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 24 new nations earning ranking points for the first time, expanding the WBSC Softball World Rankings Presented by ENEOS from…

The world’s debt currently exceeds $86,000 per person on average, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The US, China, and Japan are the top three global borrowers, accounting for more than half of the global debt. The IMF has calculated that their share of debt exceeds that of output. It stated that the emergence…

Louisville, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Association has launched its scoring seminar for 2018. It is developed to guide coaches, scorekeepers and anyone who is or may not be familiar with the intricacies of scoring a softball game. The Association along with the assistance of collegiate sports information directors were tasked with providing an inside look…

The story shook Canadians across the country. It dominated front pages, broadcasts and social media timelines. And yet it’s easy to forget just how big of a story April’s Humboldt Broncos bus crash was. The team was headed to a junior hockey playoff game when tragedy struck. Sixteen people were killed in the crash and…

The unique Tu-134UBL plane, also known as the ‘Black Pearl,’ has returned to the air after undergoing repairs, with the comeback flight caught in spectacular footage. It was developed on the basis of the Tu-134 passenger jet in early 1990s to train pilots and navigators from Tu-160 and Tu-22M3 strategic nuclear-capable bombers. Around 90 such…

QUEBEC — The new Coalition Avenir Quebec government says it will cut immigration to the province by roughly 20 cent next year. Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette tabled the plan in the legislature today, following through on one of the Coalition’s most contentious campaign promises. Liberal immigration critic Dominique Anglade is questioning how the government expects…

With two weeks under our belts and upsets galore, the 2018 collegiate softball season is well under way. In Division I, the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic II (Feb. 22-25) in Cathedral City, Calif. offers a loaded field of 85 games. The schedule features five 2017 Women’s College World Series, including back-to-back champions Oklahoma, and 22…

Independent Russian gas producer Novatek announced the launch of the third train of its Yamal LNG (liquefied natural gas) Arctic project. Built in record time and on budget, the plant has now reached full capacity, the firm says. The facility is comprised of three liquefaction trains with a total capacity of 16.5 million tons per…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Georgia Gwinnett collected all 19 first-place votes and is the unanimous No. 1 in the 2018 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. Holding the top spot for the third consecutive week, the Grizzlies (35-2) are unanimous for the first time in program history. Georgia Gwinnett has won 16-straight heading into its…