HS Baseball Game Stopped Mid-Inning Over COVID-19
(7/2) A high school baseball season in eastern Iowa was abruptly suspended mid-game after word was received that one of the players may have...
Chula Vista teacher among 47 MLS referees who also will experience ‘bubble life’
(7/1) In her 11 years as a professional soccer referee, Felisha Mariscal has worked World Cup games, MLS playoffs and Olympic qualifiers. She hass...
NHL Referee, Linesman Join Celebs for High School Virtual Awards Ceremony
(7/1) Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute ended its year on a very memorable note. The Ontario high school’s virtual year-end awards ceremony featured over 30...
What Do NFL Referees Do the Other Six Days of the Week?
(7/1) Football fans upset over a blown call may spout off on social media about how “that ref’s no rocket scientist.” They need to...
Key questions as Minor League Baseball officially cancels 2020 season
(7/1) "These are unprecedented times for our country and our organization as this is the first time in our history that we've had a...
MLB Mulls Reduced Travel for Umpires in COVID Season
(6/30) Major League Baseball is reportedly considering mitigation strategies for its most exposed Tier 1 cohort that go above and beyond COVID testing and other...
Mike Kitts’ battle with coronavirus: ‘You don’t know which way it’s going to go’
(6/30) Kitts, the Syracuse native and noted former college basketball referee, had contracted coronavirus. He would spend the next eight days at Crouse Hospital,...
NBA senior vice president, referee operations Joe Borgia announces retirement
(6/30) “I am grateful to have had the opportunity to officiate at the top of our profession and then transition to a role committed...
NBRA Announces Ratification of Agreement Governing Re-Start of Season in Orlando
(6/29) The members of the National Basketball Referees Association (NBRA) have ratified a Letter of Agreement with the NBA addressing issues related to the...
NEW PODCAST: Patrick Fraher – NBA Referee
(6/29) Patrick Fraher has been an NBA referee since 2001. He has officiated more than 1,100 regular-season games and more than 50 playoff games...
North Bay referees holding out hope for fall season
(6/29) At last count, there were some 55 men and women in the North Bay Officials Association (NBOA), an alarmingly low number that has...
Virus causing shortage of umpires
(6/29) Fewer umpires are working this baseball and softball season because of coronavirus. Bob Juliano, a sports assigner, said of his 180 umpires, about...
Torey Lovullo is ready to use social distancing while arguing with umpires
(6/28) The sport has its own sort of subculture to it with sunflower seeds, tobacco, peanuts and so on. Basically, we’ve all gotten used...
Morehouse College cancels football, cross country seasons due to COVID-19
(6/27) “Like all of the decisions we've made related to COVID-19, this was a difficult one but was made with the health and well-being...
Utah high school sports always need more referees
(6/26) Can taking on a role that results in almost constant public pressure and even verbal attacks be a positive life-changing experience? Jeff Cluff,...
Is This Whistle the Future of Refereeing?
(6/26) In the age of coronavirus, the whistle may face an existential challenge, or, at the very least, a serious rethinking. To use almost...
Kansas faces referee shortage as play resumes
(6/26) Prior to the coronavirus, there was already a shortage of sports officials in Kansas due to assaults towards officiants. Now, some are taking...
John Swofford to retire as ACC commissioner after 2020-21 season
(6/25) John Swofford has spent his entire career in the ACC. Some might even say he saved the ACC. With the hard work done...
Tribute to long-serving referee John Fenning
(6/25) John, who passed away earlier this month, has been described as "a dedicated and loyal servant to football and refereeing in Kent for...
FIBA takes important steps to increase opportunities for female referees
(6/25) As part of one of the strategic objectives for the 2019-2023 cycle, Women in Basketball, measures are being put in place by FIBA's...
MLB Ground Rules
(6/25) Get ready for a 2020 MLB season by taking a spin around the league and see the ground rule differences in each ball...
Craig Hockridge remembered as solid referee, great man
(6/25) Officials in any sport have the toughest job of anyone in the game. They’re the ones who end up on the receiving end...
Chicago White Sox Reportedly Planning to Have Fans at Games This Year
(6/24) As you may recall, Illinois has successfully navigated to Phase 4 of its reopening process, which means that, as of Friday, outdoor sports...
Minor league umps squeezed as lost year looms
(6/23) All across baseball, farm systems are shut down because of the virus outbreak. So for Dannegger, a 24-year-old umpire prospect with a promising...
