The GHSA has announced that all four of the 2019 State Lacrosse Championship games (Boys and Girls, 1-5A and 6-7A) will be played at Fifth Third Bank Stadium on the campus of Kennesaw State University. Read about their new hybrid turf/grass field here All games will take place on Saturday May 18, 2019 with a more »
Anyone heard the joke about the ref who should buy a ticket to the game because they were ball watching? As a fan, your natural inclination is to watch where the ball goes. It takes will power and self-discipline to overcome that habit. An official that ball watches will consistently miss fouls and violations. It more »
Until the late 1800s, baseball umpires did not use any signals. Some historians credit William “Dummy” Hoy, a deaf player with the Washington Nationals, with introducing hand signals for balls and strikes, safe and out calls. Others, credit umpire Bill “The Old Arbiter” Klem, who began officiating two years after Hoy retired, with inventing hand more »