MLB’s robot umps are messing with the math, all hail Ohtani, an epic rookie race?

With ABS, even the most fundamental parts of the game are evolving in real time. Hey, the robots never promised there would ...
Self

Jennifer Aniston Swears By These Arms and Abs Exercises—See the Moves

For decades, Jennifer Aniston has been one of Hollywood’s most recognizable stars and a longtime advocate for staying active. When it comes to fitness, Aniston has learned that consistency—not ...
Sports Illustrated

MLB's New ABS Challenge System Once Again Proves Umpire Wrong Over and Over Again

Spring training continues apace even though many eyeballs and rooting interests are locked into the World Baseball Classic. The exhibition games continue to provide a sneak peek into how the ...
The New York Times

Will ABS kill the managerial ejection? We asked ejection king Aaron Boone

Will the ABS era mean the end of The Ejection and the epic theater of managerial tantrums? Or will there be even more things to argue about? We surveyed managers and umpires. Illustration: Demetrius ...
ESPN

A's have best ABS challenge success rates so far this spring

NEW YORK -- The Athletics had the highest success rate using the automated ball-strike system to overturn ball/strike calls during the first 10 days of spring training, winning 69.2% of challenges as ...
FanSided

Assessing ABS: How MLB's roboump is doing so far, and what it means for this season

The first week of Spring Training games have already given us a glimpse into how the challenge system will work — and the results are surprising. Before the calls start counting for real on Opening ...
The Atlantic

The Edge of Mathematics

Over the past couple of months, several researchers have begun making the same provocative claim: They used generative-AI tools to solve a previously unanswered math problem. The most extreme promises ...
Chicago Tribune

Just more than half of the ABS challenges successful on 1st day of MLB spring training games

Just more than half of the ball-strike challenges were successful on the first day of spring training games Friday as Major League Baseball prepared for the first regular-season use of the automated ...
SportsNet New York

MLB's new ABS challenge system explained and how Mets hope to use it in 2026

The Mets and all of Major League Baseball will have to navigate a new way to determine balls and strikes in 2026. Starting on Opening Day, the automatic ball and strike (ABS) challenge system will be ...
USA Today

MLB's ABS challenge system ushers in a new ballgame with 'robo umps'

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Bring on the robots, tap your helmet if you disagree, and tell your analytic department it better preparing be for a whole new wave of research. The automated ball/strike system is ...
BroBible

Mikaela Shiffrin Has ‘Back Abs’ Which Is Something We Didn’t Know Existed Until She Showed Them Off

Mikaela Shiffrin is one of the biggest names in Italy at the Milan-Cortina games. Shiffrin has the most World Cup wins of any Alpine skier in history, on both the men’s and women’s side, and at ...