Jen Pawol on verge of becoming first MLB female umpire, gets full-time spring training assignment courthousenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from courthousenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Jen Pawol is on the verge of becoming Major League Baseball's first woman umpire. The 47-year-old from New Jersey was among 24 umpires selected to work a full-time big league spring training schedule this year.
On Oct. 31, 1997, the first-ever female referee officiated an NBA game. The woman who made it possible is Violet Palmer. Palmer was a longtime WNBA referee but was never given the opportunity to officiate the NBA due to sexist assumptions on how women play the game. Palmer didn’t complain that the NBA wouldn’t.
Moore, Augustus headline 2024 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class apnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from apnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.