NCAA Establishes National Referees' Commission
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Longtime college and NFL referee David Parry will be the first national coordinator of college football officiating.
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After the 1989 men&#39;s soccer finalists were declared co-champions when the game couldn&#39;t be settled in overtime, the NCAA instituted a penalty shootout following a set amount of extra time.
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Henry O. Nichols, the NCAA's supervisor of basketball officials for the past 22 seasons, has helped make officials accountable not to coaches, but to him.
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David Stern, the N.B.A. commissioner, is expected to hold a news conference this week to discuss the leagueâs involvement in the F.B.I.âs gambling investigation of the referee Tim Donaghy.
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Basketball referees matter. All sports officials matter, of course, but basketball referees have a particular importance because they a) determine who will play and b) how the game will be played. A referee is at least as important as a good player in the determination of any game's outcome.
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The people who pushed the NFL into a successful minority hiring effort are now turning their attention to the NCAA.
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Basketball NBA commissioner David Stern is expected to hold a news conference this week to discuss the league's involvement in the FBI's gambling investigation of the referee Tim Donaghy , the New York Times reported. According to two people briefed on the investigation who spoke on condition of anonymity, the NBA had no knowledge of Donaghy's betting, and questions as ...
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The N.B.A. hired a 28-year veteran referee to evaluate the leagueâs officiating crew chiefs.
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In or out? Tennisâ governing bodies are looking at various systems to aid officials, but so far, they all are flawed. BY JEFF WILLIAMS.
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The National Basketball Association has found a big percentage of referees violated its no-gambling rule, but will move to change the rules rather than punish the officials, commissioner David Stern said Thursday.
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An NCAA committee recommends reversing rules enacted last season to shorten football games because the changes resulted in fewer plays being run.
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School administrators across the nation say the NCAA's effort to clean up prep basketball and eliminate "diploma mills" has caused as many problems as it's solved.
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NEW YORK -- NBA referees have entered into a five-year collective bargaining agreement with the league, removing the possibility of having replacement officials work the upcoming season.
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The NCAA is forming a task force of university presidents to help athletic departments cope with soaring costs.
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The NCAA and U.S. Olympic Committee are studying ways to preserve traditional Olympic sports at colleges.
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If ACC commissioner John Swofford and six of his conference&#39;s school presidents had gotten their way, the league would be hosting its first official championship game this weekend.
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Over the off-season, Bowl Championship officials quietly implemented a change in the formula used to select the two college football teams that will square off in the national championship game.