Watch: Nigel Owens – Born into rugby
(7/8) Popular referee Nigel Owens tells the amusing story of how he got into officiating, his enjoyment at watching Wales beat England at Twickenham...
NHL Names Referees and Linesmen for Play-In and 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs
(7/8) The National Hockey League has announced the 20 referees and 20 linesmen taking the ice for the return to play and the start...
MLB umpires Joe West, Gerry Davis take opposing stances on COVID-shortened 2020 season
(7/8) These two friends have worked in the same business for nearly 40 years together but are taking opposite stances on the upcoming Major...
If Toronto ends up being the Capitals’ hub city, Wes McCauley will be one...
(7/8) According to TSN’s Bob McKenzie, 10 referees and 10 linesmen each will be assigned to Toronto and Edmonton to officiate games. If the...
Carnegie Mellon University cancels sports competitions for upcoming fall semester
(7/8) Carnegie Mellon University announced on Wednesday that its athletic teams won’t participate in competitions this fall, according to a report from WPXI. The...
Stanford University to Discontinue 11 Sports Programs
(7/8) Stanford University on Wednesday announced it will discontinue 11 varsity sports programs at the end of the 2020-21 academic year, according to an...
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...
KHSAA commissioner optimistic about fall sports as board meets Friday
(7/7) The KHSAA’s Board of Control will meet Friday and is expected to announce guidelines for schools for the remainder of July. Currently, Kentucky...
Ohio health order OKs contact competition in high school sports
(7/7) The Ohio Department of Health on Tuesday issued an executive order allowing contact and non-contact competition to resume for all sports on a...
After 51 years, official Jim Brackey has no plans to quit anytime soon
(7/7) Fifty-one years is a long time to do anything, but for the Thompson man – who officiates softball, football and basketball – the...
Centennial Conference Update Regarding Fall 2020
(7/7) "In response to the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centennial Conference Presidents Council has been meeting diligently to address the safety...
WIAA says it isn’t spending ‘any serious staff time and discussion’ on moving specific...
(7/7) It is likely local decisions by counties and school districts will guide what conferences do and subsequently determine what fall sports look like....
Concerned Power 5 leaders remain in wait-and-see mode about on-time start for college football
(7/6) As the number of coronavirus cases continues to climb throughout the country, the level of concern among college football's decision-makers has risen, too,...
MCAC Presidents Announce Decision on Fall Sports
(7/6) The Minnesota State presidents of the member colleges of the MCAC met to determine how to move forward with intercollegiate athletics for fall...
Ivy League set to move football season to spring | What it means for...
(7/6) Multiple football coaches in the Ivy League told The Athletic over the weekend that they expect Wednesday’s announcement to be that the league...
Jerry Snodgrass abruptly removed as OHSAA executive director
(7/6) In a stunning development Monday night, Jerry Snodgrass was relieved of his duties as executive director of the Ohio High School Athletic Association...
Fewer faces expected for Tuesday’s referee selection day at Phillips
(7/6) Everything else is different in our lives, so why should the selection of football referees be any different? Come Tuesday morning, it won’t...
Soccer player appeals court ruling on obscene gesture
(7/6) A former UConn soccer player who lost her scholarship after giving the middle finger to a television camera has taken her case to...
Addin Fonua-Blake to miss two NRL matches following tirade at referee
(7/5) "Referees have a very tough job and we all need to respect their decisions even when we may not agree with them. I...
Big 12 Mulls Criteria for Canceling, Postponing Games
(7/5) A group of five Big 12 athletic directors is reportedly pondering different thresholds and criteria for canceling, postponing or forfeiting football games in...
‘Do you want to become a referee?’ That question changed Robb Mackett’s life
(7/4) Mackett, a former college football player at Rhodes College, a Division 3 school in Memphis, Tennessee, still loved to be around sports. It’s...
Green Bay Packers: Face coverings will be required at games
(7/3) In a message from Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy, season ticket holders were told that the team is optimistic fans will be able to...
Olympia High School Graduate Chandler Sam is One of the State’s Best Soccer Referees
(7/3) As Thurston County begins to make the shift into Phase 3 of the reopening from COVID-19 closures, Sam and his teammates remain hopefully...
Mississippi Executive Director Don Hinton to Retire
(7/2) Don Hinton will retire as Executive Director of the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA), effective December 31, 2020. Hinton joined the MHSAA...
