Officiating crews for the 2020 college football conference championship games
(12/17) Football Zebras will be posting the crew assignments for the 2020 college football conference championships as they are confirmed. Assignments are handled by...
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...
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...
Forreston referee headed for IBCA Hall of Fame
(12/17) A 32-year long journey along the basketball courts, baseball fields and football fields is leading to the Hall of Fame for one Forreston...
History-making Yamashita revels in refereeing responsibility
(12/16) History was made when Yoshimi Yamashita, alongside Makoto Bozono and Naomi Teshirogi, took charge of a group match between Myanmar's Yangon United and...
Local referees adjust to empty arenas, COVID protocols
(12/16) The attendance of Western Michigan University’s Saturday basketball game in Kalamazoo: zero. “It’s really strange,” Jim Schipper, who officiated the game, said. “Normally...
CIF Southern Section Update
(12/16) Latest Update from the Commissioner.
UMPS CARE: 100 BEARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
(12/16) The Holidays are a time for giving, and this year is no exception. YOU can give the gift of a furry friend and...
With 2021 Around the Corner, All States Expected to be Playing High School Sports
(12/16) We are nearing the halfway point of the most challenging school year in history. While each area of the country has had different...
2020 Sports Law: Year-In-Review
(12/15) Beginning in mid-March of 2020, example after example emerged across the country of school and athletics administrators relying on the recommendations of national,...
VHSL No Longer Requiring In-Game Masks
(12/15) The Virginia High School League rescinded last week’s announcement that prep student-athletes were required to wear masks while participating in practices and games....
Texas high school football star who attacked referee suspended from all sports for remainder...
(12/15) Emmanuel Duron, the Edinburg defensive lineman who was ejected and charged with assault after hitting a referee during a high school football game,...
The Pandemic’s Impact on Referees and Umpires
(12/14) The coronavirus pandemic has impacted so many lives and industries which includes sports. But how exactly has it effected referees and umpires? Suffolk...
FIBA Honorary Referee Bernard Pasteris passes away
(12/14) International basketball is in mourning following the passing of FIBA Honorary Referee Bernard Pasteris. Born in 1937, Pasteris was an influential figure in...
UIL hands down punishment to Emmanuel Duron, Edinburg after referee attack
(12/14) The University Interscholastic League executive committee voted unanimously to suspend Edinburg High School senior Emmanuel Duron from competing UIL-sanctioned events for the rest...
NCAA to play women’s NCAA basketball tournament at one site, eyes San Antonio
(12/14) The NCAA plans to stage the entire women's basketball tournament in one geographic area, and San Antonio is the likely host site. The...
ROBERT LUONGO ALS FUNDRAISER
(12/14) Virtual fundraiser January 28 for ALS! Join Phil Cuzzi, Joe Torre and Bob Costas in support of this great cause!
Obituary: William J. “Boomer” Nalli Jr.
(12/14) Always active in the community, Boomer was a cook at Scout weekends, Little League coach and umpire, high school basketball referee, part-time police...
Kathryn Nesbitt Becomes First Woman To Officiate A Major Men’s Championship Match In North...
(12/13) History was made at the MLS Cup final on Saturday night. Kathryn Nesbitt became the first woman to officiate a championship match in...
Florida defender throws shoe for costly unsportsmanlike penalty
(12/13) Florida's Marco Wilson gets hit with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty as he throws Kole Taylor's shoe across the field after Taylor is stopped...
PRO crew confirmed for 2020 MLS Cup
(12/12) Jair Marrufo will referee his third MLS Cup Final when Columbus Crew take on defending champions Seattle Sounders for the 2020 title on...
How Grace Christian AD Cross balances time with career as NCAA women’s basketball official
(12/12) While the COVID-19 pandemic has put a pause on all high school and youth sports at the moment, as well as some college...
ACC officials spread “Blow the Whistle on Injustice” message with wristbands
(12/12) In support of this year’s monumental social justice movements that have captivated our country in recent months, the ACC Football Officials Association (ACCFOA)...
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...
