11.   Veteran NFL referee Gerry Austin heads the seven-man crew of officials selected by the league to work Super Bowl XXXI on Sunday.

12.   Veteran referee Mills Lane will work the fight.

13.   Weselak is a veteran referee from Poland, and should know better.

14.   Yet the lead official in the race, veteran referee Jim Chapin, told the Denver Post the cheating was obvious.

15.   You know the veteran referees are going to control him.

16.   As Whitney went to the foul line, Nuggets coach Dan Issel argued with veteran referee Jess Kersey.

17.   Later, veteran referee Steve Javie called a palming violation on Jordan.

18.   Magic Johnson said if it had been a veteran referee, things probably would have been different.

19.   Mike Mathis, a veteran referee and a leading negotiator, had been saying talking would not get serious until Stern showed up.

20.   The local angle was capped Sunday night when veteran referee Dennis DeMayo worked his first title game.