ATLANTA — Stationed near first base in the familiar black shirt and charcoal-gray slacks, Jen Pawol watched intently as the Atlanta Braves’ Hurston Waldrep fired the first pitch of a doubleheader Saturday. With that, Pawol, 48, made major-league history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game. The moment completed a journey that took Pawol more than 1,200 …
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Russell Wilson leads Giants to a field goal on his only drive in preseason debut
Giants quarterback Russell Wilson played one drive in his preseason debut today against the Bills, and the Giants got a field goal out of it. Wilson threw short passes exclusively on the 12-play, 30-yard drive that ended with a Graham Gano 53-yard field goal. Wilson went 6-for-7 for 28 yards and did not take any sacks. After Wilson played the …
Read More »Lions CB Morice Norris taken off field in ambulance in preseason game vs. Falcons as teams let clock run
Detroit Lions cornerback Morice Norris was taken off the field in an ambulance after an apparent head injury during a preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons on Friday night. Following the injury, which took place early in the fourth quarter, both teams chose to let the clock run out before the referees announced that the game was suspended with 6:31 …
Read More »Notes from the Field: Hepatitis B Virus Transmission Associated with Assisted Blood Glucose Monitoring in a Skilled Nursing Facility — North Carolina, 2024
Summary What is already known about this topic? During 2008–2019, 15 hepatitis B outbreaks associated with assisted blood glucose monitoring were reported in long-term care facilities. CDC recommends assigning blood glucose monitors (glucometers) to one person. What is added by this report? Hepatitis B virus (HBV) was transmitted between two residents of a skilled nursing facility who were receiving assisted …
Read More »Chargers LT Rashawn Slater carted off practice field with apparent leg injury
Los Angeles Chargers star left tackle Rashawn Slater was carted off the practice field Thursday after suffering an apparent left leg injury. Slater, who became the highest-paid offensive lineman in NFL history when he signed a four-year extension a week ago, threw his helmet as the cart left the field. The cart came to a stop near the entrance to …
Read More »Webb Captures Historic New Version of Hubble’s Legendary Deep Field Image
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field is one of the most iconic space photos of all time, showing nearly 10,000 galaxies of diverse ages, sizes, shapes, and colors in a single frame. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) revisited the same region of the sky, capturing its longest exposure of an extragalactic field with a single filter yet and revealing one …
Read More »Jerry Jones not confident Micah Parsons will be on the field Week 1 for Cowboys
OXNARD, Calif. — Micah Parsons attended the Dallas Cowboys’ practice with the Los Angeles Rams on Tuesday. He watched from the sideline. At one point he was within a few yards of Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones. But the two did not talk. According to Jones, the two have not talked since Parsons requested a trade last Friday. …
Read More »Deepest-Ever Field Image of Giant Galaxy Cluster Is a Brutal Reminder of Your Cosmic Insignificance
When it comes to deep space observations, our cosmological insignificance seems to grow with the resolution of our telescopes’ cameras. In the latest advance, astronomers constructed the deepest-ever images of Abell 3667, a massive galaxy cluster located 700 million light-years from Earth—and most of the tiny dots you see represent entire galaxies. But the latest images of Abell 3667 also …
Read More »Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars & Kendrick Lamar Lead Field
We have the nominations for MTV‘s 2025 VMAs. Lady Gaga leads the field with a dozen noms, followed by Bruno Mars with 11 and Kendrick Lamar with 10. They’re the only performers in the double digits, and this marks the third year that Gaga has led all nominees. Rosé and Sabrina Carpenter are next with eight each, followed by Ariana Grande and The Weeknd (seven), Billie Eilish (six) …
Read More »Denver’s offense, defense trade big plays as Broncos return to field on Day 9 of training camp
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos continued their focus on situational football as they returned to the field on Monday. “It was more of a ramp-up day,” Head Coach Sean Payton said. “We continued with a lot of two-minute situation work, and then got to a handful of different periods, but I thought today’s practice went pretty well.” As in previous …
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