Obituary: James Clifford Keen
(11/30) Keen, James Clifford, of Ann Arbor passed away Tuesday, November 24th at home, surrounded by his loving wife, children, and grandchildren. He was...
NBA referees to have daily tests as part of new coronavirus protocols
(12/10) NBA referees will have to adhere to many of the same new health and safety protocols as coaches and players do this season,...
NBA adopts Coach’s Challenge on full-time basis
(12/17) The National Basketball Association today announced the league’s Board of Governors has approved the Coach’s Challenge on a full-time basis starting with the...
Cardinals’ DeAndre Hopkins flips the bird to ref after pass interference call
(1/3) Emotions were running high in the Arizona Cardinals’ 2020 regular season finale. With starting quarterback Kyler Murray hobbled by a first-quarter leg injury,...
National Title Game: Side Judge
(1/11) Vicksburg native and Raymond resident Fulton Carson will be the side judge in the College Football National Championship game between Alabama and Ohio...
Ranks of high school game officials down sharply this winter
(1/21) For months, high school sports officials in Maine’s 16 counties have held their breath every time the Maine Department of Education updates its...
Eight State High School Association Leaders to Receive NFHS Citations at 2021 NFHS Summer...
(2/1) Eight leaders in state high school associations have been selected to receive National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Citations. The eight...
1st female Super Bowl referee inspires GR women’s football team
(2/7) History was made this Super Bowl Sunday with the game having its first woman to referee the big game. Sarah Thomas from Mississippi...
NASCAR pace car driver, announcer swap roles to announce, referee at high school games
(2/17) By day, Kip Childress is a NASCAR official whose duties include driving the pace car for the cup series, and Mark Garrow announces...
Carrie Satterfield-Eoff continues unique journey in basketball
(3/1) Carrie Satterfield-Eoff is no stranger to March Madness. She played on the 1998 Arkansas women’s basketball team that reached the Women’s Final Four.
Fewer referees working upcoming spring high school football season due to COVID-19 concerns
(3/9) Games this season will be played not only on Fridays and Saturdays, but on Thursdays and Sundays, too, so teams can compete on...
High school sports facing referee shortage
(3/20) After a year-and-a-half wait, high school football finally returned last weekend but as more teams hit the field of play starting this weekend...
Umpire Angel Hernandez loses race discrimination lawsuit against MLB
(4/1) Umpire Angel Hernandez lost his lawsuit against Major League Baseball alleging racial discrimination. The Cuba-born Hernandez sued in 2017 in U.S. District Court...
Minnesota Games Postponed After Police Shooting
(4/11) The Minnesota Wild, Twins and Timberwolves all postponed their games the day after a member of the police shot and killed Duante Wright...
Veteran NC umpires ready to work any time, any place
(4/21) Mike Webster patrols the infield at Ting Park on a Saturday afternoon in Holly Springs. Webster has been umpiring for more than 30...
How Henry Perenara went from NRL player to referee
(5/1) Former NRL referee Henry Perenara says job security was the key reason he switched careers from an NRL player to an NRL referee....
NFHS: Shot Clock Allowed by State Adoption for High School Basketball in 2022-23
(5/12) Beginning with the 2022-23 season, a 35-second shot clock will be permitted in high school basketball games by state association adoption. A proposal...
Joe West ties MLB record for most games umpired
(5/24) Major League Baseball umpire Joe West is on track to break Hall of Famer Bill Klem's record for the most regular-season games by...
Wise words on wrestling from longtime official Phil Grebinar
(6/7) Just last week, the 73-year-old Grebinar officiated a couple of high school dual matches in Tyngsboro and three days later worked as the...
Soccer referee says parents, coaches can get out of control
(6/21) Smith said soccer officials have seen a “significant increase in the amount of verbal abuse” from parents and coaches.
Dream finally comes true: weightlifting legend is going to Tokyo, as a referee
(7/4) When women's weightlifting became an Olympic sport in 2000, Corinne Grotenhuis had just torn the meniscus in her knee.
All-female officiating crew to make history Saturday at six-man all-star game
(7/17) Saturday’s Texas Six-Man Coach’s Association All-Star Game in Wichita Falls will mark the first time in Texas that a high school varsity football...
Referee Anthony Taylor reflects on moment Denmark star collapsed
(8/3) Anthony Taylor was the referee for the Euro 2020 match that saw Christian Eriksen collapse with a cardiac arrest.
Air quality, referee shortage concerns loom on the eve of high school football’s return...
(8/19) This season it’s not just the number of referees that are concerning, it’s also the number of athletes playing football.
