‘As sick as you can get:’ How a Seattle man, hospitalized for 2 months,...
(5/5) NASO member: Michael Flor was born in 1950 in the same Seattle hospital system, Swedish, that he ended up in for the past...
NASO refutes claim that PIAA referees’ fees letter based on national recommendation
(5/4) NASO President Barry Mano told PennLive that his organization did not recommend officials submit tax information to high school athletic governing bodies —...
Lost income, camaraderie hitting youth sports officials hard
(5/4) A softball umpire for both high school and Division II and III colleges, Pruitt was in Clermont for what he anticipated to be...
NFL calls off international games this year due to coronavirus
(5/4) The NFL has called off its annual International Series games in London and Mexico City this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. The league...
David Gough: I wouldn’t referee games without vaccine
(5/4) High-profile referee David Gough says that as things stand he would not be willing to take charge of games until a vaccine for...
How the UEFA refereeing family is keeping fit
(5/4) While football has been halted across Europe owing to the COVID-19 crisis, UEFA has given the continent's top male and female referees the...
Online seminar for judges and referees on Saturday
(5/4) The WBA Academy will hold its first online seminar for judges and referees on Saturday, May 9th. Through the Moodle platform, several of...
It’s Official; No Spring Sports in New Jersey; NJSIAA Releases Statement
(5/4) Young athletes held out hope that spring sports would resume at some point this season. That changed on Monday when Governor Murphy announced that...
Don’t Forget About the Umpires As Baseball Grapples With the Coronavirus
(5/2) If and when baseball returns in 2020, it won't just be the players and coaches taking the field. Umpires, too, will be assuming...
EuroLeague referees send supportive message with a video
(5/1) Members of the Union of EuroLeague Basketball Officials (U.E.B.O) put together an effort to make a supportive video.
MLB replay reviews could vanish in 2020 thanks to expected umpire deal
(5/1) Replay reviews could vanish in Major League Baseball in 2020 as part of a deal that covers how umpires would be paid for...
Bailey’s Bunker: The referee rebuilding fire-ravaged regions
(5/1) NRL referee Grant Atkins reveals he has been working as a builder in bushfire-ravaged regions while also home schooling his children and trying...
Lack of Helmet Inspection Could Delay Football Season
(4/30) The current coronavirus pandemic continues to create obstacles for those attempting to plan for any potential football season this year. The latest stumbling...
Little League Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments
(4/30) Due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Little League International has made the difficult and disappointing decision to cancel its World...
Family mourns popular Jackson referee who died from COVID-19
(4/30) Kerry died April 22 from complications from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, after spending a month hospitalized at Henry Ford...
IFAB will bring in new officiating laws post Covid-19, says Calistus Chukwujekwu
(4/30) IFAB had instructed that after the Covid-19, anybody that wants to check the new laws of the game, in the other way round...
Day 50 without sports: Pondering baseball’s COVID-19 pandemic workaround as a permanent solution
(4/30) The most recent plan to emerge, via USA TODAY Sports’ Tuesday report, would place 10 teams each in East, Central and West divisions,...
Family’s heartache as popular former Saturday league referee dies of Covid-19
(4/30) A family have spoken of their agony at not being able to say farewell to their father in hospital as he died from...
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...