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...take him up on the offer - though he would surely make his opinion heard regardless - is Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, arguably the loudest ref critic on the planet. And though it's early in Johnson's tenure, Cuban is encouraged. "The biggest challenge the officiating group had was lack of experience in managing high-stress professionals," Cuban writes in an e-mail. "To say [Johnson] has that part mastered is an understatement." In addition to bringing on Johnson, the NBA has changed its management structure, separating referee oversight from its general basketball operations and dedicating a specific person...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can an Army General Whip NBA Refs into Shape? | 10/29/2008 | See Source »

...only goals of the game occurred in the first half, where the Terriers outshot the Crimson 7 to 5. BU goalkeeper Kim Kastuk was too much for the Crimson to handle as she recorded five saves in the shutout. Captain Kylie Stone notched three saves, but the lack of offense kept Harvard from capturing the win. “They did a really good job of protecting [their goalie],” Caples said about the Terrier defense. “They weren’t giving us second chance opportunities.” “[Kastuk] had some...

Author: By Melissa Schellberg, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: BU Terrs Down Crimson in Bad Boston Weather | 10/29/2008 | See Source »

...stretch of the imagination believe that the Crimson played well before the break. Giving up 118 yards rushing and two touchdowns to a single guy in one half is not exactly what we’d call dominating the competition, but the Tigers were surely helped by a lack of consistency from the officiating crew. The entire complexion of the game would’ve been different without that missed call.Numerous times the officials handed the Tigers a first down on what should have been second or third and short, and once the back judge—standing nearly...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MAD ABOUT YOU: Officiating Still Poor Down in New Jersey | 10/29/2008 | See Source »

...that this senior is calm and collected with only five hours to go until her design hits the runway. In fact, wearing a zebra print tank top, white blazer, and dark jeans tucked into her black knee high leather boots, Dang’s biggest hurdle came not from lack of time or experience. Instead, it came upon receiving her inspirational alum Cotton Mather, class of 1678. Dang says her initial reaction was an incredulous, “How am I going to do this?!” She started thinking of Mather house, puritans, and witches, in order...

Author: By Catherine J. Zielinski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Quinn L. Dang ’09 | 10/29/2008 | See Source »

...United States.” “Before, French leaders tried to show their independence from the United States,” Lamassoure said. “We cannot afford to maintain differences in opinion between both sides of the Atlantic.” He termed the lack of communication between Europe and the United States on the issue of nuclear proliferation “literally insane.” Lamassoure added that European powers are increasingly willing to help American efforts in the Middle East. “We will share the financial, military, political, and human burden...

Author: By Ellen X. Yan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: U.S., EU Relations Touted | 10/29/2008 | See Source »

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