In baseball, a renewed focus on hitting the ball hard is paying major dividends for players across the league. This season, hitters who make hard contact are batting .480, a stark contrast to the .218 average on other contact.

Jen Pawol has made history as the first woman to umpire a regular-season MLB game. After spending over a decade in the Minor Leagues, she joins the Marlins-Braves series crew, with her debut on Saturday and a historic turn behind home plate scheduled for Sunday. Pawol's achievement serves as a beacon of hope and progress for women in professional sports.

UFC Vegas 109 is a unique card with some of the most lopsided betting lines in recent memory. The article breaks down how to find value in this landscape, including a main parlay that combines a few heavy favorites. It also analyzes other key matchups, highlighting the betting angles for underdogs and favorites, to help bettors navigate a card filled with intriguing fights.