August 7, 2025 4:22 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves. Pawol will work the bases in Saturday’s doubleheader at Truist Park and the plate on Sunday, MLB told The Associated Press. Pawol, a 48-year-old from New Jersey, worked spring training games in 2024 and this year. MLB’s move comes 28 years after the gender barrier for game officials was broken in the NBA, 10 years after the NFL hired its first full-time female official and three years after the men’s soccer World Cup employed a female referee. The NHL still has not had any women as on-ice officials.
August 5, 2025 2:18 am
The PONY League World Series returns to Lew Hays PONY Field Friday afternoon. Action begins at 4:30 pm with a doubleheader of first-round games wrapped around opening ceremonies. Saturday and Sunday schedules both begin at 12 noon. The 10-team field starts to be trimmed with eliminations games mid-afternoon Sunday. Host Area champion South Hills is on the Friday night schedule while Host Washington County begins play at noon Saturday against a team from Italy, making its first-ever appearance. Division Finals are scheduled for Tuesday evening with the 73rd PONY League World Series Championship Game set for Wednesday night. Hear all of the action on WJPA-AM (1450) and online LISTEN HERE!
Friday, Aug. 8 — Bracket
4:30 pm Simi Valley, CA vs. Chinese Taipei
7:30 pm South Hills, PA vs. Bronx, NY
Saturday, Aug. 9
12:00 noon Washington County vs. Grosseto, Italy
2:30 pm Corpus Christi, TX vs. Bay County, MI
5:00pm South Hills/Bronx winner vs. Monterrey, Mexico
Sunday, Aug. 10
12:00 noon Barranquilla, Colombia vs. Corpus Christi/Bay County winner
2:30 pm Elimination: Simi Valley/Chinese Taipei vs. South Hills/Bronx
6:00 pm Elimination: Washington County/Grosseto vs. Corpus Christi/Bay County
August 5, 2025 4:27 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Logan Webb struck out 10 in six innings and the San Francisco Giants hit three home runs on their way to an 8-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Webb allowed one run while scattering seven hits. It was his sixth double-digit strikeout game of the season. Christian Koss and Willy Adames each hit a two-run homer and Jerar Encarnacion added a solo shot off Mike Burrows as San Francisco won for just the third time in 11 games.
August 6, 2025 4:29 am
The NFL has entered into a nonbinding agreement to sell NFL Network and other media assets to ESPN. The league will receive a 10% equity stake in ESPN in return. The deal still requires a final agreement, the approval of NFL owners and regulatory clearance. ESPN plans to include NFL Network in its upcoming direct-to-consumer service. The NFL will continue to own and produce the RedZone channel but will allow ESPN to distribute it. NFL Fantasy Football will merge with ESPN Fantasy Football. Viewers are unlikely to see changes until next year.
August 5, 2025 4:26 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s fielder’s choice scored Jack Suwinski with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4. Kiner-Falefa hit a hard ground ball to first baseman Rafael Devers but Suwinski beat the throw home. Joey Bart’s RBI single off Randy Rodriguez (3-3) earlier in the inning tied the score. It was the fifth walk-off RBI of Kiner-Falefa’s career. Dauri Moreta (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning in his second appearance of the season for the win. Suwinski’s two-run home run in the seventh inning off Carson Seymour cut the Giants’ lead to 4-3.
August 5, 2025 4:28 am
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Aaron Judge will be activated by the New York Yankees on Tuesday, when he is eligible to come off 10-day injured list. He hasn’t played since July 25 because of a flexor strain in his right elbow. Judge hit off Yankees minor league pitchers at the team’s complex in Tampa for the second day in a row Monday, then was in Texas for the series opener. Manager Aaron Boone said after the Yankees lost 8-5 in 10 innings that the two-time AL MVP would be available Tuesday. If he plays in Texas, Boone says Judge will be the designated hitter.
August 5, 2025 4:29 am
The NCAA has decided not to expand the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments beyond 68 teams in 2026. Dan Gavitt, NCAA senior vice president of basketball, announced the decision. Discussions about possibly expanding to 72 or 76 teams for the 2027 tournaments remain ongoing. NCAA President Charlie Baker believes adding teams could enhance the tournament’s value. He mentioned having productive talks with TV partners CBS and Warner Bros. Their current deal, valued at about $1.1 billion annually, runs through 2032.
August 4, 2025 4:27 am
DENVER (AP) — Spencer Horwitz homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-5 win over the Colorado Rockies. Horwitz hit a two-run homer in the second inning, added a three-run shot in the sixth and knocked in his sixth run with a ground out in the eighth.Nick Gonzales knocked in a run with an infield single in the first inning before Tommy Pham hit a two-run homer, his fifth, for Pittsburgh. Mickey Moniak (two RBIs), Hunter Goodman and Jordan Beck (two RBIs) hit consecutive homers in the bottom of the sixth inning as the Rockies closed within 8-5.
August 4, 2025 4:29 am
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Cameron Young is finally a PGA Tour winner and there was no stopping him in at the Wyndham Championship. Young took any drama out of the final round when he made five straight birdies led by nine shots. He coasted home from there and shot 68 to win by six. The victory follows seven runner-up finishes on the PGA Tour. He becomes the 1,000th player to win a PGA Tour-recognized event. Matti Schmid got the 70th and final spot for the postseason by closing with three straight birdies. Davis Thompson three-putted the final hole to miss out.
August 4, 2025 4:31 am
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — William Byron fought off fuel worries in the closing laps to win the NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday at Iowa Speedway. Byron went the last 144 laps of the 350-lap race without a stop en route to his second victory of the season — he won the Daytona 500 in February — and 15th overall. He also took the season points lead from Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott. Byron lost gambles on fuel twice this season, at Michigan and Indianapolis, but held on with the help of a caution-filled final stage to win by 1.192 seconds over pole-sitter Chase Briscoe. Byron led 141 laps. Brad Keselowski was third. He came into the race needing a win to get into the playoffs.
