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Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association agreed to numerous changes that will take effect this season or next, but it sounds like the union was very reluctant on at least one of the new rules. One major change that will be implemented …
Major League Baseball has been examining a number of ways to improve a league that has been decreasing in popularity in recent years, and some of those radical ideas will be tested in the independent Atlantic League this year. MLB announced on Friday …
The NFL competition committee is exploring ways to prevent missed calls on the field, and one of those ideas involves the introduction of a “sky judge.” The sky judge, currently used in the Canadian Football League, is an extra official …
The NFL is in the process of exploring ways to potentially make judgment calls like pass interference reviewable, and one possible solution involves penalizing coaches who challenge such plays and lose. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that one …
There has been a lot of discussion this offseason about the possibility of limiting the shift or doing away with it completely, and it sounds like there is plenty of support for a major rule change within Major League Baseball. Toronto Blue Jays …
The debate over what constitutes roughing the passer has dominated the early portion of the NFL season, and the people in charge of making and amending rules for the league sound like they are starting to second-guess themselves. Judy Battista of …
The NFL has implemented a new rule for 2018 that lays out a very specific way players are required to tackle, and Richard Sherman feels defenders have absolutely no chance of adhering to it. After one of his teammates was flagged for unnecessary …
The NFL’s ongoing efforts to make kickoffs safer will reportedly result in some significant changes. NFL.com’s Judy Battista reported Wednesday that a number of changes brought up in the player safety meeting will likely be adopted, …
Kickoffs may be the next NFL stalwart to go out the window in the name of player safety. Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy, a member of the NFL Competition Committee, said that if nobody can find a way to reduce injuries on kickoffs, the …
The NFL has unveiled new guidelines for what constitutes a catch that will be used starting next season, and not a single team was opposed to the changes. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, the amendments passed with a vote of 32-0 on Tuesday. …
NFL fans who are happy to see a clearer definition of the catch rule have the infamous Dez Bryant non-catch in the 2015 NFC Playoffs to thank. The call cost the Cowboys the game, but according to NFL Competition Committee chair Rich McKay, it was …
The NFL would probably like to avoid ever seeing the Josh McDaniels coaching fiasco ever happen again, and a subsequent rule change would ensure that it doesn’t. NFL Competition Committee chairman Rich McKay confirmed that the league is …
After heavy consultation, the NFL Competition Committee is unveiling their new proposed catch rule with simplified language. Under the proposal, the usual requirements of control and two feet down in bounds remain, while also requiring a …
The NFL has openly acknowledged that it has a major problem with the rules currently in place to define a catch, and it appears there are going to be some significant changes on that front before the 2018 season. According to ESPN’s Kevin …
NBA commissioner Adam Silver recently confirmed that the league is considering some changes to its postseason format, and at least one of them would reportedly be a way of essentially expanding the playoff field. According to ESPN’s Zach Lowe, …
Major League Baseball has been searching for ways in recent years to improve pace of play and inject more drama into games, but one idea that an MLB executive floated this week seems downright preposterous. During Tuesday’s edition of …
