NBA fines Hawks’ Trae Young $25K for confronting referee
The NBA fined Trae Young $25,000 for directing inappropriate language toward a game official.
Smith and Blakeman are Conference Championship referees
Smith will be in Baltimore for the Chiefs @ Ravens; Blakeman will be in San Francisco for the Lions @ 49ers.
MLB umpire Pat Hoberg to help at training clinic in Des Moines
MLB umpire will participate in a training clinic in Des Moines on Saturday, March 2.
Coronavirus outbreak could provide new reality for prep referees
(3/21) Joining in the dark are hundreds of referees that were officiating postseason events when the MHSAA halted any winter postseason tournaments and...
Premier League officials could be QUARANTINED in hotels once the season resumes
(4/2) On Friday, English football authorities will discuss the prospect of quarantining officials once the season recommences.
Local baseball umpires impacted by COVID-19
(4/7) Baseball is a bond for lots of fathers and sons. It is for me and my dad. The athletes aren't the only ones...
TSSAA cancels remaining events for the current school year
(4/15) With the Governor’s announcement of school closure for the remainder of the school year, all remaining TSSAA events for 2019-20, including all spring...
Cape Cod Baseball League Cancels 2020 Season Due To Coronavirus
(4/24) There will be no Cape Cod Baseball League season this summer. The league’s executive committee voted Friday to cancel the 2020 season because...
MLB replay reviews could vanish in 2020 thanks to expected umpire deal
(5/1) Replay reviews could vanish in Major League Baseball in 2020 as part of a deal that covers how umpires would be paid for...
GHSA eyeing possible return in early July
(5/10) While Executive Director Robin Hines says there is no concrete news to report, the GHSA is optimistic high school fall athletics will start...
Prep sports: SSAC to give fees discount to returning spring sports officials
(5/19) Returning spring sports game officials who might not get any work this year because of the coronavirus pandemic will receive a discount on...
Referees eager to return, but ‘we must all be patient’
(6/2) Referees are ‘champing at the bit’ to return to football fields across the Island but one leading official says no one will be...
Boyer to discuss individual techniques for referees
(6/16) The FIBA Oceania Technical Official Webinar series returns on Wednesday (June 17) with James Boyer discussing the 'Referee Module: Individual Techniques'. Boyer, a...
Kansas faces referee shortage as play resumes
(6/26) Prior to the coronavirus, there was already a shortage of sports officials in Kansas due to assaults towards officiants. Now, some are taking...
FEMALE UMPIRES COMMITTEE TO ADVISE ON GEAR & CLOTHING NEEDS
(7/7) Current umpires Kelly Dine, Liz Hammerschmidt and Janet Thomas and former umpire Ila Valcarcel make up a committee of female umpires of varying...
As New York remains on hold, other states start delaying fall high school sports
(7/14) The decision-makers of New York state high school sports are honing in on plans that will clarify if fall athletics can begin on...
For this first-year umpire, 2020 season means fewer games, fewer fans and fewer boos
(7/22) Fewer than three weeks later, when the novel coronavirus pandemic shut down baseball, Segal and all his fellow umps were sent home, left...
West Virginia native climbs to the top of officiating profession
(8/1) Never in his wildest dreams could he have imagined his career would wind up including three Final Fours, along with one more as...
Missouri Valley Conference, eyeing FCS playoffs, opts for spring season
(8/8) The Missouri Valley Conference will move its football season to the spring because of the coronavirus pandemic. The league's presidents council announced Friday...
PIAA football officials prepping for season despite declining membership, COVID-19 concerns
(8/20) The need for new, younger individuals to begin training to become PIAA sports officials is ongoing. It’s a real concern for chapters across...
NHL Referees have Hardest Job in Hockey
(9/1) NHL referees do not get enough credit for the work they do. Linesmen also are strong skaters and the best at what they...
ZENOVICH ENDS REFEREEING CAREER, BUT LENDS EXPERIENCE TO FUTURE WHISTLE BLOWERS
(9/11) Andrei Zenovich may have refereed his final international volleyball match, but the Russian is set to move into the next phase of his...
NHL bubble confidential: Go inside the Toronto and Edmonton playoff hubs
(9/22) For nearly two months, the National Hockey League has kept the teams in its postseason tournament inside "bubbles" that it helped construct with...
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...
