Scrabble Players Divided Over Whether To Keep Racist, Homophobic Words
The world of tournament Scrabble is split over whether to remove racial and anti-LGBTQ slurs from official dictionaries, as governing bodies debate the rules in light of the global Black Lives Matter protests. A decision on removing the “N-word” as well as homophobic and transphobic terms including “bumboy” from the North American Scrabble Players Association (NASPA) list of accepted…
Indigenous Workers Face Higher Risk Of Jobs Being Automated: Study
Canada’s Indigenous workers are disportionately at risk of losing their jobs to automation, a new report from Ryerson University’s Diversity Institute has found. The report, put together with researchers at the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB), found that 33.8 per cent of Indigenous workers are part of industries that are at high risk of…
Canada’s Border Agency Has Lost Track Of Thousands Of People Ordered Out Of Canada
OTTAWA — Canada’s border agency has failed to promptly remove most of the people under orders to leave the country, and in tens of thousands of cases it has simply lost track of them, the federal auditor general says. In a report tabled Wednesday in Parliament, the auditor said the Canada Border Services Agency’s efforts…
NDSU Heads to Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 1-2
North Dakota State (0-3, 0-2 #Big12WR) is scheduled to participate in the 36th annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Friday, Dec 1, and Saturday, Dec. 2, in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Teams sending wrestlers include Air Force, American, #12 Arizona State, Army, Binghamton, Brown, Bucknell, Cal Poly, Cal Baptist, Cal State Bakersfield, #19…
Why Canada Pulled Out Of Its Extradition Treaty With Hong Kong
Canada pulled out of several agreements with Hong Kong on Wednesday, after China imposed new national security laws over the state. Protesters in Hong Kong have been fighting against increased Chinese control for months, with tensions peaking last summer when China tried to pass an extradition bill that would move residents and visitors of Hong…
Heyman Hypes Brock Lesnar Beating Seth Rollins, Nash Talks AEW
WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar’s Advocate, Paul Heyman, recently posted a photo of Lesnar holding up The WWE Universal Title and wrote the following, “This will be the scene both at WWE WrestleMania and the day after WrestleMania 35. My apologies to those who idolize the infinitely-talented Seth Rollins, but your reigning defending undisputed Universal…
Albert Lea 62 Rochester John Marshall 9
Albert Lea 62 Rochester John Marshall 9 106 Cole Glazier AL (7) over Evan Hanson RJM (8) Fall 2:51 6-0 113 Cameron Davis AL (8) over Garret Eick RJM (8) Fall 3:27 12-0 120 Joey Flores AL (9) over Ben Zierat-Thorson RJM (11) MD 16-3 16-0 126 Nic Cantu AL (11) over Davonte Jones RJM…
WM35 Plans for Asuka, Kevin Owens Update, Why Kingston Was Pushed
With all of the talk of a possible Triple Threat match between Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, and Ronda Rousey at WrestleMania 35 this year, fans have been left to wonder who will challenge Asuka for her title during WWE’s annual event in April. Asuka is still the SmackDown Women’s Champion, but at the moment, she…
Concordia goes 1-2 at Desert Duals
A Little Dry In The Desert LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Concordia split its first two matches at the Desert Duals but then ran into a steamroller and came away with a 1-2 record in the final meet before the Christmas break. The Cobbers opened the day by dropping a 30-12 decision against No.11-ranked Coe (Iowa)…
WWE Announces Becky Lynch Re-Injures Knee After Flair Attack
WWE has recently announced via their website that Becky Lynch has “re-injured” her knee after a vicious attack from longtime rival, Charlotte Flair, at a WWE Live Event in Alexandria, LA. This comes just days after Lynch was suspended in storyline by WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon and shortly thereafter replaced by Charlotte Flair…