Richie Phillips, the confrontational former head of the major league umpires union and NBA referees union, died last Friday. He was 72. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Phillips died of cardiac ...

The fifth annual Eric Cooper Memorial Bowling Tournament was a home run, and those in attendance were able to see Cooper’s ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — In a surprising twist that baseball purists might never have predicted, many Major League Baseball umpires have gone from resisting automated strike zones to actively embracing them.

As if this World Series hadn't given us enough drama already, we got some good, old-fashioned umpiring controversy in Game 6 on Friday night, one that — at least in one fan base's view — may have cost ...