A big reason there’s a high school basketball season: referees
(2/5) For officials working high school games, the pandemic is just as much of an adjustment for them, "We're not used to having something...
Stripe life: Officials make tough calls personally, professionally amid coronavirus pandemic
(2/14) Officiating has been a part of Andy Simpson's life for last 31 years. No matter the weather, no matter the circumstances, if there...
New Orleans officer killed while intervening in an altercation at a high school basketball...
(2/27) A New Orleans law enforcement officer was fatally shot intervening in an altercation at a high school basketball game Friday, authorities said. Cpl....
Player handed five-year ban for attacking referee
(3/6) Erick Anthony Garcia, a player at Guatemalan side San Lorenzo Jogo Foot, has been banned for five years for punching a referee in...
Super Bowl referee Sarah Thomas: Greatest triumph of 2020 was growing ‘much stronger in...
(3/16) Like everyone else, NFL referee Sarah Thomas has had to battle the stress and uncertainty brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. By June,...
Hockey Official Alan R. Cordeiro Dies at 62
(3/28) Alan R. "Cousin Al" Cordeiro, 62 of Cranston passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence with...
Former San Diego Gulls player finds new route to NHL dream
(4/6) Former San Diego Gulls player, Jordan Samuels-Thomas retired from professional hockey earlier this year. Typically for those who decide to hang up their...
ANDREA SANTAMARIA ON LIFE AS A SQUASH REFEREE
(4/19) Andrea Santamaria has long been involved in squash since she started playing aged 18 and is now one of the leading referees in...
Rhonda Kirk to be inducted into Alabama Sports Officials Foundation hall of fame
(4/28) Eleven seasons after calling that contest, Kirk received some huge news Monday night of being inducted into the Alabama Sports Officials Foundation hall...
Incentives help attract referees, umpires in wake of shortage
(5/10) "This year, we’re down about 2,300, refs so we’re almost half of what we usually have," Dammer said. The Blaine Soccer Club hasn't...
SEC says it sent each school $23M to make up for financial losses related...
(5/20) "The extraordinary circumstances produced by the global pandemic have presented colleges and universities with an unprecedented disruption to their programs and budgets," SEC...
Survey: Fans say they will attend fewer games because of VAR
(6/2) In what was the largest survey of its kind on VAR, the more than 33,000 supporters polled were almost unanimous in their opinion...
MLB says ejections/suspensions for foreign substances on balls
(6/15) Pitchers will be ejected and suspended for 10 games for using illegal foreign substances to doctor baseballs.
Late MLB umpire Eric Cooper’s legacy living on through ‘Coop’s Cages’
(6/30) If it really helps carry on the legacy of Coop and people remember him even more strongly because of that, we’ll take it.
Triangle basketball referees warn HB 91 could make officials shortage worse
(7/28) HB 91 would dissolve the N.C. High School Athletic Association and replace it with a commission appointed by elected leaders.
NCAA: Softball approves video review challenges
(8/13) The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved implementing video review and coaches challenges beginning in 2021-22.
Nick Kyrgios bickers with chair umpire over towel placement in testy first-round loss at...
(8/31) He cursed, he pouted, he feuded with the chair umpire over petty things, he argued with someone in his own box.
Statewide referee shortage causing dozens of games to be rescheduled
High schools are seeing a statewide shortage of referees this fall, causing dozens of games to be rescheduled and even potentially canceled.
Soccer player arrested for kicking referee in head
A Brazilian soccer player was arrested after kicking a referee in the head during a second-division game, knocking him unconscious, authorities said.
WOA: Referee hears cheers at his final varsity football game
Rick Gilbert, 72, has spent half his life as a football official. He threw his last varsity football flag on Thursday night.
The NFL puts microchips in footballs, but they’re not ready for prime time on...
In real-time, it’s often impossible. Even on replay, it can be difficult.
Abusive behavior, unruly parents causing referee shortages in youth hockey leagues
Youth hockey leagues are having to cancel games due to a referee shortage they say is caused by abuse from parents and coaches.
Man charged after assaulting referee at middle school basketball game
The 72-year-old referee suffered a broken nose and cheekbone, the defendant has been charged with second-degree assault.
LHSAA principals vote to increase pay for high school game officials in all sports
Louisiana high school game officials will receive a pay boost after a vote by the state’s principals Friday at the LHSAA convention in Baton...
