NBA G League referees Ryan “RJ” Johnson, Ken Jones, Leah Lanie, Genesis Perrymond and Josh Reed have been named WNBA staff ...

It's not every day that an NBA referee is the one who needs restraining during a playoff game. Veteran official Tony Brothers was heated on Friday during ...

Late in the first quarter of Friday night’s matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic, an NBA official suffered what appeared to be a leg injury. Veteran referee Bill Kennedy, 59, who ...

Veteran official Bill Kennedy's signature style of announcing challenge results is filled with dramatic pauses and careful enunciation. Alika Jenner / Getty Images NBA officials are occasionally ...

AT TEN. SO WITH THE BASKETBALL SEASON UPON US, WE TALK ABOUT THE PLAYERS ALL THE TIME, RIGHT? BUT NOT USUALLY ABOUT THE PEOPLE WITH THE WHISTLES, UNLESS THEY MAKE A MISTAKE DURING THE GAME. AND THEN ...

After a viral exchange in the final moments of UConn's upset win over Duke with Huskies coach Dan Hurley, longtime college basketball referee Roger Ayers was not selected to be a part of the crew for ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Terry Wymer, a well-respected former college basketball referee and northwest Ohio native, died Saturday at the age of 66. The North Baltimore native officiated for three and a ...

In the second round of the Sun Belt Championship, the South Alabama Jaguars and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers faced off on Wednesday. While the game ended in an 80-70 win for the Jaguars, the biggest ...

Joe DeRosa owns Smitty Officials Apparel in Canton. He uses his experiences as an NBA referee to create sports officials ...

MONROVIA, Ind. (WISH) — The Indiana High School Athletic Association has shared the name of the referee who collapsed and died during a girls high school basketball game in Monrovia on Friday. Jeffrey ...