LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Defending national champion Southern Indiana was the unanimous No. 1 selection in the 2019 NFCA Division II Top 25 Preseason Poll, announced by the Association on Wednesday. The Screaming Eagles (41-23) garnered all 16 first-place votes and 400 points. Behind a miraculous run through postseason, USI became the first women’s program at the…
Russia’s biggest independent gas producer Novatek is considering selling up to 30 percent of its Arctic LNG (liquefied natural gas) 2 project to Saudi national oil giant Saudi Aramco. Shortly after selling a 10-percent stake in the project to France’s Total, Novatek said it is ready to consider a deal with Saudi Arabia as it…
Justin Trudeau spoke with his counterpart in New Zealand on Saturday, offering his condolences for the 50 people killed and dozens injured following Friday’s shootings at two mosques in Christchurch. The Prime Minister’s Office says Trudeau told Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern that Canada shares New Zealand’s feelings of grief and loss, recalling the 2017 Quebec…
OTTAWA — Jody Wilson-Raybould will finally give her side of the story in the SNC-Lavalin affair at a meeting of the House of Commons justice committee Wednesday afternoon. On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lifted the solicitor-client privilege and cabinet confidentiality provisions his former attorney general has cited to refuse comment thus far on allegations…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Calvin College’s Anna Gernant and Christopher Newport University’s Leah Andrews captured this week’s Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Pitcher and Player of the Week honors, respectively. Junior right-hander Gernant pitched the (29-6) Knights past a pair of nationally-ranked opponents — Hope and Trine — and went 3-0 with a 0.00 earned-run average…
Police investigating the alleged abduction of a Chinese student from a parking garage north of Toronto said they’ve managed to identify one of the four suspects wanted in the case. York Regional Police Const. Andy Pattenden said Monday that investigators have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a 37-year-old Toronto man believed to be directly involved…
India’s drugs regulator has ordered Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to halt production of baby powder using raw materials in two of its Indian factories until test results prove they are free of asbestos. That’s according to an unnamed official at the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), cited by Reuters. The official told the media…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Florida State, coming off its first NCAA national championship, ends the season No. 1 in the final 2018 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Seminoles (58-12) won four elimination games and then swept Washington in the WCWS Championship Series to earn the 2018 crown. FSU didn’t take the easy…
A Syrian family of eight was forced to flee their burning home in Fredericton Saturday morning. The fire came less than a week after a house fire in Halifax claimed the lives of seven children also from a Syrian refugee family. According to Platoon Capt. Mike Mizner, fire crews were called to a bungalow on…
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…