Sports officiating
FILE - Tennessee coach Tony Vitello disputes a call during the team's NCAA college baseball tournament regional game against Wright State on June 4, 2021, in Knoxville, Tenn. A University of Tennessee fraternity played off Vitello's suspension for chest-bumping an umpire to raise money Wednesday, April 20, 2022, for an organization serving active military members and veterans. Vitello agreed to chest-bump anyone who wanted one and had $2 to donate to the Wounded Warriors Project. (Calvin Mattheis/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, File)
Chest bumps for charity: Vols coach makes best of suspension

Apr. 20, 2022 06:32 PM EDT

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright pauses between batters while wearing No. 21 on his cap during the fourth inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 7, 2022, in St. Louis. Winners of the Roberto Clemente Award, like Wainwright, will wear his No. 21 on back of their caps for the rest of their major league careers. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Opening Day in MLB: New No. 21 patches, NL DHs and Guardians

By Ben Walker Apr. 08, 2022 02:53 AM EDT

Arizona guard Kerr Kriisa reacts after a foul call during the second half of a second-round NCAA college basketball tournament game against TCU, Sunday, March 20, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Feisty Kriisa brings antics and energy to top-seed Arizona

By Jim Vertuno Mar. 23, 2022 06:07 PM EDT

New Mexico State guard Teddy Allen (0) drives against Arkansas guard Au'Diese Toney during the first half of a college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA men's tournament Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Greensboro Regional - First Round - Game 3 (win) at Greensboro Regional - First Round - Game 4 (win) 3/21/2022

Mar. 19, 2022 08:56 PM EDT

St. Peter's guard Matthew Lee (15) drives past Kentucky guard TyTy Washington Jr., right, during the first half of a college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tulane Green Wave 3/21/2022

Mar. 17, 2022 07:24 PM EDT

Tulane guard Devon Baker (20) releases a shot over Houston forward Josh Carlton (25) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, March 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)
Pac-12 - Semifinal 2 (win) at Pac-12 - Semifinal 1 (win) 3/12/2022

Mar. 12, 2022 04:04 PM EST

West Virginia coach Bob Huggins talks to players during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Kansas State in the first round of the Big 12 Conference tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday, March 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
WVU's Huggins ejected in first half of Big 12 tourney game

Mar. 10, 2022 03:59 PM EST

Boston College's DeMarr Langford Jr., right, in grey, celebrates with Jaeden Zackery, center, in grey, celebrates after winning in overtime of an NCAA college basketball game against Wake Forest during the Atlantic Coast Conference men's tournament, Wednesday, March 9, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Boston College Eagles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons 3/9/2022

Mar. 09, 2022 05:12 PM EST

Louisville's Sydney Curry (21) reacts after scoring alongside Georgia Tech's Khalid Moore (12) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game of the Atlantic Coast Conference men's tournament, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Conference USA - First Round - Game 2 (win) at Florida Atlantic Owls 3/9/2022

Mar. 08, 2022 08:00 PM EST

Gonzaga head coach Mark Few watches San Francisco huddle as referees review a play during the first half of an NCAA semifinal college basketball game at the West Coast Conference tournament Monday, March 7, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
Saint Mary's Gaels at Gonzaga Bulldogs 3/8/2022

Mar. 07, 2022 10:24 PM EST

Iowa's Tony Perkins, right, warms up with teammates before the team's NCAA college basketball game against Nebraska, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, in Lincoln, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers 2/25/2022

Feb. 25, 2022 08:28 PM EST

Former Connecticut player and current Charlotte Hornets guard James Bouknight, center, hides in the student section after being ejected from his courtside seats by an official in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Xavier, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Ex-Huskies star Bouknight tossed; No. 24 UConn tops Xavier

By Neill Ostrout Feb. 19, 2022 02:51 PM EST

Oklahoma State forward Moussa Cisse (33) takes a shot while under pressure from West Virginia forward Isaiah Cottrell (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Stillwater, Okla. (AP Photo/Brody Schmidt)
West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma State Cowboys 2/12/2022

Feb. 12, 2022 03:12 PM EST

Xavier's Zach Freemantle (55) shoots against Seton Hall's Tray Jackson (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Xavier Musketeers at Seton Hall Pirates 2/9/2022

Feb. 09, 2022 08:12 PM EST

Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley reacts toward an official during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Stanford in Stanford, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Arizona State's Hurley fined, suspended after confrontation

Jan. 23, 2022 10:53 PM EST

CORRECTS SPELLING TO AYERS, INSTEAD OF AYRES - Referee Roger Ayers, center, speaks with officials from the University of Louisville and from the KFC Yum! Center to discuss a leak over the court, before a scheduled NCAA college basketball game between Boston College and Louisville in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Boston College Eagles at Louisville Cardinals 1/19/2022

Jan. 19, 2022 06:58 PM EST

Florida State fans get ready for the NCAA college basketball game against Duke in Tallahassee, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)
Duke Blue Devils at Florida State Seminoles 1/18/2022

Jan. 18, 2022 08:36 PM EST

Colorado guard Elijah Parquet, top, hangs from the rim after dunking the ball for a basket over Eastern Washington forward Ethan Price in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Eastern Washington Eagles at Colorado Buffaloes 12/8/2021

Dec. 08, 2021 08:24 PM EST

Texas Rio Grande Valley forward Rayquan Taylor, top, pulls down a rebound against Texas forward Tre Mitchell (33) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at Texas Longhorns 12/3/2021

Dec. 03, 2021 07:46 PM EST

Missouri's Kobe Brown, right, misses a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Paul Quinn Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Paul Quinn College Tigers at Missouri Tigers 11/29/2021

Nov. 29, 2021 09:00 PM EST