Riedel Communications, in cooperation with the German Basketball Federation (DBB) and the German Sport University Cologne ...

A retired NBA referee visited Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School to teach students training to become referees. Gary Zielinski, who officiated games played by basketball stars such ...

Red Bank's Tom Lopes worked three Final Fours and received the highest honor in all of officiating. He was hailed as a mentor.

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 ...

NBA referees always have to be on top of the action, making crucial decisions on the fly. Still, they get criticized and subjected to verbal and, at times, even physical abuse from players, coaches ...

The NBA announced it has reinstated former veteran official Eric Lewis, who resigned in 2023 after it was discovered that he operated a social media burner account that made unauthorized comments on ...

The mental image is indelible and it always makes Dave Greiner smile. The Pleasantville and Valhalla boys high school basketball teams were playing each other at Pace University. It was one of the ...

Howie Green officiated for 66 years and worked about 24,000 games. Green died Oct. 17. Green enjoyed mentoring officials and loved being in the gym. The mental image is indelible and it always makes ...