Sports
More whistles, more points: How the WNBA’s new officiating focus is reshaping games
[ad_1] NEW YORK — Cheryl Reeve has seen a lot of improvements in officiating this season and it’s helped the WNBA have record offensive…
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Sports
Florida or LSU? Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin’s coaching decision will be revealed after the Egg Bowl
[ad_1] OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin will announce his next move — likely Florida or LSU — after the Egg…
Sports
Ex-wife of Angels employee to face cross examination in trial over pitcher’s overdose death
[ad_1] SANTA ANA, Calif. — The ex-wife of a Los Angeles Angels employee at the center of the overdose death of one of the…
Sports
NASCAR hoping must-win scenarios at Martinsville will avoid manipulation repeat
[ad_1] NASCAR has a buzzy slogan for the third-round finale of its Cup Series playoffs. With half of the remaining eight drivers desperate for…
Sports
It’s called automated officiating. The NBA is utilizing it to get even more calls right
[ad_1] The play, in real time to the naked eye, might have looked very close to a violation. LeBron James leaped, got his right…
Sports
WNBA suspends Lynx coach Reeve 1 game for behavior, comments in Mercury loss
[ad_1] The WNBA suspended Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve for one game for her behavior and comments “Her conduct and comments included aggressively pursuing and…
Sports
Skiing’s governing body approves gender eligibility testing policy
[ad_1] GENEVA — Skiing’s governing body approved a gene testing policy for gender eligibility in women’s events Wednesday, but delayed a decision on letting…
Technology
MLB will use robot umpires in 2026
[ad_1] NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball’s 11-man…
Technology
Robot umpires are coming to MLB. Here’s how they work
[ad_1] NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition…
Sports
Robot umpires approved for MLB in 2026 as part of challenge system
[ad_1] NEW YORK — Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday…
Sports
Three ejected in Giants-Rockies game, delaying Rafael Devers’ 30th home run trot of season
[ad_1] DENVER — Rafael Devers’ 30th home run of the season was a weird one. Colorado pitcher Kyle Freeland, along with San Francisco third…
Sports
New NFL season kicks off with permanent kickoff changes and more
[ad_1] A new NFL season is set to begin with last year’s experiment on the new kickoff becoming permanent with a new tweak and…
Sports
Pawol breaks gender barrier, earns good reviews for her work behind the plate on historic weekend
[ad_1] ATLANTA (AP) — Jen Pawol breezed through Sunday’s Marlins-Braves game as if breaking a gender barrier was just another day on the job.…
Sports
Darnold, O’Connell not blaming missed face mask call as reason why Vikings lost to Rams
[ad_1] INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Minnesota quarterback Sam Darnold didn’t blame the officials for a missed face mask call when he was sacked for a…
Lifestyle
Mega Millions tickets will climb to $5, but officials promise bigger prizes and better odds
[ad_1] DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The cost of buying a Mega Millions jackpot dream will soon more than double, but lottery officials said…
Sports
First day called off in Afghanistan-New Zealand cricket test due to wet outfield
[ad_1] GREATER NOIDA, India (AP) — A wet outfield at the Greater Noida Sports Complex meant that day one of the solitary Afghanistan-New Zealand…
Breaking News
Coco Gauff loses an argument with the chair umpire and a match to Donna Vekic at the Paris Olympics
[ad_1] PARIS — The scene felt all too familiar to Coco Gauff. An officiating decision she was sure was wrong. A chair umpire who…
Sports
French Open chair umpire rescues a pigeon that landed on the court
[ad_1] PARIS — This one’s for the birds: A pigeon landed on the court during a French Open match Saturday, leading the chair umpire…
Sports
5-time Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey kills and guts a moose that got entangled with his dog team
[ad_1] ANCHORAGEW, Alaska — A veteran musher had to kill a moose after it injured his dog shortly after the start of this year’s…
Breaking News
Iranian official says at least 73 people killed, 170 wounded in attack targeting ceremony for slain general
[ad_1] Iranian official says at least 73 people killed, 170 wounded in attack targeting ceremony for slain general [ad_2] Source link