Monica Abbott signed a $1 million contract with the newest National Pro Fastpitch franchise in May, a sign that the league is ready to grow. But to do so, it may need corporate sponsors.

Monica Abbott of the USA Olympic softball team participates in the Mary Nutter Classic college softball tournament at Big League Dreams Sports Park in Cathedral City, Calif., on February 20, 2020.

Monica Abbott breaks down her shutout over Arizona in the 2007 WCWS and reaching the 700 strikeout milestone Tennessee's Karlyn Pickens set the record for the fastest pitch ever thrown in NCAA ...

Monica Abbott of the USA Olympic softball team participates in the Mary Nutter Classic college softball tournament at Big League Dreams Sports Park in Cathedral City, Calif., on February 20, 2020.

Pickens had already tied the previous record of 77 mph set by Monica Abbott. "There was a lot of emotions," Pickens told the Knoxville News Sentinel, part of the USA TODAY Network.

“It hurts our sport that it’s going to be potentially another eight years, if not longer,” American softball star Monica Abbott said to USA TODAY Sports at the time.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Tuesday that the city will join a lawsuit against the Trump administration intended to ...

Indulge in California-seasonal cuisine and neighborhood hospitality at Diner Antonette, a tribute to Bob Lynn's late mother.

Nearly a decade and dozens of litters later, Shell Abbott didn’t expect her family business to be hit with impromptu demands ...

Abbott ordered two Texas agencies to begin working together and with residents and business leaders to stop the spread of the ...

Abbott ordered two Texas agencies to begin working together and with residents and business leaders to stop the spread of the invasive fly before it even starts.

If Emmy forecasters are correct, Chris Perfetti and the rest of the Abbott Elementary family will be making some red carpet rounds in coming months. And he’s ready. “In our fourth year of ...