Belvidere North has four slap hitters that can produce at the plate and Oregon has three. Those just happen to be teams that are hovering at or near the top of the early-season standings in the NIC-10 ...

What is it like for a Power Slap fighter to take a hit to the face? “Hit” is a far better description than “slap”. The sport allows flat, open-handed strike to the face that include the heel of the ...

JT Gasso saw a problem. OU softball’s associate head coach was frustrated at the number of his hitters who were getting called out for stepping out of the batter’s box during their slap-hitting ...

Angie DeLuca strikes fear into the opposing team’s defense when she steps in the batter’s box. The Sachem North senior stands at 5-1 and isn’t known for power. So why is DeLuca such a threat? She’s a ...

The teenage driver accused of intentionally mowing down a retired police chief on his bike in Las Vegas told officers that he'd get a "slap on the wrist" and be out of jail in under a month, according ...