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In the NBA this season, teams will see same refs more often
There are nine people who have been on the court to start four different games at Staples Center so far this season. Only eight of them are players. The other is referee Scott Foster. There might be no better way to explain how and why the NBA has changed the travel rules for officials this year than...
Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson was fined $25,000 by NBA
NEW YORK (AP) — Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Friday for making contact with a game official Thursday night in the Jazz's 106-95 home loss to the Phoenix Suns. The incident occurred early in the second quarter. Clarkson is averaging 16.5 points and 22.6 minutes this...
Hayward, Hornets hand Nets first loss of season, 106-104
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Gordon Hayward gave Hornets fans a little taste of why owner Michael Jordan felt strongly about luring him to Charlotte with a four-year, $120 million contract last month. Hayward, acquired in a sign-and-trade with Boston, had 28 points, seven assists and six rebounds, and Charlotte...
COVID-19 halts basketball and the voices announcing games
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — For 41 years, Richard Blakely’s daily routine in the winter has mostly been the same. Get up in the morning, do a sports update, then gas up the car and head to a gym somewhere in the area to call a basketball game. Blakely’s called thousands of games the last 38 years...
Simone Jelks promoted, is 7th woman to be full-time NBA ref
NEW YORK (AP) — Simone Jelks was one of three referees promoted to full-time status by the NBA on Wednesday, making her the fifth woman on the current lineup of officials. Jelks joins the group of female NBA referees that also includes Lauren Holtkamp-Sterling, Ashley Moyer-Gleich, Natalie Sago and Jenna...
Road warriors: Stanford caps trip with win over UCLA in 2 OT
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Nothing was going to surprise Stanford coach David Shaw at the end of 19 straight days on the road, including his team squandering a large halftime lead to UCLA, falling behind by two touchdowns in the fourth quarter and then rallying to win it in double overtime. The Cardinal...
Like teams, NBA refs have new health and safety protocols
NBA referees will have to adhere to many of the same new health and safety protocols as coaches and players are this season, all part of the league’s plan to try to keep everyone safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Referees will be tested daily, just like players and coaches, and will have to comply with...
Extraordinary walk off highlights racism in European soccer
Players have taken a knee, unfurled slogans and demanded tougher action only to find European soccer remains infested with racism. But on Tuesday, at the end of a year of striking gestures against racial injustice and discrimination worldwide, elite players of the Champions League took the extraordinary step of...
Meridian referee still loves to officiate after decades
MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — Gary “Chic” Johnson estimates he was around 13 years old when he first got into officiating. At that age, Johnson obviously couldn’t be an MHSAA referee, but his middle school physical education coach, Q.V. Sykes, asked Johnson one evening if he would officiating...
Texas prep player faces assault charge, team out of playoffs
EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — A Texas high school football player who ran onto the field and blindsided a referee who had ejected him from a game was charged with assault Friday and his team has been taken out of the playoffs. Senior defensive lineman Emmanuel Duron of Edinburg High School appeared in municipal...
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