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Meet the NBA's Replacement Referees

The NBA has opened its training camp in New York for replacement officials, a group that includes 35 with experience in the NBA's Development League, six with WNBA experience and two that worked in the NBA before being fired in recent years. Those numbers are based on the list of 44 officials -- obtained by FanHouse --...

NBA Better Prepared to Open With Replacement Officials

Joel Litvin, NBA president of league and basketball operations, said Tuesday that the league is much better prepared to open the season with replacement officials than it was in 1995, the last time they were used.The NBA last week locked out its regular referees after failing to negotiate a new contract with their union,...

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05/29/12 Rugby: Players hesitant over North-South game Source: New Zealand City It's not getting much traction with the public, the NZRU aren't overly keen, and now it appears some players are hesitant of taking part the upcoming North-South game in Dunedin.
05/19/12 Horse racing in Ottawa in precarious state Source: Ottawa Sun - Ottawa - ON - Canada Horse racers compete on Thursday evening at the Rideau Carleton Raceway in Ottawa.
05/18/12 Outside law firm brought into Arts Center of North... Source: Frisco Enterprise - Frisco TX The firm would help answer any questions the owner cities have concerning the dissolution of the project.
05/17/12 Outside law firm brought into arts center discussions Source: Frisco Enterprise - Frisco TX The Arts Center of North Texas' days have appeared to be numbered since the project failed to meet its six-month funding goals earlier this year.
05/11/12 B-17 pilot honored for World War II heroics â 67... Source: Daily Herald - Arlington Heights IL That youthful feeling of invincibility was part of what helped Elmer Wulf, Hugh Robbie Robinson and their crew survive a Valentines Day, 1945, assault on their B-17 bomber and an emergency landing in rugged terrain during World War II.