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...
ACC delaying start of all fall sports until at least Sept. 1
(7/9) The ACC will delay the start of competition for all fall sports until at least Sept. 1, the league announced Thursday. The...
Critical shortage of football officials as high school season nears
(7/9) For 20 of the last 25 years, Ernie Clark has been assigning officials to high school football games across the state as...
2020 NMAA FOOTBALL & SOCCER SEASONS POSTPONED
(7/9) In concert with today’s announcement from Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, competition in contact sports will not take place this Fall. Because of...
MLB umpires union distances itself from Joe West’s opinion on coronavirus
(7/9) The MLBUA statement says the union "fully supports" the safety protocols agreed to by Major League Baseball and the MLBPA and that...
Watch: Nigel Owens – Born into rugby
(7/8) Popular referee Nigel Owens tells the amusing story of how he got into officiating, his enjoyment at watching Wales beat England at...
NHL Names Referees and Linesmen for Play-In and 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs
(7/8) The National Hockey League has announced the 20 referees and 20 linesmen taking the ice for the return to play and the...
MLB umpires Joe West, Gerry Davis take opposing stances on COVID-shortened 2020 season
(7/8) These two friends have worked in the same business for nearly 40 years together but are taking opposite stances on the upcoming...
If Toronto ends up being the Capitals’ hub city, Wes McCauley will be one...
(7/8) According to TSN’s Bob McKenzie, 10 referees and 10 linesmen each will be assigned to Toronto and Edmonton to officiate games. If...
Carnegie Mellon University cancels sports competitions for upcoming fall semester
(7/8) Carnegie Mellon University announced on Wednesday that its athletic teams won’t participate in competitions this fall, according to a report from WPXI....
Stanford University to Discontinue 11 Sports Programs
(7/8) Stanford University on Wednesday announced it will discontinue 11 varsity sports programs at the end of the 2020-21 academic year, according to...
FEMALE UMPIRES COMMITTEE TO ADVISE ON GEAR & CLOTHING NEEDS
(7/7) Current umpires Kelly Dine, Liz Hammerschmidt and Janet Thomas and former umpire Ila Valcarcel make up a committee of female umpires of...
KHSAA commissioner optimistic about fall sports as board meets Friday
(7/7) The KHSAA’s Board of Control will meet Friday and is expected to announce guidelines for schools for the remainder of July. Currently,...
Ohio health order OKs contact competition in high school sports
(7/7) The Ohio Department of Health on Tuesday issued an executive order allowing contact and non-contact competition to resume for all sports on...
Hall of Famer June Courteau has Left an Amazing Mark on Women’s Basketball Officiating
A well-read woman with an insatiable desire to cram yet more knowledge into her mind was sitting poolside at an Aruba timeshare dwelling in the summer of 2015. Simply reading...
After 51 years, official Jim Brackey has no plans to quit anytime soon
(7/7) Fifty-one years is a long time to do anything, but for the Thompson man – who officiates softball, football and basketball –...
Centennial Conference Update Regarding Fall 2020
(7/7) "In response to the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centennial Conference Presidents Council has been meeting diligently to address the...
WIAA says it isn’t spending ‘any serious staff time and discussion’ on moving specific...
(7/7) It is likely local decisions by counties and school districts will guide what conferences do and subsequently determine what fall sports look...
Movement Only One Part of the Job for Umpires
It takes a great deal of fortitude to venture into the jumble of flailing arms and bodies where only linebackers dare to tread. But in addition to...
Concerned Power 5 leaders remain in wait-and-see mode about on-time start for college football
(7/6) As the number of coronavirus cases continues to climb throughout the country, the level of concern among college football's decision-makers has risen,...
MCAC Presidents Announce Decision on Fall Sports
(7/6) The Minnesota State presidents of the member colleges of the MCAC met to determine how to move forward with intercollegiate athletics for...
Ivy League set to move football season to spring | What it means for...
(7/6) Multiple football coaches in the Ivy League told The Athletic over the weekend that they expect Wednesday’s announcement to be that the...
Jerry Snodgrass abruptly removed as OHSAA executive director
(7/6) In a stunning development Monday night, Jerry Snodgrass was relieved of his duties as executive director of the Ohio High School Athletic...
