LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A shortage of referees could lead to the cancellation of youth sports games this fall season.

“We are at that point where there are examples across the state where games are being canceled on a weekly basis because of the shortage of referees,” said Chad Collins, a State Referee Administrator for US Soccer in Kentucky and the General Counsel for the Kentucky High School Athletic Association.

For soccer, they lose 50 percent of referees annually, and have had to go to extra lengths to make sure games are officiated.

Collins said high school football and basketball are impacted even more, and are down twenty referees statewide this year.

The shortage, which Collins explained is impacting all sports in the US is due to multiple factors, namely the increasing bad behavior by parents, coaches, and even some players.

“Attacks are very viscous in nature and it’s

Nintendo Switch Sports has released its second free update today. Some of the highlights include functionality for the Leg Strap accessory in soccer, new moves in volleyball and some minor adjustments to bowling. ‘S Rank’ and ‘Infinity Rank’ have also been added in this update.

Here are the full patch notes, courtesy of Nintendo’s official support page:

Ver. 1.2.0 (Released July 26, 2022)

Soccer

• One-on-One and Four-on-Four Soccer can now be played using the leg strap.

Play Globally sport-selection screen

Play Locally

On the screen showing how to hold the Joy-Con controllers, press the + Button.

Play

When Visual Concepts used NBA 2K11 to celebrate the illustrious career of basketball’s greatest player, Michael Jordan, the end result was a fun side attraction from the main game. The Jordan Challenge allowed players to re-enact 10 of Jordan’s greatest career highlights in ways that might’ve felt nostalgic or educational, depending on the age and knowledge of any particular player. In NBA 2K23, the Jordan Challenge is returning, but it appears to be far from a rehash of highlights long-time players already experienced. Bigger than before and with incredible attention to detail, the NBA 2K23 Jordan Challenge looks so cool that it’s made me frustrated that no other sports sims are doing something similar.

This year’s Jordan Challenge is plainly bigger on a basic level, giving players 15 challenges based on Jordan’s most iconic moments. These include moments like The Shrug, The Flu Game, and even Jordan’s “last dance” game

Every Sunday, we will get you caught up on the sports gaming news you might have missed, during the busy week. This week it’s all about NBA 2K23, Madden 23, PGA Tour 2K23 and more.

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There’s always various roads you can take when going into franchise mode, but rebuilds are usually the most popular way to play them — assuming you’re not using your favorite team. With Madden 23 franchise mode, we already put forth some teams in various stages of team building, but I really wanted to focus in on five teams that would be fun to rebuild in Madden 23 franchise mode.

The Washington Commanders are the highest-rated team on this list — a true middle-of-the-pack option — but there is still plenty of rebuilding that needs to be done. This starts at QB as the Commanders are certainly in the

Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022

TELEVISION

BASEBALL

• Little League World Series, ESPN, 7 am, 9 am, 11 am (ABC, noon)
• Junior League World Series, ESPN2, 10 am
• Perfect Game 13U Select Festival, CBSSN, 10:30 am
• Teams TBA, MLBN, 11:30 am, 2:30 pm
• Giants at Rockies, AT&T SportsNet, 1 pm
• Red Sox at Orioles, ESPN, 5 pm

GOLF

• Czech Masters, GOLF, 5 am
• BMW Championship, GOLF, 10 am (NBC, noon)
• US Amateur, GOLF, noon
• Dick’s Sporting Goods Open, GOLF, 3 pm
• Boise Open, GOLF, 6 pm

GYMNASTICS

• US championships, NBC, 6 pm

HORSE RACING

• NYRA Saratoga, FS1, 1 pm

MOTOR SPORTS

• Go Bowling at The Glen, USA, 1 pm
• NHRA Nationals, Fox, 1:30 pm

NFL

• Preseason: Eagles at Browns, NFLN, 11 am
• Preseason: Bengals at Giants, NFLN, 5 pm
• Preseason: Ravens at Cardinals, Fox, 6 pm

SOCCER

• Leeds vs. Chelsea, USA, 7 am
• Newcastle vs. Manchester City, USA, 9:30 am
• Florida St.

By Jake Mintz
FOX Sports MLB Writer

DYERSVILLE, Iowa — There’s a moment in every midsummer night minor-league ballgame, usually around the sixth inning or so, when the sun has already dipped beyond the horizon, yet the sky is still bright and blue enough for baseball.

It’s the golden hour, the precious minutes in which time freezes, and summer feels endless, and life itself becomes entirely weightless, at least for an inning or two.

But Tuesday night outside Dyersville, Iowa, that priceless moment yawned and stretched itself out across a full nine. Hidden deep within the state’s endless rolling hills, nestled among miles and miles of green-yellow cornstalk, the Field of Dreams Stadium played host to a minor-league matchup for the very first time.

In 2021, the makeshift ballpark, carved out of cornfields just yards away from the “Field of Dreams” movie site, opened with quite a bit of fanfare,

2022 marks a new chapter for live sports viewing as Prime Video and Twitch are now the exclusive streaming home to Thursday Night Football (TNF). As Roger Goodell said earlier this year, “Amazon Prime is going to change the way people watch football.”

The historic, 11-year partnership between the NFL and Amazon gives advertisers the opportunity to reach passionate sports fans that, based on a recent studyare more tech-savvy, active and engaged than the NFL viewer on traditional linear