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Crane has refereed 17 races in 12 countries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

The parliamentarian’s office is a little-known nonpartisan office that has refereed Byrd rule disputes since the 1980s.

From Slate • May 29, 2025

Vinovich, a Lake Forest resident who grew up in Anaheim and played football at Santa Ana College and the University of San Diego, has refereed two Super Bowls.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2024

Vinovich has refereed seven games in which Rivera has been a head coach and called only 28 penalties, 16 of which were presnap, according to TruMedia.

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2022

In 2016, she became the first woman to officiate a men's top division match in in Ukraine and has refereed at Women's World Cups and European Championships.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2021