KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 14 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Northwestern (Iowa) remains at No. 1 in the latest 2024 NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches Top 25 Rating as the unanimous No. 1, receiving all 21 first-place votes. The Raiders have now been rated No. 1 for all five regular-season ratings and are one of two teams in the Top 25 with a perfect record on the season. St. Thomas (Fla.) is the second team remaining in the Top 25, wi  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 14 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: The Langston (Okla.) Lions continued to hold the top spot in the first regular season NAIA Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll after receiving 18 first-place votes. College of Idaho held second, receiving one first-place vote and Indiana Wesleyan rounds out the top three. Arizona Christian and Georgetown (Ky.) both jumped a pair of spots to fourth and fifth, respectively.  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 14 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Pat Gould of Life (Ga.) has been named the NAIA Men's Wrestler of the Week. The winner was selected based on their performance(s) from November 4-10 and were chosen out of a pool of conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unaffiliated group nominees. Wrestlers of the Week are announced weekly throughout the regular season on Wednesdays on naia.org, Instag  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 14 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Dordt (Iowa) remains at No. 1 in the latest edition of the 2024-25 NAIA Women's Basketball Top 25 Poll. Two teams jumped up in the poll by six spots: Southern Oregon, who is now in the Top 5, and Briar Cliff (Iowa), who went from No. 23 to No. 17. Arizona Christian, Marian (Ind.), Bethel (Tenn.) and Mid-America Christian (Okla.) joined the Top 25 this week. Poll Methodolo  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Nov. 14 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Kansas State University's Technology Development Institute provided design and prototyping assistance to Vortex Coatings to help bring a new applicator to the market just in time to display at the world's largest automotive tradeshow. Vortex Coatings is a Salina-based company that produces high-performance coatings for a wide range of industrial, agricultural and automotive industry applications, including  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: By Rick Hellman Why these witches now? According to two University of Kansas experts, the "Wizard of Oz" prequel "Wicked" is the ultimate female buddy movie for the 21st century. Jane Barnette, professor in the Department of Theatre & Dance, and Paul Laird, professor emeritus in the School of Music, have come to specialize, respectively, in the depiction of witches on stage and on the music of "Wicked" c  more

MOUNDRIDGE, Kansas, Nov. 13 [Category: Sociological] -- The Combat Antisemitism Movement issued the following news release: Organizers of the Omni-American Future Project a visionary initiative committed to fighting racism and antisemitism and strengthening unity in diversity through music and the power of culture hosted its third annual awards ceremony, "American Excellence: The Omni-American Future Gala," last night at Ginny's Supper Club in New York City. In partnership with the Combat Anti  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The Republican Attorneys General Association issued the following news: The Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) continues to flip seats from blue to red, ending the 2024 election season with yet another pickup, this time in Pennsylvania. Thanks to the resounding victory of Attorney General-elect Dave Sunday, RAGA will begin 2025 with 29 Republican attorneys general -- a new record. Outgoing RAGA Chairman and Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes will now pass the   more