Sarah Thomas is set to become the first woman in the history of the NFL to work regular season games. There have been women in the past who were part of the referee crew, but they have only called preseason games at best.
Sarah Thomas is set to become the first woman in the history of the NFL to work regular season games. There have been women in the past who were part of the referee crew, but they have only called preseason games at best.
Rosalyn Gold-Onwude is the new Golden State Warriors sideline reporter for CSN and she’s drawing eyes from every angle, even a referee. The young and beautiful reporter was doing her job, a camera standup when a referee was caught staring at the goods. The photo went viral all over Internet including to Rosalyn herself who was a good sport and laughed about it.
Chris Paul has been fined $25,000 for his public criticism of Lauren Holtkamp, the first-year referee who called a technical foul against the Los Angeles Clippers star point guard earlier this week. The NBA announced the fine Saturday, two days after Paul sounded off on Holtkamp following the Clippers’ loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. I seriously hope the league is fining Paul for his comments in general and not because they felt he disrespected the official because she is a woman.
Boston Celtics forward Evan Turner was ejected from their game against the Toronto Raptors last night after he tossed the ball towards a referee.
These players asked for it! Soccer games in other parts of the world are not anywhere nearly as civilized as pro sports in America. This is another example of that. The players disagree with the call the ref made so bad that they begin bumping him and pushing him. He runs away at first, but when they keep coming near him he hooks off! He knocks out one player, just before kicking another one. Next time the players will not be so quick to press him. Check it out after the jump.