LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Virginia Wesleyan’s Cassetty Howerin and Texas-Tyler’s Kelsie Batten have been selected as the Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III National Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. Howerin, a sophomore first baseman from Dover, Del., batted .700 (7-for-10) to help the Marlins jump out to a 5-1 start and move…
Pensioner Mikhail Panchak has fished on Lake Baikal in freezing temperatures and biting winds, but this year he’s faced a new obstacle in the form of a black pipe stretching 1,500 feet across the ice. The pipe is the intake for a factory to bottle water from the world’s largest lake and sell it in…
Mike Wang has been embedded in the world of sports video games longer than some of its fans have been alive. As the gameplay director for NBA 2K, as well as a brief stint on EA’s NBA Live series, Wang is the perfect person to tell us just how far we’ve come on this month’s…
The White House has said that no deal was reached during the summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un in Hanoi. Their meeting was cut short, with both leaders leaving early without holding a signing ceremony. Trump and Kim were seen leaving the Metropole hotel separately, almost two hours before they were expected to conclude…
VANCOUVER — Dayton Wilson’s drug-taking routine ended when he overdosed on heroin laced with fentanyl, but being able to walk and talk normally are also part of his past as he struggles with brain damage from a drug linked to thousands of deaths. Wilson, 24, used illicit drugs for the last time in August 2016…
ELIZABETH, Ind. — The first NFCA Coaches Clinic was saluted as a rousing success as it wrapped up its two-day run Saturday at the Horseshoe Southern Indiana Hotel and Casino. Featuring a stellar lineup of nationally-known coaches, the educational event provided a golden opportunity for softball instructors at all levels to learn from some of…
US President Donald Trump described his Hanoi summit with Kim Jong-un as productive, but ultimately not successful enough to sign a formal agreement, with both leaders abruptly leaving the key meeting. We asked Kim ‘to do more’ but he wasn’t prepared to – Pompeo Trump and Kim met in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Wednesday and both…
Update 01/04/19: Bethesda’s lawsuit has now been settled, with two parties releasing a short statement: “Bethesda Softworks and Behaviour Interactive jointly announced today that the parties have amicably resolved the lawsuit Bethesda brought against Behaviour and others related to the Fallout Shelter and Westworld mobile games”. UPDATE: Warner Bros. has responded to the Bethesda lawsuit in…
You can do pretty much anything you like in Europe. Ski, surf, sandboard, explore Roman ruins, climb volcanoes, admire fine art in the company of cats, sleep in a castle, and spot bears, wolves, whales and dolphins. Now you can also eat in an underwater restaurant. The continent’s first submerged dining space, named Under, has…
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Unlike last week’s poll where the top teams struggled making way for several new teams, this week saw almost no movement in the top 25. LaGrange (Texas) remains on top scoring wins over Caldwell (Texas) and Giddings (Texas) this past week. Two of California’s best, No. 7 Los Alamitos and No. 9…