LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Oregon freshman Jenna Lilley and Kent State senior Emma Johnson were selected 2015 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I National Pitcher and Player of the Week respectively, for games played over April 20-26. Lilley had a masterful weekend in helping the second-ranked Ducks complete a big non-conference sweep of then-No. 9 Louisiana-Lafayette. The…
Australia and Singapore suspended operations of all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in and out of Changi airport on Tuesday, and Indonesia and China grounded their fleets of the US planemaker’ s latest model after it suffered a second fatal crash in less than five months. The scare has wiped billions of dollars off the market value of…
TORONTO — The Bank of Mom and Dad is definitely up and running in Canada, a new survey suggests. According to financial product comparison site Finder.com, two-thirds of Canadian parents are helping out their adult children with their finances, based on a study of 2,000 adults. Just under half (47.3 per cent) admit that their…
OKLAHOMA CITY – No. 4 Dixie State and No. 6 North Georgia will meet for the 2015 NCAA Division II Championship on Monday at 12:00 p.m. at Tom Heath Field on the campus of Oklahoma Christian University. It will be the first appearance in the title game for both programs. The fourth-ranked Red Storm…
For sisters Mischka and Joella Crichton, Toronto’s Caribbean Carnival (formerly and still commonly called Caribana) is in their blood. Older sister Mischka often jokes that they came out of the womb chippin’. (Chippin’ is a Caribbean term to describe the jovial steps masqueraders take down the parade road during Carnival.) And those steps have paid…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — East Texas Baptist’s Lacey Lindsey and Tufts’ Allyson Fournier have been selected as the Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III National Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. Lindsey, a sophomore first baseman from Leander, Texas, batted .524 (11-for-21) this past week for the No. 3-ranked (31-2) Tigers, which…
India was riled after China blocked a United Nations move to list the leader of a militant organisation in Kashmir as a global terrorist. Beijing put a last-minute "hold" on a proposal by New Delhi on Wednesday, supported by the US, UK and France, to designate Masood Azhar as a "global terrorist" under the 1267…
A swipe of a sultry, vibrant or neutral eyeshadow can transform your look. Whether you favour single shadows, crème pots, or pretty palettes, here are a few drugstore-sourced eyeshadows that’ll keep you looking fresh and fine these last few weeks of summer. All products available at Shoppers Drug Mart, as well as other national drugstores….
BEIJING — China said Wednesday it suspended a second major Canadian canola exporter over alleged safety concerns, further deepening a diplomatic row set off by Canada’s decision to detain a top executive with telecom giant Huawei. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said China’s actions were “scientific and reasonable,” but added that Canada should “take…
By Joseph Knoop In the world of video games, it’s not uncommon to see a large amount of career shifting. Game designers turn into business executives, video editors become award-winning actors, and sometimes journalists become game developers themselves. That’s exactly what happened to Joe Fielder, who worked at GameSpot as an editor throughout the 90’s….