcher and Player of the Week honors, respectively. Senior right-hander Rohrer went 5-0 in six appearances and four starts in the circle, striking out 64 over 33.1 innings. The Purcellville, Va., native fanned a career-best…