Where the start of high school sports stands in all 50 states amid pandemic
(7/14) State high school sports organizations continue to monitor and update plans for high school sports resumption during the summer months, into the...
Despite Pandemic, Iowa In Midst Of Summer High School Softball
(7/14) When schools across the country closed in the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, sports at every level shut down for the...
As New York remains on hold, other states start delaying fall high school sports
(7/14) The decision-makers of New York state high school sports are honing in on plans that will clarify if fall athletics can begin...
Inside the NFL Officials’ Quest to Create a Safe Workplace
(7/13) As the clock is now well past the two-minute warning on the discussions between the NFL and NFL Players Association regarding the...
Officiating headed for uncertain time
(7/13) If and when high school sports resume this fall, one of the questions that few seem to be considering is: How will...
‘Whistle masks’ offer officials, coaches added protection in return to play
(7/13) Officials and coaches worried about their health and safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic will soon have a revamped tool of their trade...
Joe West Wins Defamation Lawsuit Against Paul Lo Duca
(7/13) Umpire Joe West won his defamation lawsuit against former MLB player Paul Lo Duca, a New York court ruling via default judgment...
NSAC referee Robert Hoyle makes cover of Sports Illustrated wearing a mask during fights
(7/13) Nevada State Athletic Commission referee Robert Hoyle already holds the title of being the first licensed judge and referee in NSAC history....
6 Common Errors and How to Avoid Them
It seems no matter how long a person has been officiating, and regardless of the sports he or she works, any official can...
NFL unveils Oakley Mouth Shield to combat coronavirus
(7/13) The Oakley Mouth Shield -- a product designed by Oakley in collaboration with doctors and engineers from the NFL and NFL Players...
Patriot League cancels fall sports due to coronavirus
(7/13) The Patriot League will not play sports in the fall because of the coronavirus pandemic. In Monday's announcement, the league also said...
Washington retires team name that was once a factor in officiating assignments
(7/13) Referee Mike Carey took issue with the team and requested to officiating vice president Mike Pereira to steer his game assignments away. There...
No high school football until La. exits phase 3 of school reopening plan, LHSAA...
(7/13) The Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) will not allow high school football games to be played until the state exits the...
Spokane’s Christine Wren went to bat for future generations as a professional umpire in...
(7/12) She wanted to be the next Mickey Mantle, and no one told 8-year-old Christine Wren she couldn’t. Born in Seattle, raised in...
Why David Ross is ‘excited’ about umpire crew joining Cubs Summer Camp
(7/12) Professional umpires will soon take over the responsibility of calling the Cubs' intrasquad scrimmages. Crew chief Tony Randazzo and his umpire crew...
National Junior College Athletic Association expected to move football season to spring
(7/12) The National Junior College Athletic Association is expected to approve a proposal that would move its football season to the spring, according...
NFL referees plan to wear masks on the field
(7/11) NFL Referees Association executive director Scott Green told Tom Pelissero of NFL Media that on-field officials are expected to wear some kind...
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey expresses concern over having a college football season this year
(7/11) Sankey reiterated that the SEC plans to determine later this month how to approach the football season. That decision will come as...
Men plead not guilty to assaulting hockey referee
(7/11) Two men charged after a referee was attacked at a youth hockey tournament in Lethbridge last year have pleaded not guilty to...
FIFA referees’ chief Pierluigi Collina calls for more use of pitchside monitor
(7/10) Referees’ chief Pierluigi Collina has underlined the importance of using pitchside monitors and warned video assistant referees must not show the “wrong...
Big Ten moving to conference-only model for all sports this fall
(7/10) The Big Ten on Thursday announced it will go to a conference-only season for all fall sports, including football, amid "unprecedented times"...
MAC Announces Update on Fall 2020
(7/10) or resocialization that will comply with local, state and NCAA guidelines. Competition will be limited to MAC institutional members beginning no earlier...
TJC athletic director talks possible fall/spring sports switch
(7/9) Sports in college as we know it will change this fall. The NJCAA on Monday will vote on switching fall sports to...
DQ’d: Tyson vs. Holyfield June 28, 1997
Five days after ending the notorious Mike Tyson-Evander Holyfield fight with a Tyson disqualification, Mills Lane is holed up in his Nevada District...
