LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The NFCA is pleased to announce that ESPN coordinating producer Meg Aronowitz is the recipient of the Association’s prestigious Melinda Fischer Distinguished Service Award. Aronowitz will be presented the award on Friday, Dec. 7 at the 2018 NFCA National Convention in Chicago. Aronowitz has played a pivotal role in the rise of…
OTTAWA — The Liberal-dominated House of Commons justice committee invited former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould Tuesday to testify about allegations of political interference involving SNC-Lavalin. It’s a surprising development from last week when the committee’s Liberal members flexed their majority to quash opposition bids to call Wilson-Raybould to be a witness. NDP MP Murray Rankin…
The country with the largest mineral reserves in the world, Russia, is the second top exporter of rare earth minerals. Its natural resources are estimated at tens of trillions of dollars. It has abundant supplies of oil, natural gas, timber and valuable minerals, such as copper, diamonds, lead, zinc, bauxite, nickel, tin, mercury, gold and…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The eight programs that reached the 2018 Division II National Championships were selected by their peers as the NFCA Regional Coaching Staffs of the Year, announced the Association on Monday. Representing each of the NFCA’s eight Division II regions, these respective coaching staffs – West Chester University (Atlantic), Southern Arkansas University (Central),…
The most expensive apartment on the Parisian property market has been sold for a hefty sum of €39 million ($44mn) to an unidentified wealthy “industrialist,” who is reportedly leaving Britain because of Brexit. The 1,000-square-meter flat with sixteen rooms was sold for €7 million ($7.9mn) more than the previous most expensive property in the French…
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford did not break ethics rules during the process to appoint a new police commissioner — but the process wasn’t entirely fair either, the province’s integrity commissioner said Wednesday. “I found that the Premier stayed at arm’s length from the recruitment process and that he believed it to be independent,”…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Jones County Junior College was selected as the 2018 NFCA NJCAA DII National Coaching Staff of the Year, announced the Association on Friday afternoon. Under the guidance of head coach Chris Robinson, associate head coach Bob Herrington and assistant coach Katie Durham, the Bobcats captured their first NJCAA DII national championship this…
Veteran NDP MP Charlie Angus is suggesting his former leader needs to work through hard feelings about being rejected by the party almost three years ago. Angus took to Twitter Sunday to share some thoughts about Tom Mulcair, someone he worked with for years. HuffPost Canada reached out to Angus to ask what precipitated the…
India is standing up to transnational e-commerce behemoths like Amazon and Flipkart Group with new rules barring companies from selling products from companies they partially own. E-commerce companies will no longer be able to sell products from companies in which they have an equity interest, nor will they be able to form exclusive agreements with…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Andover (Kan.) Central High School was named the 2018 NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year, announced the Association on Friday afternoon. Under the direction of head coach Rita Frakes and assistant coaches- Patrick Huddleston, Hanna Mason, Karly Smith and Fred Martin – the Jaguars captured Kansas’ Class 4A-Division I state championship. On…