Tag: Sports officiating
Djokovic loses cool, wins match against Fritz in Rome rain
ROME — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic shouted at the umpire before regaining his cool to see out his rain-delayed second-round match against Taylor Fritz at...
NBA ref diagnosed with cancer, will miss rest of season
NEW YORK — Veteran referee Tony Brown, who worked his first NBA Finals last season, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and will miss...
Nerve-racking race: Barcelona tries to take the lead again
MADRID — Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone planned to have dinner with his family to avoid watching the match between Real Madrid and Sevilla,...
NBA fines Pelicans’ Griffin $50,000 for detrimental comments
NEW YORK — The NBA fined David Griffin of the New Orleans Pelicans $50,000 on Sunday for publicly criticizing officiating and making comments the...
Robot umps and dogs, minor league ball back after lost year
TAMPA, Fla. — It took just four batters at George Steinbrenner Field before a fan yelled “C'mon, blue!” toward home plate umpire Kaleb Devier...
This Date in Baseball
May 4
1869 — Henry Chadwick published his first annual baseball...
Israel’s first transgender referee takes field as woman
HAIFA, Israel — Israeli soccer's first transgender soccer referee took the field Monday for the first time since coming out publicly as a woman...
Conforto’s homer in 9th leads Mets past Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — Michael Conforto hit a tiebreaking homer leading off the ninth inning and the New York Mets benefited from a very questionable call...
This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead
May 4
1869 — Henry Chadwick published his first annual baseball...
Plate ump Layne hit in mask by foul ball, leaves game
NEW YORK — Plate umpire Jerry Layne was staggered by a foul ball off his mask and left the game between the Boston Red...