MLB playoffs: Bracket, schedule, dates with baseball postseason in NLCS, ALCS
(10/15) Four teams remain in Major League Baseball's 2020 postseason, and the League Championship Series round is in full swing this week. The...
NFL: Week 6 referee assignments
(10/15) Ron Torbert and his crew are slated to officiate the game between the defending Super Bowl champions, the Chiefs, and the Bills...
Tips from Mike Eades on Credibility, Tough Coaches, and Communication
(10/14) Earlier this year, Mike Eades was a guest on one of our webinars where he shared great advice for both new and...
Lomachenko-Lopez: Judges, Referee Revealed For Saturday Night
(10/14) The Nevada State Athletic Commission has assigned an experienced, familiar panel of judges to the Vasiliy Lomachenko-Teofimo Lopez fight Saturday night. BoxingScene.com...
Top Tips to Terminate Tiffs and Tough Talks
Not all arguments with coaches end perfectly. The goal of all officials is to resolve volatile conflict quickly and to an extent that...
Alabama football coach Nick Saban, athletic director Greg Byrne test positive for COVID-19
(10/14) Alabama football coach Nick Saban tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, and he is self-isolating at home while continuing to oversee his...
No more ‘fake crowd noise’ as fans return to the MLB for first time...
(10/14) Instead of fake crowd noise, baseball stars are reacquainting themselves with some old friends -- fans and the sounds they make. For...
Pandemic Intensifies Need to Retain, Recruit Officials for High School Sports
(10/14) At this time last year, we suggested that numerous veteran officials were retiring early, in large part, because of unruly behavior by...
PURCHASE OFFICIALS: be a role model for your kids or other parents
(10/14) What parents can do? Channel frustrations of a missed call into cheering more enthusiastically for your team. Be a role model for...
One Second Left: Celtics vs. Suns 1976 NBA Finals
Richie Powers recalls that the biggest call he had to make in his nearly 25-year NBA officiating career came at the Boston Garden...
MLS referee Tori Penso controls the game and inspires others
(10/13) Tori Penso concedes she made one concession to her gender before taking the field to officiate an MLS match in Nashville, Tenn.,...
10 Ways Officiating Makes You a Happier Person
(10/13) Officiating can take a toll on the mind and the body, but one thing that stays constant is the fun you can...
Angels and an AED: Referee survives dropping dead on the field
(10/13) There were some scary moments on the soccer field for Mobile referee, Buddy Jaet. On a sweltering day in August, he dropped...
BREAKING: Florida football on pause due to COVID cases
(10/13) “The University of Florida football team has experienced an increase in positive COVID tests among players this week. Out of an abundance...
Hockey referee plans to keep officiating after attack at New Kensington arena
(10/12) When Mario de Leon returned home from refereeing an adult league hockey game Oct. 2, his wife saw the cut on his...
NHL referee Wes McCauley in action
(10/12) See pictures of NHL referee Wes McCauley from his playing days at Michigan State to his officiating in the Stanley Cup.
Rosenthal: An umpire, the son he lost, and the memorabilia that binds them
(10/12) The two men went downstairs, heading to a storage area on the lower level. A lifetime of memories for John Hirschbeck was...
‘No room in hockey’ for assault on referee in New Kensington, players say
(10/12) Adult recreational hockey league players and referees said Thursday a player who allegedly assaulted a referee in an adult league game at...
NBA report backs referees, says Jimmy Butler was fouled on late plays
(10/11) The NBA said Saturday that two calls that sent Jimmy Butler to the line in the final minute of Game 5 of...
High school referees also eager to get back to action
(10/10) Student-athletes aren’t alone in wanting to get back to competition after seven months of restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. Referees have...
Take the Bumps Out of Working Multiple Levels
Many Referee readers officiate more than one level of a sport or, at least, hope to do so. That could be middle school...
Referee Magazine – November 2020 Preview
Features
Forever Young. Official, assigner, mentor and trailblazer. Pam Young has been all that and more in a career spanning more than five...
German goalkeeper banned for eight years after attacking a referee
(10/9) A goalkeeper in one of Germany's lower leagues has been banned by the local football association for eight years after attacking a...
