KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 7 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Dalton State (Ga.) finishes the regular season on top of the NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll claiming 13-of-17 first-place votes. The Roadrunners have been the No. 1 team for three poll periods and are the fourth different team to hold the top line at some point this season. Oklahoma Wesleyan stays second with four first-place votes followed by Mobile (Ala.) in third.  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 6 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Jordy Lopez of Madonna (Mich.) is the NAIA Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, while Ernesto Ascenzo of Viterbo (Wis.) was named the NAIA Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week. The duo was selected based on their performances from October 28 - November 3 and were chosen out of a pool of conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unaffiliated group n  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 7 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: The Patriots of Cumberlands (Ky.) finished the 2024 regular season in the top spot of the NAIA Women's Soccer Coaches Poll. The Patriots are just the second team since 1999 to hold the top spot in the nation for the entire season, joining the only other team to do so in Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) back in 2015. The top five remained nearly the same with Tennessee Southern jumping t  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 6 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Hailey Heider of Bushnell (Ore.) has been named the NAIA Women's Volleyball Attacker of the Week, Ava Saiers of Providence (Mont.) has been named the NAIA Women's Volleyball Defender of the Week, and Aleksandra Dalach of Morningside (Iowa) has been named the NAIA Women's Volleyball Setter of the Week. The trio was selected based on their performances from October 28 - Novemb  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 7 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Tennessee Wesleyan begins the 2024-25 campaign as the preseason favorite in the NAIA Baseball Coaches' Top 25, narrowly edging out the reigning champions from Hope International (Calif.) The Bulldogs take four first-place votes, the Royals are awarded 11 and Georgia Gwinnett, who is ranked third, earns the final two. LSU Shreveport (La.) and Cumberlands (Ky.) round out the t  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 7 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Jake Hutchinson of Keiser (Fla.) has been named the NAIA Men's Swimmer of the Month. Swimmers/Divers are evaluated on their performance during the month before the announcement. Each swimmer/diver is selected out of a pool of nominees from around the country. Players of the Month are announced monthly throughout the regular season on Wednesdays on naia.org, Instagram, and X  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 7 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Juliana Lopez Morales of Cumberlands (Ky.) has been named the NAIA Women's Swimmer of the Month. Swimmers/Divers are evaluated on their performance during the month before the announcement. Each swimmer/diver is selected out of a pool of nominees from around the country. Players of the Month are announced monthly throughout the regular season on Fridays on naia.org, Instagr  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 7 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: The Saints of Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) and defending national champions, step to the plate and open the 2025 NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Rating in first place, garnering 15 first-place votes. Science & Arts (Okla.) ranks second earning a pair of first-place votes. Cumberlands (Ky.) opens the year in third, while Southern Oregon received the final two first-place votes   more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 7 (TNSres) - The University of Kansas Institute for Information Sciences issued the following news: By Cody Howard University of Kansas School of Engineering faculty and students will develop, conduct and share research and training resources and programs to help strengthen the nation's digital defenses as part of a new agreement. The Education Partnership Agreement is between U.S. Cyber Command, known as USCYBERCOM, and KU. The Department of Electrical Engineering & Co  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) congratulates Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) on her win in Kansas. We look forward to working together in the 119th Congress and beyond to continue making progress on addressing the climate crisis and protecting our democracy. "We are thrilled that voters chose to return Sharice Davids to Congress to continue fighting for all Kansans,  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 6 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is excited to unveil the newly-designed NAIA Network, powered by Visaic, an AI-enabled sports and entertainment engagement platform for digital content delivery and monetization, which allows for free streaming of NAIA national championships. The five-year partnership with Visaic is a two-part effort to promote ac  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release: Kansas City -- Following the passage of Amendment 3, the Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative, Missouri's two Planned Parenthood providers filed suit to restore abortion access in the state. The lawsuit seeks to enjoin Missouri's numerous abortion bans and countless burdensome, medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion that do not improve care or protect patient health. Missouri will b  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 7 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news: * * * $1 million federal cooperative agreement launches team to generate suppliers of microchip materials and create highly trained workforce * * * The University of Missouri-Kansas City on behalf of the University of Missouri System has received a $1 million 24-month federal cooperative agreement to lead the development of a microelectronics hub across Missouri and Kansas. The $999,48  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: As polls open across the country on Election Day, abortion remains a central issue for candidates in multiple states across the United States. Both presidential candidates have staked out positions on the issue, and 10 states have measures on the ballot pertaining to abortion access. Alesha Doan, professor of public affairs & administration and of women, gender & sexuality studies at the University of Kans  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The international trade world evolves, sometimes slowly, sometimes rapidly, through domestic laws and multinational agreements. A University of Kansas international trade law expert has published a pair of studies on a new forced labor law and on new digital trade agreements. The first study concludes this law is the most significant revolution in American trade policy in decades. The second study is a crit  more