TV replays approved for NBA referees
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Referees will be able to use  television replays to review flagrant fouls and player  altercations from the start of the 2007-08 season, the NBA said  Wednesday.
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The NBA has entered into a new five-year collective bargaining agreement with the National Basketball Referees Association (NBRA), thus eliminating the possibility of having replacement officials work the upcoming season.
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Long before word recently broke that white referees in the National Basketball Association were calling fouls at a higher rate on black athletes than on white athletes, and long before studies found racial disparities in how black and white applicants get called for job interviews, researchers no...
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The NBA finals were a television bust. San Antonio's four-game sweep of Cleveland finished with a record-low 6.2 television rating and 11 share on ABC, Nielsen Media Research said Friday.
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A federal judge on Thursday approved suspended Indiana Pacers star Jermaine O&#39;Neal&#39;s bid to play on Christmas in a rematch of two NBA teams whose last game in November ended
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NBA referee Joey Crawford was reinstated to the officiating staff Monday after being suspended for an episode involving nine-times All-Star Tim Duncan.
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - NBA vice president Stu Jackson  Wednesday handed out suspensions for four players involved in a  fight during Monday's preseason game between the Washington  Wizards and Chicago Bulls.
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ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat must replay the final 51.9 seconds of their game last month because the NBA said the official scorer ruled incorrectly that Shaquille O'Neal fouled out. This will be the first time since 1982 the league has sent teams back on the court for a replay.
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DETROIT, United States : Indiana Pacers star Ron Artest has been suspended 30 games and two teammates were suspended 20 games each for their parts in an ugly brawl between players and spectators at a National Basketball Association game, a television
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The National Basketball Association said Friday they are working closely with the FBI who are reportedly probing possible match-fixing involving a former league referee.
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at least according to the Big Ten football coaches, who voted unanimously to extend the conference&#39;s experiment with instant replay.
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The Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat must replay the final 51.9 seconds of their game last month because the NBA said the official scorer ruled incorrectly that Shaquille O'Neal fouled out. This will be the first time since 1982 the league has sent teams back on the court for a replay.
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The Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat must replay the final 51.9 seconds of their game last month because the N.B.A. said the official scorer ruled incorrectly that Shaquille OâNeal fouled out. This will be the first time since 1982 that the league has sent teams back on the court for a replay.
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The FBI is investigating allegations that a veteran NBA referee bet on basketball games, including ones in which he officiated.
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Last Sunday night, while announcing the suspensions of Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson, Jermaine O'Neal, Ben Wallace, and others, the commissioner of the NBA, David Stern, spoke forcefully and eloquently about redefining &quot;the covenant between players and fans and between fans and fans, and [making] sure we can play our games in a very welcoming and peaceful setting.&quot;
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Basketball Phil Jackson was fined $25,000 by the NBA yesterday for criticizing referees after the Lakers' 114-108 loss to Utah Friday. Jackson was quoted in several newspapers about the way the officials -- Derrick Stafford , Derek Richardson and Leroy Richardson -- handled center Andrew Bynum . In the second quarter, Bynum was called for traveling and moments later he ...
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The National Basketball Association reinstated referee Joey Crawford on Monday, five months after he was suspended indefinitely for &quot;improper conduct and lack of professionalism.&quot;