Iowa State track: Denny White works his final meet as meet referee
(5/22) Denny White has been a fixture at the state track and field meet since 1965, either as the boys coach at Mount Pleasant...
Local referees looking for younger resurgence in sports officiating
(5/21) Officiating numbers are hoping for a large turnaround in local and state sports. Across New York State and in our region, there is...
Kansas State baseball coach Pete Hughes suspended for four games
(5/21) Kansas State head baseball coach Pete Hughes was issued a four-game suspension on Friday for making contact with an umpire during Thursday night's...
1994 World Cup final referee Sandor Puhl dies
(5/20) Hungarian Referee Sandor Puhl, who refereed the 1994 World Cup final between Brazil and Italy at the Rose Bowl Stadium, died at the...
Neal Maupay was shown a red card for unsporting behavior toward referee Jon Moss
(5/20) Brighton forward Neal Maupay called referee Jon Moss "a fucking joke" when he was sent-off after the final whistle at Wolves. Maupay is...
‘I do it for the joy’ – South Carolina Hall of Fame basketball referee...
(5/20) For Piedmont native Al Banister, the highlight of spending the past 37 years as a high school basketball referee has been working with...
NFHS, USA Lacrosse Sign Agreement to Continue, Strengthen Working Relationship
(5/20) The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), the national leader and advocate for high school athletics and performing arts programs, and...
SEC says it sent each school $23M to make up for financial losses related...
(5/20) "The extraordinary circumstances produced by the global pandemic have presented colleges and universities with an unprecedented disruption to their programs and budgets," SEC...
Grand Rapids official Lew Clingman earns prestigious award
(5/19) Lew Clingman has been a registered official with the Michigan High School Athletic Association for nearly 54 years, and he still chuckles over...
Campaign Continues to Tout Benefits of High School Football
(5/19) A full return to high school sports and performing arts programs – that’s the hope for this fall in schools across the country....
Umpires nail the call, Davey Martinez throws first base after being ejected
(5/19) After Trea Turner is ruled out for a running lane violation going into first base, Davey Martinez is ejected and throws first base...
Brooke Mayo: “You never know who you could be inspiring”
(5/18) After the NWSL Challenge Cup Final last weekend, match officials Natalie Simon, Brooke Mayo, Deleana Quan, Karen Callado, and Rachel Smith stayed in...
Fearing for their safety, Wisconsin sees shortage of youth sporting officials
(5/18) The hero at a youth baseball game is rarely the person you hear behind home plate, but without them, kids can't play ball...
Meet NBA Referee Natalie Sago
(5/18) A Farmington High School graduate is making history in the National Basketball Association. Natalie Sago is a 2007 graduate of Farmington, and one...
NFL referee Sarah Thomas encourages UM graduates to ‘leave their mark’
(5/18) “I want to share a few things that I’ve learned after leaving the University of Mobile that have truly helped me to become...
Howard Webb on how MLS is getting VAR right and what other leagues can...
(5/18) If there's one man to speak to about the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) project, it's Howard Webb. A former FIFA World Cup final...
Foul Ball: WIAA down 1,600 officials since 2019; fan abuse a big reason why
(5/17) A survey by the National Association of Sports Officials shows nearly half of sports officials in Wisconsin fear for their safety at games....
Referee Lee Mason to retire at end of Premier League season
(5/17) Referee Lee Mason will retire from officiating at the end of the 2020-21 Premier League season. Manchester United's fixture against Fulham on Tuesday...
Betty Ellis: She Ran the Line
(5/16) On May 16, 1981, Ellis made history, becoming the first female to officiate a professional soccer game in the United States. She ran...
With tons of youth coming out to play, Oahu soccer league seeks more referees
(5/15) With over 100 youth soccer games taking place each competition day, Oahu League is in need of more referees. League organizers said they...
History Made: first all-female referee crew officiates NC state championship game
(5/15) For the first time in North Carolina high school sports history, an all-female referee crew officiated a state championship game and it was...
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...
San Mateo County umpire Beth Chlopek working through ALS diagnosis
(5/14) The reason Chlopek, 67, uses the digital tablet is because she has lost her ability to speak over the past four years. An...
Father, mother, and son umpire together District 3-A softball title game
(5/13) Meet Sandy, Richard and Justan Spurling. A family that lives for moments together at the ballpark. "In our house in the afternoons, not...
