Djibril Sidibe only a yellow card for fouling Daniele De Rossi. The Italy midfielders teammates wanted a red card.Players like it when they got confirmation, Kuipers said, referring to that outcome.---THE FI

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Gov. Pete Ricketts has agreed to meet with one of the?Nebraska?football players he criticized for kneeling during the national anthem at the Cornhuskers most recent game.Michael Rose-Ivey and two teammates each took a knee before Saturdays game at Northwestern as a protest against police brutality and racial injustice. After Ricketts called the act disgraceful and disrespectful, Rose-Ivey tweeted at Ricketts that he would like to discuss the issue with him.Ricketts on Tuesday night responded on Twitter:Per his request, Rose-Iveys meeting with the governor is scheduled to take place next week when Nebraska has a bye.Also Tuesday, Rose-Ivey and teammates Mohamed Barry and DaiShon Neal were criticized by two university regents, but they received support from the university president.Regent Hal Daub of Omaha and Jim Pillen of Columbus said the anthem protest was in poor judgment.Theyre wearing a University of Nebraska uniform, and all student-athletes should be aware that their actions reflect not only on themselves but everyone else, Daub said. It wasnt their forum to take advantage of and use as a?Colin Kaepernick?cloning situation. Everyone will say the First Amendment gives them the right, but they shouldnt be able to take advantage of the captive market of the football team and the universitys reputation.Daub said he has received a large number of phone calls and emails from the public and most of the people I talk to are disappointed and embarrassed.American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska executive director Danielle Conrad praised the three players for exercising their First Amendment rights and said the ACLU defends the right of people to disagree with the players protest.But she said its shocking that government leaders would assert government sanctions should be imposed to discipline these student athletes for their expression on critical racial justice issues.During the teams media availability Monday, Rose-Ivey read a statement explaining the reasons he, Barry and Neal joined Kaepernick, the backup quarterback for the?San Francisco 49ers, and other professional and amateur athletes who have kneeled or otherwise protested what they feel is unfair treatment of African-Americans in the United States.Ricketts, responding to a caller on his weekly radio show Monday, said: Generations of men and women have died to give them that right to protest. I think the way they chose to protest was disgraceful and disrespectful.University president Hank Bounds pointed out that the players and their critics are free to express their views under the First Amendment. Bounds pointed to a Board of Regents policy in place for almost a half-century that says members of the academic community have the right to extensive latitude in making their opinions known.College campuses, as much as any space, must be places where robust, even uncomfortable, debate is welcomed and encouraged, Bounds said. Our students, faculty and staff absolutely enjoy the right to participate in these dialogues in the manner they choose under the First Amendment and board policy.Pillen, who played defensive back for the Huskers from 1976 to 78, said hes pleased that Rose-Ivey, Barry and Neal feel strongly about a cause. But he said he adamantly opposes the manner in which they chose to express themselves.Im a believer in the team above all single or group agendas, Pillen said. When you place yourself above team, team doesnt work. If there were three other guys who have another cause, and they were also going to use [the game] as a platform. ... I dont think anybody should put their convictions above team.Pillen added, Im 100 percent behind supporting their critical thinking and taking a stand, and I would encourage them to put their money where it is now and be engaged -- but not by taking a knee.In interviews with The Associated Press, neither Daub nor Pillen suggested disciplinary action should be taken against the three players. Daub disputed a Lincoln Journal Star report in which the newspaper quoted him as saying Rose-Ivey, Barry and Neal should be kicked off the team.Rose-Ivey said in his statement that he and his family had received racially charged criticism on social media since Saturday night. He said he also received supportive messages.Rose-Ivey, Barry and Neal were able to use the Northwestern game as a platform because teams are on the field during the anthem at the Wildcats stadium. Teams are in the locker rooms during the anthem at Nebraska home games and at many other venues in college football.Huskers coach Mike Riley said Monday, and again Tuesday on the Big Ten coaches call with reporters, that he supports his players decision to protest and that Rose-Ivey did an awesome job with his statement.Mike is a very, very thoughtful person, and I think hes a very aware person, Riley said. These thoughts obviously didnt come overnight, nor did the actions he used on Saturday.Riley also said the harsh criticism of Rose-Ivey was unwarranted.I think that everybody should be reminded that theres lots of differences in people. Ive got 140 kids on the football team and theyre all different in their own beautiful way, Riley said. Everybody should be reminded that this is America and we have an opportunity and right to be able to basically say what we feel and how were feeling and why were feeling that way. Mike did a great job of that, and he should be respected through that.ESPNs Mitch Sherman contributed to this reportNike NBA Jerseys China . Then the Pacers gave Oladipo and his Orlando teammates the cold shoulder. Paul Georges buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter spurred a 21-4 run, finally sending Indiana past the Magic 97-87 in a tougher-than-expected opening night matchup. Cheap NBA Jerseys Authentic . 