ssharpe@newsobserver.com Scott Sharpe Retired ACC referee John Clougherty and N&O sports columnist Luke DeCock – co-hosts of the on-hiatus Whistleblowers podcast – break down how hard it is to ...

The whistles are in honor of Raymie Styons, who died last summer. Styons was an ACC referee and the color comes in tribute of ...

The ACC could soon end its relationship with veteran referee Karl Hess, shown here with Michigan State coach Tom Izzo. Syracuse, N.Y. — The Atlantic Coast Conference will end its relationship ...

ACC officials (from left) Tim Comer, Jamie Luckie and Michael Stephens confer during the North Carolina vs. Boston College game on February 9, 2016 at the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Referee Karl Hess, who has worked nine ACC title games and six Final Fours in his long career, will not work any more ACC games the rest of this season. There was a significant decision from the ...

The result could end up impacting who wins the ACC Coastal Division. The suspended on-field officials are referee Jerry Magallanes, Terrance Ramsay, Mike Owens, Jim Slayton, Robert Luklan ...

Longtime highly respected ACC referee Ron Cherry, who retired from active on-field officiating following the 2016 season and has been a consultant to the ACC, will now serve as the league’s lead ...