PURCHASE OFFICIALS: be a role model for your kids or other parents
(10/14) What parents can do? Channel frustrations of a missed call into cheering more enthusiastically for your team. Be a role model for your...
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...
10 Ways Officiating Makes You a Happier Person
(10/13) Officiating can take a toll on the mind and the body, but one thing that stays constant is the fun you can have...
Angels and an AED: Referee survives dropping dead on the field
(10/13) There were some scary moments on the soccer field for Mobile referee, Buddy Jaet. On a sweltering day in August, he dropped dead...
BREAKING: Florida football on pause due to COVID cases
(10/13) “The University of Florida football team has experienced an increase in positive COVID tests among players this week. Out of an abundance of...
Hockey referee plans to keep officiating after attack at New Kensington arena
(10/12) When Mario de Leon returned home from refereeing an adult league hockey game Oct. 2, his wife saw the cut on his nose...
NHL referee Wes McCauley in action
(10/12) See pictures of NHL referee Wes McCauley from his playing days at Michigan State to his officiating in the Stanley Cup.
Rosenthal: An umpire, the son he lost, and the memorabilia that binds them
(10/12) The two men went downstairs, heading to a storage area on the lower level. A lifetime of memories for John Hirschbeck was in...
‘No room in hockey’ for assault on referee in New Kensington, players say
(10/12) Adult recreational hockey league players and referees said Thursday a player who allegedly assaulted a referee in an adult league game at Pittsburgh...
NBA report backs referees, says Jimmy Butler was fouled on late plays
(10/11) The NBA said Saturday that two calls that sent Jimmy Butler to the line in the final minute of Game 5 of the...
High school referees also eager to get back to action
(10/10) Student-athletes aren’t alone in wanting to get back to competition after seven months of restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. Referees have also...
German goalkeeper banned for eight years after attacking a referee
(10/9) A goalkeeper in one of Germany's lower leagues has been banned by the local football association for eight years after attacking a referee....
Hawaii becomes the 22nd state to pass an assault and/or harassment law protecting sports...
(10/9) On Sept. 15, Hawaii became the 22nd state to pass an assault and/or harassment law protecting sports officials when Gov. David Ige signed...
MLB Umpire Paul Emmel Honored For Volunteerism By George H.W. Bush Foundation
(10/9) UMPS CARE Charities is humbled and honored to announce that Major League Baseball Umpire and UMPS CARE Charities secretary Paul Emmel has been...
NESCAC Presidents’ Statement on Winter Sports
(10/9) With the fall semester for NESCAC institutions well underway, the health and safety of students, faculty, staff and the broader community remain our...
NFL: Week 5 referee assignments
(10/8) Alex Kemp will be the referee for this Thursday’s NFC clash between the Buccaneers and Bears. Carl Cheffers and John Hussey are off...
Police: Hockey player assaults referee over holding penalty at New Kensington skating rink
(10/8) A Buffalo Township man attacked a hockey referee at Pittsburgh Ice Arena in New Kensington after the referee called a holding penalty against...
Referee shortage impacts high school sports
(10/7) “The pandemic has just introduced a dynamic that has officials, particularly if they’re older, looking at that and thinking right now, it’s not...
Inside the NBA bubble, pickleball battles have become the stuff of legend
(10/7) What began as mostly a game played by referees evolved into a game played by NBA and team staffers, cameramen, public address announcers,...
Former NFL official Bill Swanson passes away
(10/7) Swanson worked in the NFL from 1965 to 1985. He worked on the field for 13 playoff assignments – four wild card games,...
Referees navigate officiating during a pandemic
(10/6) Monday's announcement that football was back on in St. Louis County was a relief for Pat Burns, a former referee that now assigns...
NHL Referees and Linesmen Selected in NHL Draft
(10/6) A handful of former NHL players have gone on to have careers as NHL officials. Eight of the league’s current officials were selected...
Vincent Stio Makes Umpiring Debut with Silbo
(10/6) Stio is a bit of a celebrity in the umpiring world. He even has his own baseball card. In 2018 he was featured...
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...
