When basketball officials Amy Sampson, Jami Bauer and Carla Hall took the court together last week, they may have made history.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Tarrell Willis shouldn't be standing on the court wearing black and white stripes looking up at the American flag with his hand on his chest and tears in his eyes as the national ...

At the center of everything good in Tarrell Willis' life has been basketball. Willis is one of the newest refs in the DI officiating consortium that includes the Big Ten, MAC, Summit, Mountain West ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In any sport, referees often bear the brunt of spectators’ disagreements with their decisions. They spend most nights being yelled at, with many fans throwing up every insult ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - For 50 years, Kelly Whelan’s whistle has been a familiar sound in high school gyms across Ohio. Now, after a half-century officiating basketball games—including countless matchups ...

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 ...

Frank Scagliotta spent over 30 years as a Division I college basketball official, worked three Final Fours and earned the 1998 Naismith Award for the nation's top official. While he retired from ...