San Francisco Giants' Alyssa Nakken on Tuesday night became the first female coach to make an on-field appearance in a Major League Baseball game.
The big picture: The 31-year-old took over for Giants first base coach Antoan Richardson, who was ejected from the game against the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park, per the MLB. Nakken became in 2020 the first female coach in MLB history, when she was named an assistant under Giants manager Gabe Kapler.
The Washington Commanders may have purposefully withheld ticket revenue that’s meant to be shared with the rest of the league, while failing to refund up to $5 million in security deposits to fans, the House Oversight Committee wrote in a letter to the Federal Trade Commission Tuesday.
Why it matters: If found true, this could be the tipping point that ultimately leads to owner Dan Snyder’s ouster — something his numerous detractors have wanted for years.
Novak Djokovic begins his clay-court season today at the Monte-Carlo Masters, where he faces Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
Why it matters: This is just his second tournament of the year, and first since February, as the unvaccinated superstar looks to move past the debacle of his own making.
Driving the news: The commission was specifically asked to "take action to suspend [Baffert] from upcoming Maryland horse racing events" by the group Animal Wellness Action.
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Monday that the league is working with "everybody in our ecosystem" to bring WNBA star Brittney Griner home "as safely and quickly as we can."
Why it matters: Griner was arrested at an airport near Moscow and accused of smuggling significant amounts of a narcotic substance in early March after agents said they found cannabis oil in her luggage. The State Department has since warned that Kremlin security officials may "single out and detain U.S. citizens" in Russia and Ukraine.
