The 2026 NFL season is still several months away, but the league already has a major storyline percolating ahead of it. The NFL and the NFL Referees Association (NFLRA) are in the midst of a labor ...

The NFL hasn’t had a whiff of a player lockout talk since August 2010. But the 2026 season could be affected by a lockout — of the officials. The league’s labor agreement with the NFL Referees ...

The NFL is laying the groundwork to hire replacement officials for the 2026 season if it cannot reach a new collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Referees Association. According to ESPN, the ...

Someone should remind the NFL what happened the last time it employed replacement referees. The league is planning to hire replacement officials this season if it can't reach a new collective ...

Major League Baseball’s three-month lockout continued Monday, the day the league said an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement needed to be reached. If not, MLB said, the season would not ...

When Major League Baseball last self-immolated, cancelling its showcase event and keeping the game away from fans for nearly nine months, its recovery was boosted by a combination of determination and ...

Early Thursday morning, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred instituted a lockout with the players after the labor deal between them expired on Dec 1st at 11:59 EST. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) After the ...

So it looks like we’re headed for a work stoppage. Baseball’s current collective bargaining agreement expires on Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. ET, and after months of largely slow-moving negotiations, the ...

It’s impossible to say when or if sports leagues will resume play this year as the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic. But given the weeks- and likely months-long delay of competition, it’s ...