Novak Djokovic out of US Open after hitting line judge with tennis ball
(9/6) Top-seeded Novak Djokovic was defaulted from his fourth-round match on Sunday at the US Open after a tennis ball he hit in anger...
Benoit Paire throws tantrum after disputed call
(9/15) Benoit Paire gets into a number of arguments with the umpire as he bows out of the Italian Open.
NCAA suggests at least 3 COVID-19 tests per week for teams, officials
(9/25) The NCAA released its health and safety guidelines for the 2020-21 college basketball season Friday, suggesting that teams and officials be tested for...
NHL Referees and Linesmen Selected in NHL Draft
(10/6) A handful of former NHL players have gone on to have careers as NHL officials. Eight of the league’s current officials were selected...
Official collapses during football game from apparent heart attack
(10/19) A referee is in the hospital after collapsing during a football game last Friday in Mt. Pleasant. According to DeKalb ISD, head official,...
High School Sports Postseason Competition Returns Across Country
(10/28) “Going to State” is the mantra of high school sports teams as their seasons begin. While the opportunity to simply participate is the...
Role model and rugby referee Nigel Owens
(11/9) Nigel Owens is on the verge of becoming refereeing’s first Test centurion. When he takes charge of England v Georgia in the opening...
MAKING HISTORY: As MLS assistant referee of year, Nesbitt 1st woman game official to...
(11/19) Nesbitt made history as the first woman official to earn year-end recognition (by virtue of receiving an award or a championship assignment) in...
Texas prep football player body-slams referee after ejection
(12/4) A Texas high school football player charged onto the field and bowled over a referee Thursday night because he was angry after being...
Florida defender throws shoe for costly unsportsmanlike penalty
(12/13) Florida's Marco Wilson gets hit with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty as he throws Kole Taylor's shoe across the field after Taylor is stopped...
Rugby referee and role model Nigel Owens whistles new tune as farmer
(12/22) Nigel Owens says refereeing the 2015 Rugby World Cup final was the pinnacle of his professional career but his most rewarding moment was...
Jim Quirk Went From a Member of the Chain Gang to an NFL Referee
(1/6) It takes a huge amount of personnel to produce an NFL game. First, you must have the coaches and players themselves. Then you...
Although reduced in numbers, referees ready to call winter games
(1/16) The whistles are being cleaned for basketball tip-offs and ice hockey face-offs. Swimming and gymnastics officials are getting ready, too. The CIAC Officials...
Halifax referee prepares for 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
(1/25) When she was five-years-old, Marie-Soleil Beaudoin started playing soccer — an activity she calls her “family sport.” She grew up in Quebec City,...
NBA to strengthen mask rules for players as part of tightening of health and...
(2/3) As the NBA continues to tighten its health and safety protocols to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the league will begin requiring players to...
Coaching and officiating a family affair for Pfeifers
(2/11) The memory he looks back on the most as a referee is the first game he was able to officiate with his father...
Ann Schroeder, one of Nebraska’s first female basketball refs, retires after 35 years
(2/23) Ann Schroeder has seen a lot in her 35 years of officiating. Now it’s time to hang up the whistle. Schroeder, one of...
Boy Scouts fundraiser features NFL referee Brad Allen
(3/3) Brad Allen, an NFL referee who also calls a number of high school events on occasion, will be the guest speaker for the...
Juwan Howard ejected as tempers flare between Michigan & Maryland
(3/12) Issues of sportsmanship continue at all levels of the sporting world. Michigan head coach Juwan Howard is ejected after two team benches get...
Referee Peel no longer working NHL games
(3/24) National Hockey League Senior Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell announced today that Referee Tim Peel, following his comments during the...
3-time Super Bowl official Don Hakes passes away
(4/5) Don Hakes, a NFL official for 22 years and a three-time Super Bowl field judge and back judge passed away on April 1,...
Martínez Munuera named as referee for Copa del Rey Final
(4/15) We officially have a man to blow the whistles in Saturday’s Copa del Rey Final between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao. The Spanish Federation...
KHSAA officials worried about lack of umpires, referees
(4/26) A problem has been surfacing for the Kentucky High School Athletic Association where there are a lack of umpires and referees to go...
Referee Harry Sperber has officiated for 45 years
(5/7) While the number of referees has declined over the years, one referee has shown his commitment to youth sports for more than four...
