Tag: Sports officiating
Ump Danley hit in mask by foul, exits Giants-Rockies game
SAN FRANCISCO — Plate umpire Kerwin Danley was hit in the mask by a foul ball and left the field, causing the game between...
Rockies finally win on the road, beat Giants 7-5 in 10
SAN FRANCISCO — Ryan McMahon and C.J. Cron hit back-to-back home runs in the 10th inning and the Colorado Rockies finally won on the...
Celtics’ Smart suspended 1 game by NBA for language at ref
BOSTON — Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was suspended by the league for one game Wednesday because of “threatening language” he directed at a...
Israeli soccer referee comes out as transgender woman
RAMAT GAN, Israel — An Israeli soccer referee has come out as transgender and is living — and enforcing the rules of the game...
Russian referee suspended by UEFA in match-fixing case
NYON, Switzerland — Russian referee Sergey Lapochkin has been suspended for 90 days during an investigation of a suspected match-fixing case, UEFA said Thursday.
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Joe West awarded $500,000 in damages against Paul Lo Duca
NEW YORK — Major league umpire Joe West was awarded $500,000 in damages plus interest dating to July 8 in a defamation suit against...
De’Aaron Fox fined $20,000 for criticizing officiating
NEW YORK — Sacramento guard De’Aaron Fox was fined $20,000 on Monday for criticizing the officiating following the Kings' 128-112 loss to the Utah...
Mets-Phillies postponed after rainout miscue on Sunday
NEW YORK — A game between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies has been postponed due to rain and rescheduled as part of...
Irving, Schroder thrown out of Lakers-Nets game
NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving and Dennis Schroder were thrown out in the third quarter Saturday night, taking even more star power from a...
Stroman unhappy Mets allowed him to start in rain
NEW YORK — Marcus Stroman was unhappy that the New York Mets began Sunday's game against the Miami Marlins in a steady rain, which...