Enhancements to sideline border, team benches and officials’ whistles among new elements for 2019-20...

(7/30) The NBA today announced new elements and enhancements to existing policies and procedures in Basketball Operations, Referee Operations and other areas for the...

Umpire Joe West leaves game, then returns, after being hit in head by flying...

(7/30) Plate umpire Joe West left in the bottom of the first inning of Thursday's game between the Washington Nationals and the Toronto Blue...

Umpire Kevin Mandzuk is safe at home in Regina during pandemic

(7/30) The career of minor-league umpire Kevin Mandzuk has been on hold since the coronavirus brought the baseball world to a halt this spring.

Joe Borgia no longer working in NBA, but his impact continues to be felt

(7/30) Joe Borgia is not in the NBA bubble. He won’t be traveling to Orlando to call games as a referee; he hasn’t done...
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REFEREE SHORTAGE COMBINES WITH PANDEMIC

(7/29) An increasing shortage of licensed high school sports officials in Indiana may be reaching critical mass with the current global COVID-19 pandemic. Departing...

ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports

(7/29) The Atlantic Coast Conference recognizes the uncertain and challenging environment all areas of our society are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Intercollegiate athletics...

How tough is being a Central Illinois sports official? ‘You couldn’t pay me enough...

(7/29) Few people in Illinois have been involved in more high school basketball games than Neil Alexander. The legendary Lincoln coach has seen most...

10 questions to think about as the MHSAA moves toward fall sports

(7/29) On July 17, the Michigan High School Athletic Association announced it intends to proceed with fall sports as originally scheduled. However, the state...
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Plans to Preserve High School Sports, Performing Arts Continue Amid Pandemic

(7/29) It is against this backdrop that the 51 NFHS member state associations and 19,500 high schools nationwide are having to make incredibly difficult...

Softball and boys tennis given approval to start practice; response on other sports expected...

(7/29) Softball and boys tennis have been given approval to begin play this fall. The sports were approved as part of CHSAA's return-to-play plan...

Zoom Workouts and On-Ice Drills: The Life of a Ref in the NHL Bubble

(7/28) Given his delightful habit of announcing fighting majors and coach’s challenges as though he were hyping an upcoming monster truck rally, it’s no...

American Rivers Conference to Proceed with Conference Competition for Fall 2020

(7/28) The governance structure of the American Rivers Conference has met multiple times during the late spring and summer to monitor the ongoing COVID-19...
Baseball 2024 – S&I

Referee boss urges players to show more respect

(7/28) New Zealand Rugby's referees boss Bryce Lawrence is urging players to show more respect for those who hold the whistle. Lawrence says there...

Roger Goodell’s letter as training camps commence

(7/27) After an offseason devoid of activity due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, football activities will soon resume across the NFL amid...

Whistles at NBA and WNBA games now have an extra COVID-19 safety measure

(7/27) Referees at the NBA and WNBA restarts are using the same whistles as they always have — albeit with one subtle but important...

COVID-19 concerns, compressed schedules will make it more difficult to find officials for high...

(7/27) Some officials in the age bracket that is considered most susceptible to COVID-19’s effects could be wary of being close to high school...
Baseball 2024 – Rules Challenge

Two MLB games postponed after Marlins coronavirus outbreak

(7/27) Two Monday night MLB games were postponed because of an outbreak of the coronavirus among the Miami Marlins. The Marlins' home opener against...

NACC Postpones Fall Semester Conference Competitions and Championship Events

(7/27) The Council of Chief Executive Officers (institution presidents) of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) today announced that they made the difficult decision...

Collina: Our goal is to have consistency by VARs

(7/26) Chairman of FIFA's Referee Committee and former accomplished international referee Pierluigi Collina recently took part in the World Football Summit (WFS) Live online...

State high school officials prepare for possible return of fall sports

(7/25) The looming decision on how or if high school sports will return this fall in Connecticut is on the minds of many, including...
Softball 2024 – Major Changes

Referee shortage is real problem for Indiana high schools: ‘We didn’t have enough before...

(7/24) What happens when a referee shortage is combined with a global pandemic? With high school sports, for now set to begin next month, there...

High school referees, assigners see challenges ahead, but are optimistic there will be more...

(7/24) It has been a week of optimism for high school coaches since the CIF released the new sports calendar for the 2020-21 school...

State-by-state look at plans for high school play amid coronavirus

(7/24) Many high school football players around the country are learning the fate of their seasons this week. Here's where each state stands regarding...

Stacey Fullicks makes great strides in transition from playing to refereeing

(7/23) Stacey Fullicks is a rising star of the officiating world. She may only have picked up the whistle for the first time in...

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