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Gauging Gage: Referees are people too

Story by Gage Johnson Sports Editor gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Recently I worked at an AAU basketball tournament in Paducah, Kentucky, covering teams that were there while keeping stats and running scoreboards. I left the event early, but upon returning the next morning, I was alerted of some disturbing news. During the final game of the day on Read More

Referee numbers decline amid safety concerns

Keenan Hall Staff writer khall16@murraystate.edu The  National Association of Sports Officials reported that there is a shortage in the number of new referees and officials nationwide after many across the country have questioned the quality of officials in sports this year.    In the spring of 2017, the NASO surveyed over 17,400 referees to help Read More

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