Schedule altered for 2018 NFCA NAIA Leadoff Classic
With the threat of inclement weather on Sunday, March 11, the NFCA has made alterations to the NAIA Leadoff Classic Schedule. There will be no games on Sunday and start times on Saturday have been…
Scientists succeed in melting gold at room temperature
A team of researchers, including from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, has made a scientific breakthrough making the surface of gold melt at room temperature under a transmission electron microscope. While studying the atoms…
NFCA reveals 2017 Donna Newberry "Perseverance," Humanitarian award honorees
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The NFCA is pleased to announce that University of Indianapolis head coach Missy Frost is the 2017 recipient of the Association’s Donna Newberry “Perseverance” Award and Flower Mound (Texas) High head coach…
Almost half of Russians see USSR collapse as shameful – poll
The collapse of the Soviet Union is considered a reason to be ashamed by 45 percent of Russians according to a recent opinion poll. The only option that scored higher is Russia’s failure to eradicate…
Michael Kovrig, Canadian Detained In China, Meets With Ambassador John McCallum
OTTAWA — Canadian diplomats have been granted consular access to one of two Canadians detained in China. A statement from Global Affairs Canada says Canada’s ambassador to China, John McCallum, met with former diplomat Michael…
Colorado Mesa unanimous No. 1 in 2018 NFCA DII Top 25 Coaches Poll
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Colorado Mesa is the unanimous No. 1 team in this week’s NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. The undefeated Mavericks (34-0), who earned all 16 first-place votes for the first time…
Russian space agency red-faced after omitting Gagarin’s flight from historic list of space missions
Roscomos ended up in an embarrassing position on Monday after eagle-eyed journalists noticed that its website failed to mention a single space mission from 1961 – the year of the first manned space launch. Yuri…
U.S. passes Japan to claim No. 1 spot as WBSC Women’s Softball World Rankings Presented by ENEOS
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today unveiled the 2017 end-of-the-year standings in the Official WBSC Softball World Rankings Presented by ENEOS. National Team softball competitions experienced record levels in 2017, with…
Hanchuk, Hitchcock, Brooks, Fox, Richard selected MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Players of the Week
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – South Windsor’s (Conn.) Maria Hanchuk, Eastwood’s (Pemberville, Ohio) Ashley Hitchcock, Eleanor Roosevelt’s (Greenbelt, Md.) Lauryn Brooks, Southeast’s (Wichita, Kan.) Emily Fox and Silver’s (Silver City, N.M.) Ajia Richard were selected MaxPreps/NFCA National High…
‘Highly likely’ that Magnitsky was poisoned by toxic chemicals on Bill Browder’s orders – Moscow
Kremlin critic Bill Browder may have given the order for his employee Sergei Magnitsky to be poisoned with a rare toxin in a Russian prison cell, along with other suspects in a tax-evasion probe against…