Ismail Elfath named MLS Referee of the Year
(11/19) Ismail Elfath has been named MLS Referee of the Year for the first time in his career, Major League Soccer and the...
Kathryn Nesbitt named MLS Assistant Referee of the Year
(11/19) Kathryn Nesbitt was named the 2020 MLS Assistant Referee of the Year Wednesday, becoming the first woman official to earn year-end recognition,...
Basketball referees needed once youth sports resume in Washington
(11/18) It’s one of the most thankless jobs in sports: being an official. But it’s also one of the most important jobs. “I...
Former MLB umpire Paul Schrieber lived a memorable baseball life
(11/18) Paul Schrieber’s office window always had the best view. The pennants flying on the frieze border at Yankee Stadium. The Green Monster...
Former NASO board member: William “Bill” Gaskins Jr.
(11/18) On Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, William “Bill” Gaskins Jr. went home to meet his Maker surrounded by the family that will always...
COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Athletic Conference Cancels Winter Sports
(11/18) “With careful consideration to health concerns and realistic abilities to conduct sport seasons amid this pandemic, our conference and our membership is...
Dreams of becoming first junior female FIBA referee
(11/18) Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea (BFPNG) historic visit to Kerama yielded exceptional results in terms of participants in their basketball, 3x3,...
Mitigation Efforts Must Intensify as Winter Sports, Performing Arts Begin
(11/18) To play or not to play winter high school sports and other activity programs – that is the decision being considered by...
Boxing: Legendary Referee Joe Cortez Battling Covid-19
(11/17) As the Covid 19 pandemic continues with rising numbers all over the U.S., word has come that legendary referee Joe Cortez is...
NFL to use all-Black officiating crew for first time ever on Monday night for...
(11/17) An all-Black officiating crew will work an NFL game for the first time on Monday night in Tampa, allowing the league to...
TED BARRETT: GRATITUDE, SERVANTHOOD AND HEART ON A 25+ YEAR MLB JOURNEY
(11/17) Few people represent the values of Umpire Inspire more than veteran MLB Umpire Ted Barrett. It’s his servant’s attitude toward umpiring and...
Official Volleyball Signals Using an Electronic Whistle
(11/17) Officiating Volleyball: Electronic Whistle provides tips and techniques to create seamless signal sequences while utilizing the E-whistle. Video examples of various signals...
NSAC Head: Upon Further Review, Referee Russell Mora Was Unequivocally Correct
(11/16) “During this fight there was no conclusive evidence to overturn the referee’s decision. In fact, based on the screen shots the...
SDHSAA officials coordinator Timmins dies
(11/16) Buck Timmins -- a Mitchell resident and long-time South Dakota sports official -- died Monday after battling COVID-19. William “Buck” Timmins began...
MHSAA Suspends Fall Tournaments, Winter Sports Per MDHHS Emergency Order
(11/15) The Michigan High School Athletic Association has suspended its Fall tournaments for girls volleyball, girls swimming & diving and football, and all...
Officials stretched thin, but have been ‘troopers’
(11/15) You can’t blame local high school football officials for being couch potatoes on Sundays. That’s because the 21 officials in the Western...
Pandemic perspective from a high school basketball referee
(11/15) Leroy Schluter remembers attending a local high school basketball game in 1998, shortly after he moved from St. Louis back to his...
‘We Take Pride In What We Do’
(11/15) Players on the bench were spread far apart, watching. The cheers of the spectators were muffled by masks. This was not a...
Connect the Head and the Heart
Sports officiating is an emotional challenge. Gonzaga University’s Rachelle Strawther knows this firsthand after her experience running a sports and officiating soccer program...
Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby downplays talk of delaying College Football Playoff
(11/13) Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby on Friday downplayed his comments about potentially delaying the College Football Playoff and New Year's Six bowls...
‘Man in the Middle’: UEFA announces documentary on Champions League referees
(11/12) UEFA will deliver an unprecedented insight into one of the toughest jobs in football with next week’s release of an original documentary...
‘One of the good guys’: North Branford mourns beloved umpire, community servant
(11/12) Residents saw him everywhere. He umpired baseball games, refereed basketball games and served on the Little League board. Previously chairman of the...
NFL: Week 10 referee assignments
(11/12) Brad Allen will be the referee for the AFC South matchup in Nashville, Tenn. between the Colts and Titans. Carl Cheffers, John...
The vale tudo tales of UFC’s first referee
(11/12) Joao Alberto Barreto worked as a referee at UFC 1. But he made history as an undefeated fighter decades before. A red...
