NFL owners approve expanded rule on low blocks
(5/26) The league had previously outlawed blocks below the waist by players of either team after a change of possession or during kicks. This...
NFL’s Roger Goodell, Troy Vincent address officiating complaints
The NFL won't apologize for correct calls, commissioner Roger Goodell said at the NFL owners meetings.
NIAA faces referee shortage that could affect fall season
(8/2) “As you can see, we’re under 50 percent for all sports,” Kristosik said.
American refs could elevate U.S. Soccer’s standing during the Women’s World Cup
Everything changed last December in Qatar when four Americans were named to the officiating team for the championship game.
UMPS CARE’s Paul Emmel gives back in this time of need
(4/9) Emmel, who’s been calling balls and strikes in The Show since July 1999, wasn’t slated to come back to the MLB grind until...
Referee attacked at high school basketball game, other referees protest until attacker arrested
Basketball officials say they don’t feel safe working games for Impact until the attacker is arrested.
Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby downplays talk of delaying College Football Playoff
(11/13) Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby on Friday downplayed his comments about potentially delaying the College Football Playoff and New Year's Six bowls because...
Most Experienced NBA Playoff Refs
(8/17) Scott Foster will be refereeing the postseason for the 21st time, and Tony Brothers will be doing it for the 20th time when...
Referees, feeling unappreciated, underpaid and unnerved by COVID-19, are fleeing high school football and...
(8/10) The scarcity of officials is a long-running problem in high school sports, some say, but the pandemic has brought it to a crisis...
MLB umpires prepare to begin checking pitchers for foreign substances Monday
(6/19) Beginning Monday, major league umpires will check pitchers for foreign substances after they've pitched.
WATCH: ADInsider – How Your Coaches’ Conduct Impacts Game Officials
Debbie Decker explains that the conduct of coaches and fans has a direct influence on retaining game officials.
Interested in Becoming an Official?
(7/16) Section V provides $2,000 each season to offset costs for first year officials. Reimbursement is $100 max per official.
Confidence is key: Nic Barbosa referee highly recommends the job
Not only does Nic Barbosa appreciate the life skills refereeing teaches, he loves this ‘hockey town’.
Referee Chris Rooney Mic’d Up for Winter Classic
Referee Chris Rooney was mic’d up for the 2022 Winter Classic between the St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild. Here’s a quick clip from...
Women Referees Pave the Way for Young Girls in the County
(3/3) Sarah Thomas shattered glass ceilings by becoming the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl. But, you don’t have to travel all the...
NFL: Week 3 referee assignments
Alex Kemp will lead his crew in Houston this Thursday night as the Panthers take on the Texans. Brad Allen and his crew are...
New training program aims to reverse Indiana referee shortage
RefReps aims to help with that. It offers programs in 13 sports.
Officials shortage further impacted by pandemic
(8/26) As some school districts move forward with fall sports, not every referee is following suit. "Those ADs (Athletic Directors) have reached out to...
John Higgins joins Des Moines radio station to talk about AAU tournament
After the game, Attitude Kid (aka # 38) walked up to Higgins, "put his middle finger up, and tells me 'You f**ing suck'".
Longtime umpire Kelly misses interaction
(4/8) The COVID-19 pandemic has indefinitely suspended Kentucky High School Athletic Association spring sports in 2020, and in the process has left Kelly, his...
Record-breaking umpire Joe West to retire after postseason
Umpire Joe West has officially informed Major League Baseball he will retire after the postseason.
Local business come together to have Free Ice Cream Cone Thursdays
(4/7) Greenville’s Dave McCartney, an OHSAA baseball umpire along with John Baumgardner and Dave Bush make up the local Dairy King family and continue...
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...
For first time in 70 years, a Kansan will be umpiring at the World...
(10/21) The last Kansan to work as home plate umpire was George Barr in Game 5 of the 1948 World Series when Bob Feller...
