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

D.J. Carstensen, a Milwaukee native and two-time Iowa High School All-State selection, came to Utica in the 1980s to play ...

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 ...

Being a referee is hard. Rarely are you liked. Often, you’re blamed. But it’s hard not to like Genesis Perrymond. A ...

A Los Angeles Clippers player has floated a radical rule change in response to growing frustration around NBA officiating, ...

Rick Barry joins to help examine how referees could inadvertently balance team skills in playoffs, affecting game physicality ...

Final Four refs talked to IndyStar about their rituals, methods for calming down angry coaches and the unspoken emotional toll the job takes.

HONESDALE — Bob Spaulding was just a wide-eyed 19 year old when he stepped on the court to referee his very first high school basketball game. Today, nearly six decades later, Spaulding is still ...

All the Indiana Fever wanted from their highly anticipated season opener was a win over the Dallas Wings and, eventually, a ...

Any player or coach (who isn’t spinning out in the aftermath of a hard-fought loss) will tell you the same thing: referees do not decide the final outcome of a game. Officials always play a minor role ...

Tom Lopes, a renowned college basketball referee, passed away at the age of 83. His 35-year career included 20 NCAA tournaments and three Final Fours. Lopes received the Naismith College Official of ...