MLB Umpires play virtual baseball bingo with kids at Children’s National Hospital
(12/2) Major League Baseball umpires Chris Segal and Nic Lentz took time out to play baseball bingo, and UMPS CARE made sure to have...
ACC officials spread “Blow the Whistle on Injustice” message with wristbands
(12/12) In support of this year’s monumental social justice movements that have captivated our country in recent months, the ACC Football Officials Association (ACCFOA)...
CHSAA SECURES VARIANCES FROM CDPHE AND STATE OFFICIALS FOR SEASON B
(12/21) Following multiple meetings in the past week, including this weekend, CHSAA has secured variances from CDPHE and state officials which will allow all...
GABA to host free ‘return to play’ courses for umpires
(1/5) With COVID-19 numbers indicating a turn towards the norm, the island’s governing sports associations are taking note and making moves to ensure their...
Meet the Norman retiree as excited as Alabama, Ohio State about making CFP title...
(1/14) All along the way, he always made time for officiating. He was a referee for football and an umpire for baseball, and with...
Africa Women Referees Make African Football History at CHAN
(1/23) Three women referees created history Saturday at the African Nations Championship (CHAN) quarterfinals. Ethiopian referee Lidya Tafesse and her assistants, Malawian Bernadettar Kwimbira...
NFHS Revises Guidance on COVID-19 Transmission During High School Sports
(2/2) After evaluating experiences of schools participating in high school sports during the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)...
Referee in Buena wrestling haircut incident sues NJSIAA and district
(2/10) The high school wrestling referee involved in an incident in which a Buena Regional High School wrestler had his dreadlocks cut rather than...
Former wrestling standout stays involved as a world-class referee
(2/22) Kenny Cook was a two-time state wrestling tournament qualifier for Mountain View when an injury on the mat left him temporarily paralyzed and...
NFL makes Maia Chaka its 1st Black female official
(3/5) Seven years after she was one of only two women selected for an NFL officiating developmental program, Maia Chaka has made history.
Japan’s Kobayashi apologizes after false claims referee threatened to kill him
(3/12) Japan midfielder Yuki Kobayashi (picture) has apologised to Qatar officials for a “misunderstanding”, after he accused a referee of threatening to kill him.
NFHS Addresses Racist Comments from Announcer During Oklahoma Basketball Game
(3/24) This week, NFHS Executive Director Karissa Niehoff addresses this incident from the March 11 girls basketball game in Oklahoma between Norman High School...
Former University of Hawaii guard, Maj Forsberg, selected to referee title game
(4/5) Former University of Hawaii guard Maj Forsberg drew the assignment as crew chief for the officiating crew in the title game between Stanford...
Little League® International Teams Up with Gerry Davis Sports
(4/13) Gerry Davis Sports, owned by MLB Crew Chief Gerry Davis, has been named the Official Umpire Uniform Provider of the Little League® World...
Former player Jordan Samuels-Thomas takes official route toward NHL
(4/25) He was about halfway on the road Tucson when Jordan Samuels-Thomas answered the phone, and maybe halfway — a little more, a little...
Nearly 80, Bill Peterson still officiates all kinds of games
(5/6) For months, COVID kept kids from playing sports. Now that bats are swinging again, the MSHSL says they really need officials. Many are...
How to Become a U.S. Soccer Referee in Northern California
(5/14) There are a multitude of reasons to become a referee, some of which we laid out last fall. If I had to give...
Meet Antonio Mateu Lahoz, the 2021 Champions League final referee
(5/28) The 44-year-old, whose appointment to the all-Premier League clash was confirmed earlier this month, will follow in the footsteps of José María Ortiz...
Joy Stauffer Named South Atlantic Conference Coordinator of Volleyball Officials
(6/11) South Atlantic Conference Commissioner Patrick Britz announced the appointment of Joy Stauffer as the SAC Coordinator of Volleyball Officials on Friday (June 11).
Veteran Portland Area Umpire & Referee Says Finding New Talent Is Tough
(6/25) Mark Anderegg is currently handling many of the phone calls coming into the Portland Baseball Umpires Association.
High school football referee shortage continues to worsen
(7/10) The upcoming high school football season in northwest Ohio should not be impacted by a shortage of game officials.
NFHS Staff Changes Announced
(7/22) New Mexico’s Dana Pappas to Join NFHS Staff; Theresia Wynns to Retire After 50-year Career in Education.
The Cinderella story at the U.S. Amateur is R.B. Clyburn… Referee turned golfer.
(8/9) Former walk-on wideout turned international basketball player turned referee is competing for the first time in the USGA's oldest championship.
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Caleb Smith gets 10-game ban for foreign substance on glove
(8/25) Smith had his glove confiscated after he came off the field in the 8th inning last Wednesday and was ejected.
