Randy Campbell Named Big Sky Coordinator of Football Officials

The Big Sky Conference has hired Randy Campbell as its Coordinator of Football Officials, Commissioner Tom Wistrcill announced.

Cape Cod Baseball League Cancels 2020 Season Due To Coronavirus

(4/24) There will be no Cape Cod Baseball League season this summer. The league’s executive committee voted Friday to cancel the 2020 season because...

Referee Ted Valentine recalls famous confrontation with Bob Knight

(11/7) Basketball referees are often anonymous figures. Not Ted Valentine. Big Ten fans have been well aware of "TV Teddy" for decades. He joined...

Meet 12-Year-Old Referee Dreaming To Officiate World Cup Match

Bello Musa is a 12-year-old referee making a name for himself in the sporting sector in Kano, Nigeria.
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WIAA says it isn’t spending ‘any serious staff time and discussion’ on moving specific...

(7/7) It is likely local decisions by counties and school districts will guide what conferences do and subsequently determine what fall sports look like....

High school football games moved to Thursdays due to shortage of officials

(9/23) High school football fans in Southwest Florida will get two nights of games some weeks this season because of a shortage of referees....

More than one-third of NBA referees are in COVID-19 protocols, sources say

As the omicron variant rips through NBA players and coaches, it has reached a season-high among game officials: 36%.

Nigel Owens comes out of retirement to referee special match

It had been six months since Nigel Owens had last refereed a game of rugby. Saturday afternoon he came out of retirement to blow...
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History Made: Referee team for high school football game

History was made when the referee team took the field at the matchup between Maywood CES and Marquez HS in California.

Umpire Thomas Sears to officiate at CAC Games

World Baseball Softball Confederation umpire Thomas Sears has been invited to participate in the Central American and Caribbean Games.

Umpire Rich Pothier still making the right call after his 3,000th baseball game

(9/26) Saturday afternoon, late in a high school baseball game between Wahconah and Mount Greylock, home plate umpire Rich Pothier took a wild pitch...

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...
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Brian Strege sticks to the book in legendary officiating career

“I have known Brian since 1998 and my best way to describe Brian is he has a full bucket of integrity, not only in...

Denver Public Schools searching for part-time referees amid major shortage

Denver Public Schools is in need of adults who are free on Friday nights to help with a big referee shortage.

The MLB umpire who learned in a German POW camp

By the time he retired, Donatelli had worked two League Championship Series, four All-Star games and five World Series.

College Basketball Coach Suspended For Referee Confrontation

Things are not going to get any easier for head coach Bobby Hurley and the Arizona State Sun Devils if he can’t control himself...
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Groundbreaking female referee Bibiana Steinhaus retires

(9/30) Bibiana Steinhaus, one of the most decorated referees in women's soccer and the first female referee in the German men's Bundesliga, announced her...

Coping with life during COVID-19: NHL referee Conor O’Donnell

(5/7) The 30-year-old Hamilton native refereed four NHL games and about 70 AHL games this season before the pandemic forced the postponement of the...

Former St. Louis Rams player, HOF Referee share Super Bowl memories

(2/6) Both Grant Wistrom and Larry Nemmers live in Springfield and reminisced on their big game moments. Certainly, the Super Bowl is one of...

Texas referees crack down on ‘excessive verbal’ abuse from fans

Executive Director of the Texas Association of Sports Officials Michael Fitch provides a unique perspective on Texas referees' decision.
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Safe mask usage an opening week problem at some Michigan high school hoops games

(2/15) In the first week since contact games were allowed to begin Feb. 8, MLive high school sports writers have found a mixed bag...

Referee Bova to discuss career, sign book at library Aug. 17

NCAA basketball referee Phil Bova will share untold stories from three decades of working Big Ten basketball games Aug. 17.

The Price is Right: ‘Jaws’ tabbed as volleyball official of the year

(9/19) Jocelyn Price hasn’t always been a referee, but ever since she first picked up the whistle she’s tried to be consistent. That persistence...

Leading third men: The five referees who oversaw the most UFC fights in 2020

(12/27) This year was wild not only for fighters, promoters, and coaches, but referees as well. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic changed the landscape...

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