From Excelle Sports By Kayla Lombardo Excelle Sports’ “Faces of the Game” series—in conjunction with Wilson Sporting Goods—gives an inside look into the stories of athletes beyond the field of play. Jessica Mendoza looks into the lens of a camera comparably to how she used to look into the eyes of an opposing pitcher—with poise and confidence. Now, instead of her … [Read more...]

From the NYT By RICHARD SANDOMIR Jessica Mendoza, a gold-medal-winning Olympic softball player, will work on ESPN’s broadcast Sunday night of the Chicago Cubs-Los Angeles Dodgers game. Mendoza, primarily an analyst for women’s college softball at ESPN, became the first woman to call a Major League Baseball game for ESPN on Monday when she joined Dave O’Brien and Dallas … [Read more...]