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Texas-Tyler’s Perez selected 2018 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division III National Freshman of Year

OKLAHOMA CITY — The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) is proud to announce that the University of Texas at Tyler’s Ashley Perez has been selected as the 2018 recipient of the Schutt Sports/NFCA Division III National Freshman of the Year award. Perez, a catcher from Pflugerville, Texas, heads into the NCAA Division III Championship in […]

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Quebec Tourists Trapped By Violent Haiti Protests Return To Montreal

Click:Glass perfume bottles MONTREAL — More than 100 Quebec tourists who had been trapped in Haiti amid violent street protests were flown back to Montreal on Saturday. An Air Transat flight carrying the 113 passengers, along with a few people from other airlines, landed at Pierre Elliott Trudeau airport just after 9 p.m. Helicopter evacuations […]

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Families Of Toronto Danforth Shooting Victims Call For Ban On Assault Rifles And Handguns

TORONTO — Seven months after a gunman went on a shooting rampage in Toronto’s Greektown, survivors and victims’ loved ones called on Ottawa to ban private ownership of handguns and assault rifles across the country. The group that gathered Friday at a concert venue just blocks away from where last summer’s violence took place read […]

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Tesla killer? Volvo spin-off unveils Google-powered all-electric sedan

Volvo and Chinese firm Geely Holding have announced their first fully-electric vehicle, Polestar 2, joining the ranks of carmakers trying to challenge Tesla’s dominance in the electric car market. The new “Tesla killer,” designed specifically to compete with the fast-selling Model 3, is a premium five-door fastback with two electric motors. It is expected to […]

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Extra-inning thriller sets up winner-take-all NCAA Division III title game

OKLAHOMA CITY — There will be a winner-take-all game at OGE Energy Field to determine the 2018 NCAA Division III national champion, after defending titlist Virginia Wesleyan and Illinois Wesleyan split the first two games of the best-of-three championship series on Monday at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex. Sixth seed Illinois Wesleyan dealt […]

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2019 NFCA DII Leadoff Classic kicks off under the sun in Clearwater

CLEARWATER, Fla. –The sun shined and the warmth was welcomed as 20 teams from 10 different states competed on the first day of the 2019 NFCA Division II Leadoff Classic at the Eddie C. Moore Complex. Under near perfect conditions five programs – No. 22 Valdosta State, Hillsdale, Tampa, Florida Tech, and Eckerd – picked […]

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Prized pigeon: Someone just paid €1.25 million for a bird

A Belgian pigeon-race champion has become the most expensive bird of its kind ever sold after the feathered racer almost tripled the previous highest price to €1.25 million ($1.4 million). An online auction for the star bird named Armando finished on Sunday after nearly two weeks of bids, according to the pigeon sport website Pigeon […]

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Trump tariff fail? China’s trade surplus with US hits highest level in more than decade

Despite efforts by the Trump administration to pressure Beijing into reducing the US-China trade deficit, the trade surplus with the US still reached $323.32 billion last year – the highest level since 2006. The trade surplus grew 17 percent from around $275 billion a year ago, China’s General Administration of Customs announced on Monday. The […]

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Thirty-two student-athletes collect 2018 NJCAA DII All-America honors

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Thirty-two student-athletes from 17 different institutions garnered 2018 NFCA NJCAA Division II All-America honors, the Association announced on Wednesday afternoon. Kirkwood Community College led the way with five All-America selections, four on the first team. Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC), who took home third at the NJCAA DII tournament, had four […]

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Forty-eight student-athletes named NFCA NJCAA DI All-Americans

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Forty-eight student-athletes from 24 different institutions garnered 2018 NFCA NJCAA Division I All-America honors, the Association announced on Wednesday morning. College of Central Florida, national runner-up Chipola College and Florida SouthWestern State College led the way with four NFCA All-Americans. National champions Temple College, and Tyler Junior College each had three selections. […]

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