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Coaches who think it's OK to ride the refs, fans who feel it's cool to yell at officials all the time and the confusion of professional sports with youth sports lead to a breakdown in respect for authority.

Instant replay can ease the pain of bad calls, but that isn't the only reason to use it. Here's another: The hard-working officials and umpires making those calls deserve it.

The NBA opened its door to women referees in 1997 but since then has not promoted anyone from the D-League. Officials say it will happen.

ESPN's Amy K. Nelson has written a fantastic story about baseball umpire Jim Joyce. Joyce did all he could do: Called the play as he saw it. And in the moment, he was certain he was correct. But what can you do? Decades of elite umpiring do not...

Blown call in Armando Galarraga's perfect game still haunts umpire Jim Joyce.

Should game outcomes ever be reversed? TMQ states his case.

AP Photo/Paul Connors Milton's next act: find a way to upstage Taylor Swift Joe Mauer. When the Mariners traded for Milton Bradley they gambled on an explosive talent with an equally combustible reputation with umpires and teammates. It's a per...

An epidemic is plaguing the sports world, Page 2's, Jeff Meron diagnoses foot-in-mouth disease in this week's list.

Al Clark, fifth among Major League Baseball umpires in seniority, has been fired, the New York Post reported on Friday.