Pawol breaks gender barrier, earns good reviews for her work behind the plate on historic weekend
Considering Pawol became the first female umpire to work behind the plate in the majors, making unprecedented history appear to be routine was especially impressive.
'I think Jen did a really nice job,' Miami manager Clayton McCullough said after Atlanta's 7-1 win over the Marlins.
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Everything we know about the 2025-26 NBA schedule release
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NFL preseason: Parsing through overreactions to Week 1's storylines, starting with Shedeur Sanders
The first week of the NFL preseason is in the books, leading to a slew of rational, not-insane-at-all opinions as people get their first taste of football this season. There are a lot of things causing people to have wild overreactions to the first week of the preseason, but we all already know where an overreactions piece on the NFL has to start. Let the process play out with Shedeur Sanders Shedeur Sanders had a good start to his rookie year with a solid showing against the Panthers in his first preseason game. Sanders played the bulk of the snaps in the game, throwing two touchdowns and having some other nice throws. It wasn't a perfect game from him and he definitely needs to continue to adjust to the speed of the NFL, but it did show that he deserves a real chance to compete for a roster spot as the Browns make some tough decisions as to how many quarterbacks they carry on the roster this season. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] That's all it really has to be. However, now there's people saying (of course) Shedeur Sanders should be getting to practice with the first-team offense for the Browns. All of sudden, two-time Coach of the Year Kevin Stefanski is some clueless bum who doesn't know how to run his team. In the name of a fifth-round quarterback. Now, Sanders very well might not be the worst quarterback on the team — third-round pick Dillon Gabriel has yet to make his preseason debut — but he still has a ways to go before he cements his roster spot. Just take the positives as they come and remember, the preseason is a different ball game. A couple of years ago, current Browns quarterback Kenny Pickett lit up the preseason causing people to buy in on his prospect as a potential star quarterback. Now, he's in the same battle for his career as Sanders. Be easy, remember the preseason is the preseason. Let the process play out. Anthony Richardson isn't doomed just yet Hey, not a great start for a guy trying to salvage his career as a starting quarterback and former first-round pick. Anthony Richardson's attempt to continue being the starting quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts got off to a horrible start when he was knocked out of their preseason opener after taking a big hit from Ravens pass rusher David Ojabo on a protection bust between himself and the offensive line. There have been a bunch of reactions surrounding the hit, namely that this is just another piece of data that suggests Richardson is not ready for the opportunity that has been placed in front of him. Daniel Jones will start the next preseason game, but that was planned even before Richardson was hurt. While this definitely does hurt his chances to be the opening day starter for the Colts, it doesn't mean that the book is necessarily closed. 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Oklahoma QB John Mateer denies Venmo payments referencing 'sports gambling' were related to betting
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