Referees and umpires lobby that they too have been hurt by coronavirus shutdown
(3/23) Within the sports community, one of the affects of the coronavirus outbreak has been the sidelining of nearly all games and competitions across...
MLB umpire Little staying positive in uncertain time
(3/22) These days, the Major League Baseball umpire is spending more time at home with his wife, Katy, and their three sons, all under...
High school officials now searching for extra income
(3/27) Part-time umpires and officials like him also rely on the work for supplemental income. That money will be subtracted from their budgets for...
Coronavirus outbreak: Premier League referee Anthony Taylor volunteers with NHS
(3/29) Premier League referee Anthony Taylor has become an NHS volunteer as he supports his family through the coronavirus pandemic.
A few days ago, the...
Spain’s female football referees on frontline of coronavirus fight
(3/28) Iragartze Fernandez, the part-time referee turned full-time nurse has swapped the whistle for a face-mask in the hope of helping Spain combat the...
Officials out, too: ‘It’s $25,000 right down the toilet’
(3/28) The referees and umpires of the athletic contests we once enjoyed are watching and waiting a worldwide health crisis like the rest of...
NBA Referee Brandon Adair Donates to Restaurant Attempting to Pay Employees
(3/27) NBA referee Brandon Adair donated money to a restaurant for employees to receive their paychecks and keep the doors open during the coronavirus pandemic.
Longtime NCAA Men’s Basketball referee from Syracuse says COVID-19 is bigger than hoops
(3/25) Normally this time of year longtime NCAA Men’s Basketball referee Pat Driscoll would be working one of these Sweet 16 or Elite 8...
Earning their stripes: Area officials savor success, endure disappointment (of COVID-19)
(3/29) Anderson is one of several area referees and umpires having to wait on the sidelines during the COVID-19 outbreak. He has logged 15...
PRO referees present their take on the #StayAtHomeChallenge
(3/21) Players and coaches around MLS have been participating in the #StayAtHomeChallenge to do their part to help flatten the curve of the COVID-19...
Retiring official sees career end prematurely (due to COVID-19)
(3/20) Kathy Lynch did not envision her 38-year officiating career ending like this.
The longtime women’s basketball referee was in the midst of conference-tournament season...
Reversed – MiLB Umpires Get Spring Financial Relief
(3/20) A day after our report on Minor League Baseball's purported instruction that its umpires pay money to the league in the wake of...
Coronavirus outbreak could provide new reality for prep referees
(3/21) Joining in the dark are hundreds of referees that were officiating postseason events when the MHSAA halted any winter postseason tournaments and...
Coronavirus Florida: Umpires and officials also out of work
(3/27) When the high school sports season came to a screeching halt around two weeks ago because of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the players were...
Horizon League men’s basketball tournament referee tests positive for coronavirus
(3/19) At least one referee for the semifinal game of the Horizon League men's basketball tournament, held at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis,...
Umpires could feel impact of potential lost spring season
(3/26) Schools in Cattaraugus County planned to play 408 varsity, junior varsity or modified baseball or softball games this spring.
Each of those games require...
FIFA-qualified assistant referee Frank Komba practicing match duties from living room
(3/31) As the world enters a state of lockdown in a bid to combat the coronavirus pandemic, many people have been told to work from...
OFFICIALS SIDELINED WHILE SPORTS ARE ON HOLD
(3/19) Referees, umpires, and officials aren’t in the game for the money, they do it for the games they love. Last week, when the...
Longtime Referee Pat Driscoll Misses Officiating NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Games
(3/19) Driscoll couldn’t wait to work the conference tournament games at Madison Square Garden last week. And this week, he almost certainly would have...
MHSAA director Mark Uyl holding out hope for play to resume amid coronavirus shutdown
(3/18) MHSAA Executive Director Mark Uyl said Wednesday afternoon during a radio appearance on "The Huge Show" he plans to continue to evaluate things...
Coronavirus: A second college basketball official tests positive for COVID-19 after a conference tournament
(3/17) Another college basketball official who worked a conference tournament has tested positive for the coronavirus. The Northeast Conference announced Tuesday that a member...
MSHSAA REF TALKS ABOUT SPORTS CANCELLATIONS
(3/17) Referee Tyler Stewart was supposed to work the Class 4 and 5 final fours this weekend, and his heart goes out to the...
Texoma referee’s/umpires hurting from sports hiatus
(3/17) The suspension of high school sports has affected many in Texoma, causing players to question if they will put their uniform back on....
How PRO is helping referees through suspension of MLS play
(3/17) Don't forget about the referees during Major League Soccer's current suspension of play.
It's a generally thankless job as is, where sometimes the best you can...