NEW YORK — Jen Pawol will umpire during spring training for the third straight year but the major leagues’ first female umpire did not get one of the permanent staff openings. Tom Hanahan and Brian ...

Progress in women’s professional sports has historically come in small milestones first. The women in this list stepped into roles that had long excluded them and handled the pressure with confidence.

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jen Pawol will umpire during spring training for the third straight year but the major leagues' first female umpire did not get one of the permanent staff openings. Tom Hanahan and ...