NEW YORK LONG ISLAND SOCCER REFEREES GIVE SIX SCHOLARSHIPS
(8/30) The scholarships, for high school seniors moving on to college, are open to members of LISRA in good standing and their children. They...
Masks add new wrinkle to high school sports
(9/12) The way Dr. Bradley Bley saw it, state athletic officials had a choice to make. They could either believe it was realistic for...
Inside the meeting that saved the Big Ten football season
(9/22) Like many Big Ten fans, James Franklin spent the second Sunday in September frantically searching for good news. The ACC and Big 12...
NFL: Week 4 referee assignments
(10/1) Jerome Boger and his Eastern-based crew will be on hand this Thursday as the Broncos meet the Jets at MetLife Stadium. Clete Blakeman’s...
MLS referee Tori Penso controls the game and inspires others
(10/13) Tori Penso concedes she made one concession to her gender before taking the field to officiate an MLS match in Nashville, Tenn., last...
Christ-following umpire Chris Guccione returns for his second World Series
(10/23) After four years, MLB umpire Chris Guccione is back in the Fall Classic. He is among the crew calling the first-ever neutral site...
Intramural referees tackle their jobs amid COVID-19
(11/4) While the safety of athletes is on everyone’s mind during the COVID-19 pandemic, the officials are often forgotten. Referees and umpires have to...
Official Volleyball Signals Using an Electronic Whistle
(11/17) Officiating Volleyball: Electronic Whistle provides tips and techniques to create seamless signal sequences while utilizing the E-whistle. Video examples of various signals by...
CBS Sports to air UEFA documentary series ‘Man in the Middle’ to offer inside...
(11/29) CBS Sports' extensive coverage of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League will now include a new UEFA documentary series "Man in the...
Watch now: Minor league baseball umpire and Decatur resident Jen Pawol made the most...
(12/9) Jen Pawol, one of just two female umpires in the minor leagues and a resident of Decatur in the offseason, was set to...
Sun Belt title game canceled after positive test
(12/17) The Sun Belt Conference football championship game between No. 19 Louisiana and No. 12 Coastal Carolina has been canceled because of a positive...
Referees make adjustments to keep working
(1/3) Game officials and referees from the Cardinal Basketball Officials Association, who work those many contests, have made accommodations to be available, as well....
Coronavirus tests for Michigan high school athletes has resulted in 99.6 percent negative results,...
(1/11) The Michigan High School Athletic Association received its first update from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services since the new coronavirus...
2022 Division I men’s College World Series format change announced
(1/21) Beginning next year, the Men’s College World Series will revert to the format that was used from 2003-2007 with competition beginning on Friday,...
Virtual preseason camp equips officials for 2021
(2/1) PRO marked the start of gearing up for the 2021 campaign by staging its annual preseason camp this weekend. This was the first...
The NFL Had Over 700 Coronavirus Positives
(2/9) On the NFL’s march to complete a 269-game schedule amid a pandemic, more than 700 players, coaches and other team personnel tested positive...
Black History Month: Local NBA referee scores big with philanthropy and fine dining
(2/16) Building a legacy based on much more than basketball, Norfolk’s own NBA referee Tony Brothers is taking a shot at something new: fine...
Not wearing a mask properly could result in technical fouls for high school basketball...
(3/1) While there is a lot of nuance associated with the enforcement of proper mask usage, the Michigan High School Athletic Association has made...
College students try to tackle shortage of referees
(3/9) The IUPUI Sports Innovation Institute is hosting the challenge, which has 25 teams from 22 different schools pitch ideas to a group of...
‘Referees are instruments of peace’
(3/20) Refereeing chief Alfredo Trentalange is open to coaches making VAR requests, admits handball rules have gone too far and wants officials seen as...
Grand Ledge native officiates NCAA D2 Women’s Basketball Championship
(3/31) It all started at Grand Ledge High School, where former basketball coach Deb Traxinger recruited Amy Sanchez to play on her team. After...
De’Aaron Fox of Sacramento Kings fined $20,000 for criticizing officiating
(4/13) Sacramento guard De'Aaron Fox was fined $20,000 on Monday for criticizing the officiating following the Kings' 128-112 loss to the Utah Jazz on...
Track starter happy to start season after losing last spring to COVID
(4/21) Last spring, Dale Pash spent many beautiful days inside his house, teaching remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic and thinking about how he...
WNBA, National Basketball Referees Association Approve Three-Year Collective Bargaining Agreement
(4/30) The WNBA and the National Basketball Referees Association (NBRA), the union representing the WNBA referees, today announced they have entered into a new...
