A new after-school pilot program at Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School in Easton is helping students become certified basketball referees while addressing a statewide shortage of ...

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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 ...

MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio -- With youth leagues and high schools across Ohio facing a shortage of referees, Polaris Career Center is stepping in with a new program aimed at training the next generation ...

WNBA officiating has been under ongoing scrutiny this season from coaching and player complaints. The brewing frustrations have exploded in the playoffs with nearly every coach taking time in their ...

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 ...

MIAMI — Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers is, by his own admission, not the best referee. When he is calling fouls in practice, he doesn't call much. The NBA sent him and his colleagues some help this fall.