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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he was skeptical that having full-time referees would improve officiating in the league.The commissioner also said the league is looking at a number of ways to make broadcasts shorter, including cutting some advertising in response to television ratings being down this season.Goodell addressed the issues at a New York Times conference Thursday amid increased talk that having part-time referees has contributed to the NFLs officiating issues.Goodell said he thought having full-time officials would not eliminate the human element, adding that he would consider it only if I thought full-time officials would solve the problem.As you see, there are officiating mistakes in other leagues, and theyre full-time officials, Goodell said. I dont think thats going to eliminate the human element. What we want to do is get the best people on the field to officiate the game to the highest levels. Our officials work incredibly hard, and the reality is they do a great job. But theyre going to miss calls.Goodell also addressed the use of replays and its impact on the pace of the game.?How much replay do you want to have? Because it can slow the game down to a halt, he said. So it goes back to the pace of game. If you can challenge every play, were going to spend more of our time watching video. We replay all scoring plays, and I get this reaction from fans quite a bit, and partners. A touchdown play, everybodys focused on it, its a great play, its a great time to celebrate, but were not sure if its really a touchdown yet, so it takes the celebration out of it. So you have to find that balance in there where you use technology to improve officiating.The average length of regular-season games last season was 3 hours 8 minutes, six minutes longer than in 2008.New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton vented his frustrations over the leagues officiating last week, telling NBC Sports Radios Pro Football Talk Live that its madness the NFL doesnt employ full-time officials.There arent many Mondays that go by that there arent at least 28 to 30 head coaches that are ticked off about certain calls that were missed or werent made. You see it all the time, Payton said. And its the frustration that the system currently hasnt improved. We say it has, but it hasnt.Were the only league that has officials that have primary other jobs, which is really madness. We can pay these guys. They should be full-time NFL officials, and they should be working throughout the week, communicating. And I know they get their hour in here, their hour in there, and maybe even more than that. But by and large, every other sports league employs full-time officials. And ours, these guys all have other significant jobs. And I just think its very difficult to do with the speed of the game.Payton cited a pass interference non-call from the Atlanta Falcons loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 8 and a pass interference call on the Saints against the Oakland Raiders in Week 1.NFL senior vice president of officiating Dean Blandino acknowledged two mistakes made by the officiating crew in Monday nights game between the Seahawks and Bills, including not flagging Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman for unnecessary roughness as he attempted to block Bills kicker Dan Carpenters field goal attempt at the end of the first half.Custom Los Angeles Chargers Jerseys . 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After taking two big hits this week -- losing at home and dropping back-to-back games for the first time all season -- Indiana struck back by playing its most complete game of the year. Custom Nashville Predators Jerseys . "I dont know that were close," said general manager Alex Anthopoulos. "I just think, right now, the acquisition cost just doesnt work for us right now. I dont know if I can quantify how far off or things like that that they might be but I would say we continue to have dialogue.CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Kenny Williams III finally had the shooting flurry that third-ranked North Carolina has been waiting to see.The sophomore had 14 of his career-high 19 points in the opening five minutes, helping the Tar Heels build a huge early lead and beat Radford 95-50 on Sunday.Williams made his first five shots, including all four 3-point tries, during that opening flurry. Quite a change for a player who was buried on the bench for a veteran team last year, making just 1 of 13 3-pointers and seeing his confidence suffer as a result.Ive been waiting a year-and-a-half for a game like that, Williams said. I dont want to say I knew it was coming, but with the confidence I have right now, I kind of expected it.While Williams play stood out, the Tar Heels (8-1) got a scare when they lost point guard Joel Berry II to a sprained left ankle early in the second half. The junior, averaging 16 points, came up hobbled as he drove into the paint and fell to the floor. He got up and walked slowly to the locker room for evaluation with 17:36 left, but didnt return to the UNC bench with the Tar Heels up big.Coach Roy Williams said Berry would have X-rays to confirm the sprain diagnosis and he was hopeful that Berry would be able to practice before Wednesdays game against Davidson.Well have to wait and see what they say (Monday), Williams said, but Im encouraged about it right now.The Tar Heels (8-1) were coming off a loss at No. 13 Indiana in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. They had no trouble in this one, running out to an 18-4 lead behind Kenny Williams opening burst and shooting 57 percent in the first half to build a 51-27 lead by the break.Justin Cousin scored 14 points to lead the Highlanders (3-5), who shot 31 percent.Tough team, man, Radford coach Mike Jones said. Theyre so big and physical. We played some good defense inside and they made the shot over us and thats going to happen.BIG PICTURERadford: The Highlanders, picked sixth in the Big South Confeerence, had no way to slow the Tar Heels early tear.dddddddddddd And that led to a fourth loss by double-digit margins, three coming by at least 21 points. Still, Radford isnt likely to run up against a team such as UNC in the Big South, either.UNC: The big shooting performance from Williams and Berrys injury stood out here, with the Tar Heels potentially bolstering their perimeter scoring punch while seeing their floor leader go down to an injury.POLL IMPLICATIONSThe Tar Heels will slide a bit in the AP Top 25 when the new poll comes out Monday, though losing on the road to a team ranked No. 13 nationally likely wont cause a big drop.POINT GUARDSIf Berry sits out, senior Nate Britt -- who has played both guard positions in his career -- would appear to be the next man up at the point. Freshman Seventh Woods also will figure into the mix; he had nine points in 22 minutes -- both season highs -- while getting plenty of work after Berrys exit.WILLIAMS SHOTWilliams, a 6-foot-4 wing from Midlothian, Virginia, made 5 of 6 3-pointers with a good-looking and confident stroke. Four of those came in the opening minutes, the last one a wide-open look from the left wing that brought Smith Center fans to a roar.Williams said he worked in the offseason to minimize how much his guide hand pushes on the ball to affect his release.Hes put in a lot of time, Roy Williams said. I said even last year when he wasnt putting the ball in the basket that he was going to be a good defensive player and Im not sure hes not our best perimeter defender right now.UP NEXTRadford: The Highlanders host Elon on Saturday.UNC: The Tar Heels play at home against Davidson on Wednesday night.---Follow Aaron Beard on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/aaronbeardap---More AP college basketball at http://collegebasketball.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '