Warriors, Eagles soar on day one at NCAA Division III championship

TYLER, Texas — Mercede Daugherty’s long one-out homer to left in the top of the fourth was one of just two hits off All-America pitcher Ally Wiegand on Thursday. But it was all the offense Trine (36-6) needed in an 1-0 victory over second-seeded Illinois Wesleyan on the first day of the NCAA Division III …

Top 10 unchanged in USA TODAY Sports/NFCA High School Super 25

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The top 10 teams in the USA TODAY Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll remained unchanged this week. Neshoba Central (33-2) stayed put in the top spot after wrapping up a seventh-consecutive Mississippi state Class 5A title last week, while No. 2 Norco (31-1) forged ahead, capturing a second-straight CIF Section I …

Warriors, Eagles soar on day one at NCAA Division III championship

TYLER, Texas — Mercede Daugherty’s long one-out homer to left in the top of the fourth was one of just two hits off All-America pitcher Ally Wiegand on Thursday. Click Here: But it was all the offense Trine (36-6) needed in an 1-0 victory over second-seeded Illinois Wesleyan on the first day of the NCAA …

Forty-five earn 2019 NFCA Division III All-America recognition

TYLER, Texas — The NFCA is proud to announce the 45 players chosen for the 2019 NFCA Division III All-America softball teams. The honorees were recognized on Wednesday during the NCAA Division III Championship banquet at the Herrington Patriot Center on the University of Texas at Tyler campus. SEE THE REVEAL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/c-LB0RTbL3I The host …

2019 NFCA Division II All-Americans revealed

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Fifty-one student-athletes from 38 different institutions have been chosen to one of three 2019 NFCA Division II All-America teams, the Association announced at the NCAA Division II Championships banquet on Wednesday evening at the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton in Denver, Colo. In addition to the All-Americans, the Diamond Sports / NFCA Catcher …

Christopher Newport’s Hasty selected 2019 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division III National Freshman of Year

TYLER, Texas — The NFCA is proud to announce that Christopher Newport University’s Kaitlyn Hasty has been selected as the 2019 recipient of the Schutt Sports/NFCA Division III National Freshman of the Year award. Hasty, a third baseman from Chesapeake, Va., finished her first collegiate season for the Captains last week in the NCAA Super …

2019 NFCA Division II All-Americans revealed

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Fifty-one student-athletes from 38 different institutions have been chosen to one of three 2019 NFCA Division II All-America teams, the Association announced at the NCAA Division II Championships banquet on Wednesday evening at the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton in Denver, Colo. In addition to the All-Americans, the Diamond Sports / NFCA Catcher …

The GOOD Dictionary: What Does “Body-Shaming” Really Mean?

This week, we kick off an online series, “GOOD Dictionary,” where we take an in-depth look at the words and phrases that become part of the conscious person’s vernacular. This week’s phrase: Body shame. Body Shame: /ˈbädē/ /SHām/ noun  inappropriate negative statements and attitudes toward another person’s weight or size. Hardly a day goes by in the world without someone being “body-shamed,” or …

The Apprentices 

The apprenticeship can seem a dying art, its central tenets a shadow of how we used to live, how legacies outlive us. As much a casualty of late capitalism as the professions it propagated, the craftsman-apprentice relationship represents an ideal now labeled “professional development,” advertised as a work “benefit,” a privilege. Yet smiths, cobblers, and …

You Can Thank Trump For Your Future Food Poisoning

We’ll be the first to admit that it’s not always crystal clear what the Food and Drug Administration does—its reach includes everything from medical devices to tobacco. What we do know for sure is that it is the one thing standing between us and massive food poisoning outbreaks.  Donald Trump doesn’t seem worried. The Republican presidential candidate pledged on Thursday that he …