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...bringing on Johnson, the NBA has changed its management structure, separating referee oversight from its general basketball operations and dedicating a specific person to work with the refs full-time. Johnson occupies a new post in the NBA hierarchy, as senior vice president of referee operations. Former NBA coach and general manager Stu Jackson, who ostensibly oversaw the refs in addition to his myriad other responsibilities as the league's executive vice president for basketball operations, is now free to focus on other matters. "We finally have somebody who is just ours," veteran ref Crawford says. "Before, we had people...
...some degree, of course, Johnson is enjoying the honeymoon phase of his NBA career. How many times have we seen players break public bread with a new coach after his hiring only to toss it in his face a few months later? And at the end of the day, fans don't care if Mother Teresa is in charge of the refs: if Joey Crawford misses that goal-tending call at the end of a Lakers game or sends Kobe to the showers early, all of Los Angeles will be calling for his head. The refs need more than...
...size nor his demeanor gives off the typical airs of a football player, but his performances on the field tell the story.“The kids love him, he’s one of the top five most sincerely humble guys on the team,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said after the win against Princeton. “Schultzy, correct me if I’m wrong, but every time you see him you just want to hug him.”“I don’t even know what to say to that...
...qualifying singles play Friday morning, Rosekrans failed to advance to the main draw. She fell to Richmond’s Joanna Matuszczyk, 7-5, 6-2. “[Rosekrans] did a pretty good job of mixing things up as far as tempo and strategy go,” coach Traci Green said, “But her opponent got the best of her that day.” Having failed as a team to qualify for the ITA Indoor National Championships next month, Harvard’s fall season has come to a close. But their final tournament...
...captain Michael Fucito each had a goal and an assist to lead the Crimson, which now holds a 5-0 record at home and sits atop the Ivy League.“Right now you have to get results. And we got a good result today,” coach Jamie Clark said.Harvard got off to a sluggish start in the first half, failing to muster much pressure on the Providence side of the pitch. “We just came off a pretty hard game against Princeton; it’s a midweek game—it?...