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Fake NBA Jerseys .Y. - New Orleans forward Anthony Davis was chosen Friday to replace the injured Kobe Bryant in the NBA All-Star game that will be played in his home city.GENEVA -- The goal of helping referees with video review to make decisions at the 2018 World Cup has been facing key tests at FIFA headquarters.Two systems among the 11 in talks to win the World Cup contract were undergoing trials this week during training sessions with Europes candidates to referee in Russia.An idea met with a skeptical response when then-FIFA President Sepp Blatter presented it in 2014 has support from his successor, Gianni Infantino -- even if Blatters idea of NFL-style challenges by coaches looks unlikely to survive.It is not certain that video assistance referees, or VARs, will be approved in time for the World Cup.Still, history was made on Wednesday with a first significant intervention by video review at a Dutch Cup match. Willem II player Anouar Kali was sent off for fouling an Ajax opponent one minute after the referee initially showed a yellow card.Here is how FIFA is moving to give top-level referees the kind of help that is standard in American sports leagues:---THE REQUIREMENTSFIFA wants video review only for potential clear errors in four situations: goals being scored, penalties being awarded, players being sent off and cases of mistaken identity.It needs a technology system to help VARs and the referee communicate quickly without spoiling the games flow.Massimo Busacca, FIFAs director of refereeing, believes it should take not take more than five, six seconds to review an incident.If we need one (camera) angle more, of course it can take two seconds more, Busacca told The Associated Press.In most situations, play has naturally stopped and review time will not disrupt the flow.All involved agree that calling back play to impose a decision not initially taken is the biggest challenge for FIFA and its rule-making panel, known as IFAB, which must give final approval.---THE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMThe DreamCatcher system developed by Evertz Microsystems of Burlington, Ontario is among FIFAs options. It has already been proven in NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL games.This week at FIFA, two DreamCatcher operators worked in a windowless portable cabin next to the hedges lining the soccer bodys compound.Two banks of screens -- each to be monitored by one of two VARs, helped by a technician -- take feeds from cameras around the artificial turf pitch that flanks FIFAs offices.The largest wide-screen TV above the desk shows a live game feed. Two smaller screens at desk level show several angles of the action at a slight delay, allowing the VARs to take a quick glance at an incident. The VAR can ask to zoom in anywhere on the split-screen images. Each World Cup match has at least 30 cameras, but too many angles can slow a decision.Though the NBA and MLB centralize review operations in one location, FIFA would likely want each VAR team in a truck or booth at each of the 12 stadiums in Russia.FIFA had sset a two-year timetable and wants a decision by IFAB by March 2018.ddddddddddddThis has been the most thorough review of the leagues we have worked with, DreamCatcher project manager Nima Malekmanesh said.---THE REFEREES BOSSSix seconds. In that time, Busacca wants his officials to know if they must change a clear mistake.That will require expert analysis and communication skills from the VAR, who Busacca believes should also be a FIFA-list official.Absolutely. If he is not the same level, how can he change the decision of the referee? said Busacca, who suggests video review could be a rarity at World Cups with only the best referees taken from each continent.If you have a top referee, one situation every four or five games, he said.Busacca insists video review cannot compromise the personality and football understanding of his officials, and he is no fan of letting coaches challenge decisions.Never lose the authority of referees, never take it out, he said.---THE REFEREEBjorn Kuipers supports video review within clear limits.You need a VAR which you can trust, said the referee from the Netherlands. If you dont have a VAR on the same level, it will be difficult.He foresees the two video reviewers joining a referees two assistants and fourth official as part of a regular match team from the same country, speaking their native language.The communication has to be very clear, very short, said Kuipers, who worked the 2014 Champions League final before going to the World Cup in Brazil. We have 10 seconds or 12 seconds if we want but its not good for the game.Kuipers was granted 10 seconds earlier this month when Italy hosted France in Bari, and he made a key video-assisted decision to show France defender Djibril Sidibe only a yellow card for fouling Daniele De Rossi. The Italy midfielders teammates wanted a red card.Players like it when they got confirmation, Kuipers said, referring to that outcome.---THE FIFA MANAGERAs FIFAs lead official for technological innovation, Johannes Holzmueller oversaw the process of approving goal-line technology and picking the GoalRef system for the 2014 World Cup.Holzmueller visited the U.S. in February to hear from pro leagues about their experiences with video review.The 11 contenders in talks with FIFA also include American firm XOS Digital and Hawk-Eye, the British system used in Amsterdam on Wednesday.The technology works, and FIFA must find a clear protocol for feeding information to referees, Holzmueller said.Coaches challenges could lead to stoppages to tactical reasons, and requiring referees to check images on a tablet computer also appears to be slow.We have to look at, `Does it improve the game and not just refereeing? Holzmueller said. ' ' '