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    Baseball umpire Jen Pawol will make history as the first woman to work as an umpire in a Major League Baseball regular season game, crossing a historic gender barrier. Athletes Unlimited Softball League Commissioner Kim Ng spoke with CNN’s Brianna Keilar and CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield about t…

      The WNBA is still struggling with a string of sex-toy disturbances. In the past week and a half, sex toys have been thrown on court during games in Atlanta on July 29, Chicago on Thursday night and Aug. 1 and Los Angeles on Aug. 5, with the most recent object nearly hitting Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham during Indiana’s game against the Sparks. Sex toys were also thrown at games in New York and Phoenix last Tuesday and at a second game in Atlanta last Friday, but didn’t reach the court. The distractions have created unexpected challenges for the league, the teams and the players, but also for arena security. Here’s what to know.

        An online crypto group has claimed that they are responsible for the recent sex toy incidents that have taken place during WNBA games. A member of the group, who spoke anonymously with ESPN, said that the purpose of the stunts was to promote a crypto coin that his online organization had cre…

        Jen Pawol will become the first woman umpire to take to the field in an MLB game when the Miami Marlins take on the Atlanta Braves in a three-game series. Pawol, who is one of 17 umpires eligible to substitute in for MLB games, will join the umpire team at Truist Park in Atlanta for the firs…

        The NFL has banned the use of “smelling salts” during games over concerns that they aren’t safe and can mask concussion symptoms.  In a memo sent to the teams, the league explained their decision to ban the product and any other ammonia inhalant during pregame activities, games and halftime …

        PITTSBURGH — When Desmond Reid first visited Pitt, before he transferred from FCS Western Carolina, a picture hanging on the wall at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex caught his attention. Although Reid grew up in Miami Gardens, Fla., he became an Eagles fan because of LeSean McCoy, although he insisted he didn't know until that moment McCoy played his college ball in Oakland. "That was crazy," Reid ...

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