NEW YORK — The NFL will open the regular season next week with replacement officials and said it was prepared to use them "as much … as necessary" afterward. Replacements will be on the field ...

The NFL made a seven-year proposal that offered increases of between 5 per cent and 11 per cent in wages per year. First-year officials who made an average of $78,000 in 2011 would earn more than ...

Replacement officials will work the opening week of the NFL's regular season, the league announced Wednesday. Yahoo! Sports obtained a copy of a memo that Ray Anderson, the NFL's executive vice ...

Official Lance Easley (26) gestures on the field following a controversial call that led to the Seattle Seahawks’ 14-12 win over the Green Bay Packers in the NFL on Sept. 24, 2012, in Seattle.

Criticism of NFL replacement officials has intensified after the second week of games, with loud, public pleas by players and commentators for the league to reach an agreement with its locked-out ...

NEW YORK—The NFL and its locked-out officials met the last two days but remain far apart in settling their dispute, a person familiar with the negotiations said Friday.

The NFL will open the regular season with replacement officials. Replacements will be on the field beginning next Wednesday night when the Cowboys visit the Giants to open the season, league ...

NEW YORK, N.Y. The NFL’s on-field officials say the league planned to lock them out rather than negotiate a new contract. Members of the NFL Referees Association were locked out June 3 after ...

Las Vegas casinos think this weekend's NFL games will be the highest-scoring ever thanks to the league's replacement officials. Oddsmakers say casinos are changing their expectations as interim ...