Torbert, Cheffers, Martin, and Hochuli are Divisional Playoff referees
(1/11) Officials are listed with their uniform number, years of NFL experience (including this season), the crew each official worked with in the regular...
NBA to enforce rules forbidding hugs, handshakes with midcourt security
(1/20) After witnessing some opposing players disregarding new league rules against unnecessary contact on game nights, the NBA is moving team security into the...
Soccer referees receive FIFA badges
(1/31) Guyana’s FIFA referee officials Sherwin Johnson, Maurees Skeete and Kleon Lindey were officially presented with their instruments Friday, paving the way for their...
Thousands pay respects to longtime coach, teacher, referee and friend
(2/7) Thousands passed through St. John’s gymnasium Saturday afternoon to pay tribute to Tracy Krueger. The longtime coach, teacher, referee and friend passed away...
HBCUs are well-represented in NBA games, holding a referee’s whistle
(2/17) The NBA’s lone player from a historically Black college and university (HBCU) is the Portland Trail Blazers’ Robert Covington. However, there is a...
Watch: YSU assistant coach disciplined after sideline hit
(3/1) YSU assistant coach Tim Johnson will not be permitted on the sidelines for the remainder of the season after an incident Sunday afternoon...
Arkansas Governor expands vaccine eligibility; sports officials included
(3/8) Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Monday that COVID-19 vaccinations would be open to everyone in category 1-B, a category that included sports officials.
Positive COVID-19 test halts Michigan prep basketball game 36 seconds into first quarter
(3/18) The final week of Michigan’s 2021 high school basketball season has been filled with canceled games due to COVID-19 contact tracing, positive tests...
Michigan Struggling to Finish Winter HS Sports Schedule
(3/31) Teams are typically withdrawing due to a forced quarantine period, which occurs when a team has at least one positive COVID-19 test or...
Suyash Mehta: NBA referee discusses Indian origins, journey to the league and experiences in...
(4/10) "I'll always remember it like yesterday," Mehta shared in his media availability with the Indian press on Thursday, April 8. "It's exactly...
NFL: Rules proposal extends low block fouls to scrimmage downs
(4/21) The Competition Committee has put forth a proposal to eliminate low blocks in the open field on all scrimmage plays, much like how...
Midwest Umpire Classic raffle fundraising event set for Sunday
(4/30) Decatur baseball umpires Antwane McClelland and Early West organized the Midwest Umpire Classic youth baseball tournament last fall that gave young athletes something...
Sports Organizations Working Together as One Team for Benefit of All Participants
(5/12) Periodically, The NFHS Voice will be presented in the form of video. This week, NFHS Executive Director Karissa Niehoff salutes all sports organizations...
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...
WIAA: Wisconsin Wrestling Referees Supported in Courts
(6/4) Racine County Circuit Court Judge Eugene A. Gasiorkiewicz ruled on June 2 that he would not second-guess the judgment of high school wrestling...
NMAA accepting applications for new commissioner of officials
(6/19) The New Mexico Activities Association is in search of a new commissioner of officials.
TASO ASSISTS IN PASSING PRO-SPORTS OFFICIAL LEGISLATION
(7/1) During the recent Texas Legislative session, the TASO legislative team was active in the passing of HB 2721 which addresses an assault of...
Joe Vaszily Gears Up for Another Season as NCAA Referee
(7/18) For long-time Division I women’s college basketball referee Joe Vaszily, this last COVID-challenged season was far different from any he had experienced before.
VAR aiming to stop players going down to win penalties with new Premier League...
(8/2) Referees and VAR officials are being told to consider how much contact has been made by a defender, the consequences of it and...
Arizona Diamondbacks’ Caleb Smith ejected after foreign-substance check
(8/19) Smith was checked by third-base umpire Phil Cuzzi, who then motioned for the other umpires to look at the glove.
Another brutally tough challenge for longtime prep football referee
In a figurative sense, Jeffers had been struck by lightning three times. Prostate cancer, a quadruple-bypass procedure and a broken neck.
Referee shortage impacts 18 high school football games in Texas
“I never thought I would see the day that we had a shortage of football officials in Texas,” said the association’s Executive Director Michael...
NFHS: Administrators Cautiously Optimistic as Officials Slowly Return to Service
Fear of the unknown leading into the 2020-21 school year threw officials into a quandary that neither a rules book nor a case book...
Which officials are in charge of the UEFA Champions League matches?
Keep track of who is officiating at every UEFA Champions League game.
