NFL VP Of Officiating Dean Blandino Joins Ben & Skin
Follow The Fan: Facebook | Twitter PHOENIX, AZ (105.3 THE FAN) – It was the call that basically ended the Dallas Cowboys 2014 season. Dez Bryant, Green Bay Packers, NFL Officials…and done. This story...
View ArticleMLB Announces Pace-Of-Play Changes, Replay Tweaks
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter Major League Baseball is making some changes to speed up the length of games but it won’t implement some of the more radical proposals to make games shorter. The...
View ArticleBaylor Walk-On RB Ruled Ineligible For NCAA Rules Violation
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter Baylor says running back Silas Nacita will no longer be part of the football program because of rules violations that affect his eligibility. Nacita, a walk-on...
View ArticleSignificant NFL Replay Rules Changes Proposed
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (AP) – Significant changes to the use of video replay, including reviewing all fouls called by game officials, will be proposed by the NFL’s competition...
View ArticleNFL Changing Extra-Point Kicks To 15-Yard Line
Follow The Fan: Facebook | Twitter The NFL is moving back extra-point kicks and allowing defenses to score on conversion turnovers. The owners on Tuesday approved the competition committee’s proposal...
View ArticleNHL Moving Closer To Coaches’ Challenge System
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (AP) – The NHL is a step closer to a coaches’ challenge system. The joint NHL/NHL Players’ Association competition committee said Thursday that it...
View ArticleNASCAR To Go To Lower Downforce For July Race At Kentucky
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – NASCAR will use a rules package with lower downforce for next month’s race at Kentucky Speedway. The change announced Tuesday by chief...
View ArticleBaylor University Drops ‘Homosexual Acts’ From Conduct Rules
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter WACO (AP) – The world’s largest Baptist university has dropped specific references to homosexual acts from its sexual conduct policy. The Baylor University’s...
View ArticleCowboys ‘Dez Caught It’? Blandino Sticks With His Ruling
Follow The Fan: Facebook | Twitter DALLAS (105.3 THE FAN) – Cowboys fans are probably hanging onto the issue the way they believe Dez Bryant held onto that football. NFL vice president of officiating...
View ArticleNCAA Tweaks March Madness Seeding Rules For More Flexibility
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee is making some changes to how it seeds teams for March Madness. The committee will now have the...
View ArticleNFL Close To Implementing New Football Inspection Rules
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter The NFL is preparing to send out instructions to game officials and teams explaining new rules for inspecting footballs. Two people familiar with the league’s...
View ArticleMLB, Players Union Agree To Ban Baserunners From Rolling Blocks
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (AP) – Major League Baseball and the players’ union have banned rolling block slides to break up potential double plays, hoping to prevent a repeat of the...
View ArticleBlind Man Says McKinney Intersection Unsafe For Disabled People
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter MCKINNEY (CBSDFW.COM) – Collin County is growing fast, but can the infrastructure keep up with the demands of the people who live there? A McKinney man says a busy...
View ArticleRules Committee Official: OSU Error Shouldn’t Prompt Changes
Follow The Fan: Facebook | Twitter The officiating error that gave Central Michigan a last-play chance to beat Oklahoma State is unlikely to lead to changes in the way officials enforce penalties at...
View ArticleNew Rules Aim To Help Students Clear Loans In Cases Of Fraud
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter BOSTON (AP) – The Obama administration is issuing new rules meant to help students get their federal loans erased in cases where there’s been fraud and misconduct...
View ArticleTexas State Baseball Coach Suspended After 3 Ejections
Follow The Fan: Facebook | Twitter SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Three ejections and you’re out for a game. The Sun Belt Conference on Tuesday suspended Texas State baseball coach Ty Harrington one game...
View ArticleNCAA Extends Coaches’ Boxes As Part Of Rules Change Package
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – The NCAA’s playing rules oversight panel will give college basketball coaches more room to roam next season after approving an extension of the coaches’ boxes from 28 to 38 feet....
View ArticleLess Time, Fewer Timeouts Among Adjustments For NBA Coaches
NEW YORK (AP) — Mike D’Antoni ran an offensive system known as seven seconds or less, so he likes things fast. Good thing, because NBA coaches find things come at them more quickly this season. They...
View ArticleTwitter Toughens Abuse Rules And Now Has To Enforce Them
NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter is enacting new policies around hate, abuse and advertisements, but having rules is only half the battle — the easy half. The bigger problem is enforcement, and there the...
View ArticleNational Spelling Bee To Offer Wild Cards; Expand Field
WASHINGTON (AP) — For three years running, Siyona Mishra and Dhyana Mishra faced off amid some of the highest stakes in competitive spelling. They outlasted the rest of the field at the regional...
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