Referee Pat Fraher to make NBA Finals debut 3 years after Christ changed his...
(10/3) After 19 seasons, Pat Fraher will make his NBA Finals debut. He’s just unsure of which game he’ll make his first appearance in....
With baseball on hold, a professional umpire “just tried to make this a positive...
(10/3) For Jen Pawol, summers are usually spent working baseball games around the country. She is one of only two women umpires in professional...
Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh hasn’t heard from NFL about maskless argument
(10/2) Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Friday that he hasn't heard from the NFL office after lowering his face covering to argue with...
Referee Pat Fraher to make NBA Finals debut with eternal perspective firmly in place
(10/1) After 19 seasons, Pat Fraher will make his NBA Finals debut. He’s just unsure of which game he’ll make his first appearance in....
NFL: Week 4 referee assignments
(10/1) Jerome Boger and his Eastern-based crew will be on hand this Thursday as the Broncos meet the Jets at MetLife Stadium. Clete Blakeman’s...
Longtime boxing referee Drakulich steps away from the ring
(10/1) After 34 years in his second career, longtime boxing referee Vic Drakulich is stepping away from the ring. Drakulich, 67, decided last month...
Groundbreaking female referee Bibiana Steinhaus retires
(9/30) Bibiana Steinhaus, one of the most decorated referees in women's soccer and the first female referee in the German men's Bundesliga, announced her...
For 3 referees, NBA Finals were a long time coming
(9/30) It took Fraher 19 seasons and Brown 18 seasons, but they're now NBA Finals referees for the first time. The league on Wednesday...
Officiating and COVID-19
(9/30) As we move through month seven of varying degrees of shutdowns due to coronavirus, officials are slowly going back to work. From youth...
Celebrating Return to Play During National High School Activities Month
(9/30) The COVID-19 pandemic has caused everyone to hit the pause button on life. During the stoppage and forced time away from routines, many...
NBA announces 12 officials for The 2020 Finals
(9/30) The NBA today announced the list of 12 referees who will officiate the NBA Finals 2020 presented by YouTube TV. The championship series...
COVID-19 made SC’s referee shortage worse
(9/30) There is nothing like ... Thursday night lights? Don’t be surprised if that’s a more common occurrence in a 2020 football season that’s...
Crew from Titans-Vikings game pulled from Week 4 schedule
(9/29) In a recent scheduling change, Clete Blakeman and his crew will be off this week, when the crew was originally scheduled to officiate...
With new rules for high school sports, referees see their roles change
(9/29) As high school sports kick-off their seasons, referees and games officials are often going to be responsible for ensuring that teams are following...
Two female coaches and a female referee just made NFL history
(9/28) Three women were on the football field in an official capacity for a regular season game on Sunday, marking the first time it's...
Local referee Gomoluch wins NAIA award
(9/28) Bill Gomoluch has won numerous awards for being an umpire, official and referee over the years, but his latest one tops them all....
NFL fines Jamie Collins $35,096 for contact with referee
(9/27) In an attempt to demonstrate what he said was an illegal block he received, Collins put his own helmet into the chest of...
Jim Tunney, Tunneyside: A tribute to the National Association of Sports Officials
(9/27) After further review … The National Association of Sports Officials is celebrating its 40th year as a professional officials organization. The profession of...
Who is the NFL’s female referee? Meet Sarah Thomas, the only woman official in...
(9/27) Thomas is now a five-year NFL officiating veteran after rising through the college ranks. A Pascagoula, Miss., native, she began officiating youth and...
Rockford Park District Jr. referee program
(9/26) "This is the first day of our modified NFL flag football program," said Lamont Jones, manager of youth sports for Rockford Park District....
Umpire Rich Pothier still making the right call after his 3,000th baseball game
(9/26) Saturday afternoon, late in a high school baseball game between Wahconah and Mount Greylock, home plate umpire Rich Pothier took a wild pitch...
A call to the whistle: OHSAA (and our kids) need YOU to be a...
(9/26) In high school sports, as in life, it’s the adults who are the problem, not the kids. Those who wear whistles and blow...
COVID CAUSES HEADACHES FOR ASSIGNORS
(9/25) I have always had a special respect and appreciation for our 150+ local chapter assignors, they are the heartbeat of TASO. Recently, one...
He has refereed high school football since 1963
(9/25) In the early 1960s, Paul Friedman would take the short walk from his Silver Spring home to the old Bullis School’s field every...
