(DETROIT) — Ford revealed details of its long-awaited restructuring plan Monday as it prepared for a future of electric and autonomous vehicles by parting ways with 7,000 white-collar workers worldwide, about 10 percent of its global salaried workforce. The major revamp, which had been under way since last year, will save about $600 million per…
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The field has been set for the 2019 National Invitational Softball Championship (NISC) with action starting on Thursday, May 16. Regionals will be double-elimination, with the four overall winners advancing to the championship round, held May 24-26 at the Triple Crown Sports Complex in Fort Collins. This is the third year of the tournament,…
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) revealed the groups and tournament schedule of the XIII WBSC U-19 Women’s Softball World Cup, being staged from August 10-17 in Irvine, Calif. The biggest international youth softball tournament will be played at Bill Barber Park, showcasing 62 games across eight days of global competition. The 16 participating nations…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Shannon Becker of Mahopac (N.Y.) High School, Maci Head of Crestwood High (Mantua, Ohio), Katlyn Rackard of Union Grove Christian High (Lexington, N.C.), Brylee Russell of Nazarene Christian Academy (Crowley, Texas) and Hailey Yoshida of Westridge High (Pasadena, Calif.) were selected MaxPreps / NFCA National High School Players of the Week for…
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) revealed the groups and tournament schedule of the XIII WBSC U-19 Women’s Softball World Cup, being staged from August 10-17 in Irvine, Calif. The biggest international youth softball tournament will be played at Bill Barber Park, showcasing 62 games across eight days of global competition. The 16 participating nations…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Shannon Becker of Mahopac (N.Y.) High School, Maci Head of Crestwood High (Mantua, Ohio), Katlyn Rackard of Union Grove Christian High (Lexington, N.C.), Brylee Russell of Nazarene Christian Academy (Crowley, Texas) and Hailey Yoshida of Westridge High (Pasadena, Calif.) were selected MaxPreps / NFCA National High School Players of the Week for…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Twenty-five outstanding softball players have been chosen as contenders for 2019 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division III National Pitcher and Player of the Year honors, the Association announced today. Virginia Wesleyan University junior pitcher Hanna Hull, who has won the Schutt Sports/NFCA Division III National Player of the Year award the past two seasons,…
For nearly a century, the St. Pierre Manufacturing Corporation has made products such as horseshoes, tire chains, and anchors in a facility near Worcester, Mass. But in recent months, St. Pierre has been struggling. Why? Increased tariffs on goods from China imposed by the Trump administration. That may seem counterintuitive. Tariffs on foreign goods are…
(NEW YORK) — New measures by U.S. regulators could help thwart some of the billions of robocalls received in the U.S. The rising volume of calls in the last few years has created pressure on Congress, regulators and phone companies to act. The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that it will vote in June on…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association has announced the 2019 NFCA Division II All-Region teams. This year’s squads are comprised of 209 student-athletes from 118 programs. The awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association’s eight regions with first and second-team selections. NFCA member coaches from each respective region voted on the teams, and all…