SEC sets new start dates, formats for fall seasons
(8/27) The Southeastern Conference has established new start dates and formats for the SEC cross country, soccer and volleyball seasons as well as the...
NFL: Week 1 referee assignments
(9/8) Clete Blakeman will be the referee for this season’s Thursday night Kickoff game between the Houston Texans and the Super Bowl-champion Kansas City...
MLB umpire reportedly tests positive for virus, forcing change in crews
(9/16) A Major League Baseball umpire tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting a late shift in crew assignments in Florida this week, several people...
Who is the NFL’s female referee? Meet Sarah Thomas, the only woman official in...
(9/27) Thomas is now a five-year NFL officiating veteran after rising through the college ranks. A Pascagoula, Miss., native, she began officiating youth and...
Officiating and COVID-19
(9/30) As we move through month seven of varying degrees of shutdowns due to coronavirus, officials are slowly going back to work. From youth...
Angels and an AED: Referee survives dropping dead on the field
(10/13) There were some scary moments on the soccer field for Mobile referee, Buddy Jaet. On a sweltering day in August, he dropped dead...
Chatham Participates in NJSIAA’s ‘Officials Appreciation Week’
(10/23) Sports officials are receiving more than paychecks this week when working Chatham High athletic contests. "We're participating in the NJSIAA's 'Officials Appreciation Week'...
If you don’t like what the refs are calling, then become one yourself
(11/3) Did you know that we have a large shortage of referees in the area? Not only in soccer but in all sports. For...
MHSAA Suspends Fall Tournaments, Winter Sports Per MDHHS Emergency Order
(11/15) The Michigan High School Athletic Association has suspended its Fall tournaments for girls volleyball, girls swimming & diving and football, and all winter...
LA County announces stricter stay-at-home order to come Monday as coronavirus case rate climbs
(11/28) Los Angeles County will ban most public and private gatherings next week as part of a stricter stay-at-home order, health officials announced Friday,...
OSAA pushes back Oregon high school sports until February; winter sports moved to spring
(12/8) The OSAA Executive Board voted unanimously Monday morning to move winter sports from their scheduled January start to the spring, meaning basketball, swimming...
Local referees adjust to empty arenas, COVID protocols
(12/16) The attendance of Western Michigan University’s Saturday basketball game in Kalamazoo: zero. “It’s really strange,” Jim Schipper, who officiated the game, said. “Normally...
Jordan Clarkson pushes referee (video), fined $25,000
(1/1) As expected, the NBA has fined Clarkson for contact with a referee — it will cost him $25,000. The league going to draw...
Torbert, Cheffers, Martin, and Hochuli are Divisional Playoff referees
(1/11) Officials are listed with their uniform number, years of NFL experience (including this season), the crew each official worked with in the regular...
NBA to enforce rules forbidding hugs, handshakes with midcourt security
(1/20) After witnessing some opposing players disregarding new league rules against unnecessary contact on game nights, the NBA is moving team security into the...
Soccer referees receive FIFA badges
(1/31) Guyana’s FIFA referee officials Sherwin Johnson, Maurees Skeete and Kleon Lindey were officially presented with their instruments Friday, paving the way for their...
Thousands pay respects to longtime coach, teacher, referee and friend
(2/7) Thousands passed through St. John’s gymnasium Saturday afternoon to pay tribute to Tracy Krueger. The longtime coach, teacher, referee and friend passed away...
HBCUs are well-represented in NBA games, holding a referee’s whistle
(2/17) The NBA’s lone player from a historically Black college and university (HBCU) is the Portland Trail Blazers’ Robert Covington. However, there is a...
Watch: YSU assistant coach disciplined after sideline hit
(3/1) YSU assistant coach Tim Johnson will not be permitted on the sidelines for the remainder of the season after an incident Sunday afternoon...
Arkansas Governor expands vaccine eligibility; sports officials included
(3/8) Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Monday that COVID-19 vaccinations would be open to everyone in category 1-B, a category that included sports officials.
Positive COVID-19 test halts Michigan prep basketball game 36 seconds into first quarter
(3/18) The final week of Michigan’s 2021 high school basketball season has been filled with canceled games due to COVID-19 contact tracing, positive tests...
Michigan Struggling to Finish Winter HS Sports Schedule
(3/31) Teams are typically withdrawing due to a forced quarantine period, which occurs when a team has at least one positive COVID-19 test or...
Suyash Mehta: NBA referee discusses Indian origins, journey to the league and experiences in...
(4/10) "I'll always remember it like yesterday," Mehta shared in his media availability with the Indian press on Thursday, April 8. "It's exactly...
NFL: Rules proposal extends low block fouls to scrimmage downs
(4/21) The Competition Committee has put forth a proposal to eliminate low blocks in the open field on all scrimmage plays, much like how...
