NFHS, NFL Announce Partnership to Promote High School Football
(9/24) The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and the National Football League (NFL) have announced a first-ever partnership aimed at promoting...
Referees cover three games in 24 hours due to shortage of officials
(10/5) The shortage of officials in high school athletics is becoming a bigger and bigger issue, not only in West Michigan but around the...
Champions League referees: What language do they speak in matches to players?
(10/16) Officials at the top level of the game may find themselves having to explain decisions to players from all over the world, so...
Umpires Add “DC” Patch for 2020 World Series
(10/27) The patch is being worn in memory of former big league umpire Derryl Cousins who died last week at the age of 74....
High School Player Kicked Off Team for Shoving Referee
(11/7) A Texas high school football player landed himself in some very hot water. St. Anthony’s Catholic High School safety Zeke Cardenas was kicked...
Kathryn Nesbitt named MLS Assistant Referee of the Year
(11/19) Kathryn Nesbitt was named the 2020 MLS Assistant Referee of the Year Wednesday, becoming the first woman official to earn year-end recognition, either...
Police: Cape Coral man punched umpire at softball game
(12/2) A Cape Coral man was arrested after a sports-related altercation Tuesday night. Police were called to the Northwest Softball Complex in the 1000...
Welsh referee Nigel Owens retires after 100 rugby tests
(12/11) Welsh referee Nigel Owens announced his retirement from international rugby on Friday after 100 tests. The 49-year-old Owens became the first ref to...
Scary moment: Official in Ole Miss-LSU game suffers vicious hit
(12/20) An official in the Ole Miss-LSU game got ran over as Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral ran for a rushing touchdown. It was...
In the NBA this season, teams will see same referees more often
(1/5) There might be no better way to explain how and why the NBA has changed the travel rules for officials this year than...
Keep your distance! Referees call for players to stay two meters away from officials...
(1/14) A referees' charity has called on the Football Association to enforce a rule that keeps players two metres away from officials on the...
IHSA fears COVID break could lead to a large amount of refs retiring
(1/23) Illinois has seen it's amount of sports officials drop each of the last three years, but IHSA Assistant Director Sam Knox fears COVID-19...
Former Dunbar football player gets probation in referee head-butting incident
(2/2) A former Dayton Dunbar football player who head-butted an official during a game was sentenced to probation. The football player, who was 17...
Hey ref, how was breakfast? Unique season forges new bonds
(2/10) NHL referees and linesmen are holding pre- and postgame meetings virtually, not eating meals with one another and taking all the necessary precautions...
New Jersey Youth Soccer announces Referees of the Year
(2/22) New Jersey Youth Soccer continues its virtual celebration of the 33rd Annual NJYS Awards Presented by RWJBarnabas Health today, officially announcing Marisa Brandon...
NFL Referee And Rocket Scientist?
(3/4) The pressure of being an NFL referee is immense. All eyes are on you with every call that’s made. But how about being...
Eddie Jones trains players on reacting better to refereeing decisions
(3/11) Eddie Jones has been drilling England on how to react to dodgy refereeing decisions as they seek to exorcise their discipline demons against...
MLS Assistant Referee of the Year Kathryn Nesbitt makes history again
(3/24) Kathryn Nesbitt has added another impressive milestone to a growing list of accomplishments. The 2020 MLS Assistant Referee of the Year will become...
‘What’s the NFL guy doing on the college basketball game?’: Gene Steratore’s path to...
(4/2) Steratore, a Western Pennsylvania native, is in his third season (and his second NCAA tournament) working as a rules analyst for CBS, a...
Some Tennessee umpires are taking this spring off, adding to national shortage
(4/13) Despite good news regarding vaccines, some of his colleagues haven’t come back to work this year due to health and safety concerns. Last...
Panel approves changes to overtime rules in NCAA football
(4/22) The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Thursday approved a change to overtime rules for the 2021 football season. Teams will be required...
Like the players around her, umpire Jen Pawol has eyes set on the Major...
(5/5) As Pawol’s career, that started in 2016, progresses, so does the spotlight. Powell has been featured on ESPN, Baseball’s Hall of Fame and...
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...
Why become a high school baseball umpire? You’ve got a game today
(5/27) Decades after playing a sport for the last time, that thought still occurs to me regularly. I’m with the Channel Coast Officials Assn.,...
