Larry Brown Sports
Brown Bag it, Baby
On Thursday afternoon, the No. 9 Creighton Blue Jays upset the No. 8 Louisville Cardinals, 89-75, in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. But it was referee Ted Valentine who ultimately stole the show. Late in the game, as Louisville began to …
The NCAA has a headache on its hands after six referees were sent home due to a positive COVID-19 test and the resulting contact tracing. According to Jeff Goodman of Stadium, six officials, including Ted Valentine, will not work the tournament as a …
Veteran referee Ted Valentine will not be working any games in this year’s NCAA Tournament, and he feels that it is an injustice. In an interview with ESPN’s Jeff Goodman that was published on Monday, Valentine declared that he was being …
The confrontation between referee Ted Valentine and Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin on Saturday was pretty nasty. Both guys got in each others’ faces during the second half of Cincinnati’s game with UConn, yet somehow Cronin did not receive …
