A judge has ordered John Oliver Riccio, owner of Grants Pass Tribune, to pay Josephine County Commissioner Chris Barnett $100,000 plus attorney fees in a libel case filed last October. The decision, ...

With MLB’s competition committee expected to approve the automated ball-strike challenge system on Tuesday, it’s a good time to explain both how ABS works and clear up some of its misconceptions.

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, ...

As we enter the final week of the 2025 MLB regular season, the league has made a significant announcement, stating that it will implement an Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System for the entirety of ...

The scoreboard at Truist Park is seen during an Automated Ball-Strike system challenge in the eighth inning of the MLB All-Star Game on July 15, 2025. Getty Images Robot umps will be part of major ...

SAN FRANCISCO — No major-league catcher is better at framing pitches and coaxing borderline strike calls than Patrick Bailey. The Giants’ switch-hitting catcher leads his cohort by such a wide margin ...

Ghanaian media personality and gender advocate, Josephine Oppong-Yeboah, has commended President John Dramani Mahama for urging world leaders to prioritise the protection and empowerment of women and ...

PHOENIX — Major League Baseball, which has ventured out of its comfort zone the past few years – implementing pitch clocks, ghost runners, enlarged bases, and a universal designated hitter – now is ...

The future is officially coming to MLB next year. The league announced on Tuesday that an Automated Ball Strike (ABS) system will be implemented for the 2026 season and provided the rules for how the ...

Josephine Bonomo, 104, who covered presidential inaugurations and royal visits during a long newspaper career, died September 19th, 2025 at her home in Upper Montclair, N.J. A memorial mass will be ...

The robot umps are here. Major League Baseball’s competition committee on Tuesday afternoon approved the introduction of the automated ball-strike system, or ABS, for the 2026 regular season. Every ...

The scoreboard at LECOM Park displays a message about a pitch call being challenged. Major League Baseball is testing an Automated Ball-Stike (ABS) challenge system at select spring training parks.