After consecutive NBA Western Conference finals appearances, the Timberwolves are a team in win-now mode. They have three ...

Major League Baseball's competition committee approved the automated strike zone challenge system for the 2026 season on Tuesday, the league announced. The 11-person committee consists of six owners, ...

MLB’s Joint Competition Committee voted 9-2 to approve the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system on Tuesday, Sept. 23, two persons on the competition committee told USA TODAY Sports, after commissioner ...

Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major ...

Following years of testing in the minor leagues, as well as during spring training, MLB forged ahead with a system in which human umpires will still call balls and strikes, but teams can challenge ...

Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee has approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues in 2026.

Adding the robot umps is likely to cut down on ejections. MLB said 61.5% of ejections among players, managers and coaches last year were related to balls and strikes, as were 60.3% this season through ...

Human umpires will still call games, but robots will be used if teams want to challenge up to two calls per game.

Just as you exited Ryan Murphy’s “9-1-1” franchise with the end of Fox’s “Lone Star” spinoff in the spring, your brother is at work on ABC’s new spinoff, “9-1-1: Nashville,” which premieres this fall.

The ABS system has been used in various levels of the minor leagues since 2021. In 2022, the system was put in place for all Triple-A games. MLB tested out the system during spring training this year ...

Major League Baseball is bringing the so-called "robot umpire" to the game. Namely, automated ball‑strike challenges, letting ...

Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major ...