Referee in Florida State-Georgia Tech game gives us early candidate for penalty call of...
(9/12) Every now and then, the center forgets the snap count. That can look awkward on TV broadcasts when the quarterback gives the cadence...
Masks add new wrinkle to high school sports
(9/12) The way Dr. Bradley Bley saw it, state athletic officials had a choice to make. They could either believe it was realistic for...
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...
4 Questions with James Arnold – GHSA State Trainer for Football
(9/10) James Arnold, State Trainer for Football Officials in Georgia, took some time to answer questions about the current training processes amidst the pandemic....
After 27 years as an umpire, Randy Meador preparing for retirement
(9/10) As Randy Meador stepped into the pitcher's circle at a Mount Zion field just ahead of umpiring a junior high softball doubleheader on...
High School Referee Talks Officiating in Pandemic: ‘I Didn’t Think the Season Was Going...
(9/10) Ricky Upshaw loves the game of football. So much that when his time as a player ended, he decided to become an official....
Tokyo officials vow Olympics will go on ‘at any cost,’ even if coronavirus remains...
(9/9) Sports officials pledged in their strongest words yet that the Olympic games in Tokyo, postponed due to the pandemic, will take place in...
Nebraska president says Big Ten could vote on plan ‘very soon’
(9/9) The Big Ten continues to make the rounds in the news cycle as the fight to bring back the fall football season continues....
COVID-19 causes University of Wisconsin, WIAA to cancel fall state tournaments slated for UW...
(9/9) If the WIAA has state championships this fall, they won't happen at the University of Wisconsin. Wednesday the state's high school sports governing...
St. Louis County releases major restrictions for youth sports
(9/9) St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page officially announced the changes coming to fall youth sports during a press conference this morning. Student...
MHSAA says referees will not have to wear face masks while officiating
(9/9) The Michigan High School Athletic Association has now confirmed that officials will not have to wear face coverings while on the field, court...
HS football preview: N.J. has a referee shortage and it will have an impact...
(9/9) Coronavirus has created yet another shortage in New Jersey. This time, it’s high school football officials. With some officials opting out due to...
Never Say Never for Conducting Fall High School Sports
(9/9) The strangest beginning to a high school sports season in recent memory continues across the country. In some states, sports and other activity...
NFL: Week 1 referee assignments
(9/8) Clete Blakeman will be the referee for this season’s Thursday night Kickoff game between the Houston Texans and the Super Bowl-champion Kansas City...
MLB considering two playoff bubbles and neutral-site World Series at Rangers’ Globe Life Field,...
(9/8) At this point, we're close enough to MLB's regular-season finish line to know that the 2020 season -- the 60-game version -- is...
OHSAA: Doug Ute named executive director
(9/8) Doug Ute has been named the new executive director of the Ohio High School Athletic Association, the organization announced Sept. 8. A superintendent...
IN DEFAULTING DJOKOVIC, US OPEN REFEREE SOEREN FRIEMEL DESERVES CREDIT
(9/7) Congratulations to US Open referee Soeren Friemel. Novak Djokovic, the No. 1 player in the world, presented Friemel with a difficult decision after...
Hornell Little League opens season with tribute to Danny Masterson
(9/7) Daniel (Danny) Masterson was a mainstay at the Hornell Little League field for over 30 years of his life. He umpired, coached and...
NBA fines Patrick Beverley $25,000 for “verbal abuse” of official
(9/7) The NBA fined Clippers guard Patrick Beverley $25,000 for “verbal abuse of a game official,” the league announced Monday in a news release...
Novak Djokovic out of US Open after hitting line judge with tennis ball
(9/6) Top-seeded Novak Djokovic was defaulted from his fourth-round match on Sunday at the US Open after a tennis ball he hit in anger...
NFL to test for COVID-19 daily during season, except on game day
(9/5) The NFL will administer COVID-19 tests to players and other essential employees every day of the regular season except game day, according to...
What to expect from NFL officiating in 2020
(9/5) If you knew where to look this summer, you might have spotted an NFL game official working out on a community football field....
A look at the 2020 college football officiating COVID protocols
(9/5) College football will deal with the coronavirus in 2020, meaning players and coaches needing to make major adjustments on and off the field....
How college football will look and function in this coronavirus season of change
(9/4) I think referee Bob Johnson spoke for everyone last Saturday night when he uttered the first words heard from an official during a...
