Though this hybrid umpire system won’t make its way to regular season major league games in 2025, player and fan reactions ...

What if I told you there was once a day when human umpires ruled all? It didn't matter if they were right, wrong, or somewhere in between. These human umpires o ...

A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games after four years of experiments in the minor leagues.

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Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe spoke out after he was arrested following his decision to rush toward city council members in a ...

Native American activist Leonard Peltier was defiant toward the government but grateful to his family and supporters as they ...

Spring may not have arrived quite yet, but Spring Training has! Players have reported to camp and exhibition games kick off ...

Brad Rodgers, a professor at Texas Tech, spends his weekends as an NFL referee. “I’ll fly out Saturday and I’ll be home ...

The men charged for a burglary at Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow's house also committed other thefts at the homes of other ...

The criminal complaint includes a photograph of three of the defendants -- Pablo Zuniga Cartes, Ignacio Zuniga Cartes and ...

The Detroit Tigers are one of 13 teams using the automated ball-strike challenge system in spring training. It's about time we use robot umpires.

The changed call set Texas up for a key second half touchdown. Despite the adversity, Georgia beat Texas 30-15 on the road. The Bulldogs and Longhorns played again in the SEC championship, which ...