Jen Pawol will make history by becoming the first woman to umpire a Major League Baseball game. Here's a look at other female officials who were the first on the floor, court or the field in prominent men's leagues.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Dr. Robert Cantu, medical director and director of clinical research at the Cantu Concussion Center at Emerson Hospital, about the NFL banning teams from providing smelling salts on game days.

Under the terms, ESPN will acquire NFL Network, NFL Fantasy and the rights to distribute the RedZone channel to cable and satellite operators and the league will get a 10% equity stake in ESPN.

After Pauline Ferrand-Prévot won a gold medal for mountain biking at the Paris Olympics last summer, she vowed to conquer the women's Tour de France. This weekend, she did.

The series Tested from NPR's Embedded podcast and the C-B-C delved into the history of sex testing and what's considered "fair" in sports.

The State Department denied one Venezuelan Little League team entry into the U.S., but allowed another. NPR's Scott Simon questions how the sports exemption to Trump's travel ban is being applied.

President Trump announced he's bringing back the Presidential Fitness Test for school-aged children. It hasn't been in place since 2012.

This weekend ESPN 8 The Ocho covers dozens of unheralded sports like corgi racing and extreme archery. A Martinez speaks with Frank Mazella of the Bubblegum Blowing Championships.

A new, smart basketball collects data on things like the arc of a jump shot and makes and misses. But can it make you a better shooter? NPR's Juana Summers talks to Ben Dowsett, who wrote about it for WIRED, about how people around the NBA are thinking about using it.