Jordan Clarkson pushes referee (video), fined $25,000
(1/1) As expected, the NBA has fined Clarkson for contact with a referee — it will cost him $25,000. The league going to draw...
Job Posting: NCAA Men’s Basketball National Coordinator of Officials
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is in search of its next National Coordinator of Men's Basketball Officiating.
NFHS Rules-Writing Task Continues with Focus on Sportsmanship, Minimizing Risk
The NFHS continues in its devotion to minimizing risk of injury, sportsmanship and maintaining the sound traditions of the sport.
How tragedy in the ring shaped Africa Boxing referee Pumeza Zinakile’s career
Her instinct to looks after of people in her care is part of her day job too, as she's a nurse in a Johannesburg...
Betty Ellis: She Ran the Line
(5/16) On May 16, 1981, Ellis made history, becoming the first female to officiate a professional soccer game in the United States. She ran...
Video shows parent tackling referee at youth soccer game
Video showing a youth sports referee being tackled by an adult at a youth soccer game has been forwarded to the Placer County District...
Minor League Baseball to move second base closer to home plate in 2022 as...
MLB wants to use bigger bases, but now we know moving second base slightly inward toward home plate is also on the table.
IHSAA will allow activities to resume July 1
(5/7) Indiana High School Athletic Association on Wednesday said school sponsored summer activities will resume July 1. According to IHSAA, the summer programs will...
PRO referees present their take on the #StayAtHomeChallenge
(3/21) Players and coaches around MLS have been participating in the #StayAtHomeChallenge to do their part to help flatten the curve of the COVID-19...
Toxic parents, dwindling officials and the march toward T-ball replay
We have reached a tipping point with youth sports in this coarsening country. Major-league expectations and 2023 arrogance.
Ann Schroeder, one of Nebraska’s first female basketball refs, retires after 35 years
(2/23) Ann Schroeder has seen a lot in her 35 years of officiating. Now it’s time to hang up the whistle. Schroeder, one of...
Dan Schachte, first American to officiate 2,000 NHL games, dies
Schachte was an NHL linesman for 30 years. He was selected for five Stanley Cup finals and the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City.
BREAKING: Florida football on pause due to COVID cases
(10/13) “The University of Florida football team has experienced an increase in positive COVID tests among players this week. Out of an abundance of...
Leaders at NFHS Officials Consortium Suggest Changes in Attitudes, Behavior
Unacceptable behavior by coaches, parents and other spectators has pushed many officials to the sidelines.
NFHS: All States Back in Action to Celebrate National High School Activities Month
The week of October 18-24 is National Coaches, Advisors, Officials and Sponsors Week.
AREA REFEREES MAKE GENEROUS CALL; SUPPORT A CAUSE CLOSE TO THEIR OWN HEARTS
(2/5) Della Weber and her family received a heartwarming surprise after the South Platte vs. Bayard basketball game Friday night, Jan. 29 when three...
Is the Rose Bowl in jeopardy? Doubt looms over one of college football’s greatest...
(12/10) The Rose Bowl has long been regarded as the Granddaddy of Them All, the quintessential college football experience replete with an epic sunset,...
It’s not just players: Local referees like dealing with coronavirus crisis too
(3/30) Like many these days, Robin Volpone has taken to organizing to fill some of her time stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic....
MARTIN MCNALLY | GAA REFEREE ON LACK OF GAMES; OFFICIALS’ FUNDRASING DRIVE
(5/7) Referee Martin McNally joined Ger and Eoin for a chat around the GAA's plans for no inter-county action before October, keeping fit in...
German third-tier match suspended after referee doused in beer
The match officials waited, surveying the situation, before the leaving the field. TV showed the fan throwing the beer at the referee's face.
Remembering #6 Tony Brown
WATCH: In loving memory of Tony Brown (1967-2022).
Ted Valentine returns to help grow and improve OVAC basketball officiating
Whether it’s on the basketball court or in a meeting room at the Highlands Sports Complex, Ted Valentine has the ability to command the...
Nigel Owens: ‘We need to get back to the referee actually reffing the game’
(11/24) It is not just because Owens, about to take charge of his 100th Test, the first to reach such a landmark, has always...
More Officials, Better Fan Behavior Needed in High School Sports
(4/28) Unfortunately, there is an ever-increasing issue that could put a kink in the return-to-play plans across the country – a shortage of officials,...
