Coronavirus: Meet the Tunisian referee warning violators of social distancing rules
(4/30) Abdelhak Etlili, a Tunisian handball referee, is showing social distancing violators yellow, red or blue warning cards in an effort to raise awareness...
You’re out: NCAA umpires impacted by COVID-19 cancellations
(4/29) However, this is not the type of anonymity college baseball umpires want. Here in 2020, they are out of sight, out of mind...
Last call nears for St. Louis bartender-turned-longtime umpire Gerry Davis
(4/29) If and when the baseball season starts, the countdown to 43 will begin for veteran umpire Gerry Davis — a Roosevelt High grad...
Coronavirus In Minnesota: MLB Umpire Jeff Nelson Prepares For Possibility Of Fan-Free Games
(4/28) Umpires like Jeff Nelson also got their own curve ball in this coronavirus
era. Nelson grew up in Minnesota, and has worked the all-star...
United World Wrestling Releases Online Game to Challenge Fans
(4/28) Think you know the rules of wrestling? Can you call the action on the mat as accurately as the sport's best referees? Well,...
FIBA takes Referees and Coaches training online
(4/28) As the world goes digital in its quest to reduce physical interactions, the Federation of International Basketball Association (FIBA) in conjunction with National...
Summer Olympics in 2021? ‘Exceedingly Difficult’ Without a Vaccine
(4/28) A Japanese medical authority has raised doubt about staging the Games, even a year later than originally planned, unless an effective vaccine has...
Ghana FA should pay about 70% of the money owed referees from the stimulus...
(4/28) The GFA is set to receive $500,000 as stimulus package from the FIFA due to the coronavirus pandemic. The amount represents the operational...
The Lockdown Lives of Marginalized Essential Service Providers
(4/28) He is one among the hundreds of part-time football referees in India, working other jobs while helping sustain competitive football at all levels...
Latrobe umpire Jansen Visconti waiting for MLB to start
(4/27) If Jansen Visconti had his way, he’d be calling balls and strikes in Chicago on Monday instead of fishing for trout on Fourmile...
Print your own referee cards
(4/27) Think you’ve got what it takes to be a referee? Put your skills to the test. We’ve designed some misconduct cards you can...
Gov. Murphy’s coronavirus lockdown is getting ripped by … a former NHL referee?
(4/27) A former NHL referee wants to put N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy in the penalty box for his management of the coronavirus pandemic. Murphy has been...
Watch a referee hand out social distancing red cards
(4/27) With a mask covering his face, and blowing into his referee's whistle, he hands out the penalties synonymous with sports including soccer and...
COVID-19 pandemic affects area youth sports planning this spring, summer
(4/26) Indoor and outdoor youth programs and leagues already been canceled, and others have been delayed indefinitely this spring, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
NBA referee Bill Kennedy recounts being part of last NBA game before COVID-19 lockdown
(4/26) Kennedy was part of the referee crew that worked the Detroit-Philadelphia game, which as of right now is the last NBA game played...
NCAA Rejects Call to Cut Minimum Sport Requirement
(4/26) The NCAA has denied a request to temporarily waive the minimum number of sports required to be a Division I member.
The first virtual NIRSA National Basketball Student Officials Clinic
(4/25) NIRSA professional and student members are used to responding to challenges. But this spring, a new challenger—COVID-19—arrived at the door and packed a...
Basin sports officials may have to adjust to new normal when games resume
(4/25) Like so many people, Permian Basin sports officials are taking a wait-and-see approach on how to deal with the new normal that has...
Jeannette to pay sports officials despite cancellation of spring sports season
(4/25) The PIAA canceled spring sports across the state, but Jeannette School District still will pay the officials scheduled to work its games.
Boxing during a pandemic: The scene from a fight night in Nicaragua
(4/25) Various sporting events worldwide have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but a boxing card at the Alexis Arguello Sports Complex in...
NBA ref, Phoenix native Bill Kennedy delivers 100 meals to Banner Hospital ‘frontline’ workers...
(4/24) NBA referee Bill Kennedy combined his love for Carrabba's and wanting to make a difference to show support for those in his hometown...
World Taekwondo Europe to hold online refereeing courses
(4/24) World Taekwondo Europe (WTE) is holding five days of online refereeing courses next month for European national referees.
COVID-19 not a red card for referees thanks to virtual training
(4/24) While soccer fields across the state are empty and games are on hold because of COVID-19 and stay-at-home orders, referees within the Colorado...
What a parade: Community helps Verge celebrate 80th birthday
(4/24) Verge celebrated his 80th birthday in a unique style on Friday night, April 24 — especially, given the daily social restraints, on-going, state-wide...