Botched call highlights NHL’s confounding replay policy
The most disturbing NHL news from last Saturday night didn’t come out of the Wild West show in Vancouver — during which John Tortorella affirmed himself in dire need of...
View ArticleRussian hockey protesters: ‘Make soap out of the ref!’
MOSCOW — After a heated U.S.-Russia hockey match at the Sochi Olympics on Saturday, many Russian spectators have decided the cold war is back — and not just on the...
View Article25 years later, memories still fresh of foul call that robbed Pirates of...
Twenty-five years later, the sound of the official’s whistle piercing the vast air space inside the Seattle Kingdome still reverberates in the ears of Seton Hall players and coaches. Twenty-five...
View ArticleFrom replay to education, NCAA can’t get it right
Sure hope to be awake for the end of tomorrow’s NCAA final — first shot to see a game determined by a replay monitor review, even if it’s is made...
View ArticleKidd blasts refs: Maybe we have to start flopping
From the moment Jason Kidd began speaking to reporters on Thursday’s conference call, it was obvious that he had a point to make — the Nets should have gotten more...
View ArticleThe story behind the World Cup referees’ magical vanishing foam
World Cup viewers around the globe are asking the same question right now: what is that magical vanishing spray the referees are using on the field? Referees are using a spray...
View ArticleFIFA gives ref the boot after dodgy offside calls cost Mexico
RIO DE JANEIRO — FIFA has replaced the Colombian assistant referee whose offside decisions denied Mexico two potential goals against Cameroon. FIFA says Humberto Clavijo will not be in referee...
View ArticleSoccer referee dies after being punched during game
A man who was punched while refereeing an adult-league soccer match died Tuesday, a hospital spokesman and the referee’s longtime friend said. Detroit Receiving Hospital spokesman Alton Gunn and friend...
View ArticleRespected referee secretly boycotted Redskins games
He was calling offsides and secretly taking a side. Veteran NFL official Mike Carey recused himself from refereeing Washington Redskins games for the past eight seasons, staging a silent protest...
View ArticleWilkerson gripes about referees in Jets loss
The Jets had two opponents on Sunday, according to star defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson: the Packers and the officials. “They threw the penalties on me and Sheldon [Richardson]. No penalties...
View ArticleHow ground-breaking baseball umpire came out as gay
Longtime major league umpire Dale Scott quietly revealed he is gay in a magazine profile in which he discussed being married to his partner of 28 years, becoming the first...
View ArticleNFL refs need same replay rights as average couch potato
To err is human, and we have come to acknowledge and accept the fact that even the best and brightest of NFL zebras are human, sometimes to a fault. It...
View Article‘Fail Mary’ ref: PTSD, suicidal thoughts have ruined my life
Lance Easley — better known, to his horror, as the overwhelmed replacement NFL referee who called a touchdown on 2012’s infamous “Fail Mary” play between the Packers and Seahawks —...
View ArticleDeflategate refs followed rules, didn’t log pressure: NFL boss
PHOENIX — NFL officiating director Dean Blandino said the inspection of the footballs by referee Walt Anderson before the AFC Championship Game was handled properly. Blandino also said Thursday, in...
View ArticleChris Paul attacks ‘ridiculous’ female ref’s credibility
CLEVELAND — Clippers All-Star guard Chris Paul was critical of referee Lauren Holtkamp following a 105-94 loss to the Cavaliers on Thursday night. Paul was assessed a technical foul in...
View ArticleItalian model-turned-referee is best thing to happen to soccer
With referees like this, we may see a spike in voluntary fouls. Italian model Claudia Romani is now eligible to officiate matches in Serie A and Serie B — her native land’s top...
View ArticleMeet Sarah Thomas, the NFL’s first female official
Now that’s a good call. The NFL has hired its first female referee: Sarah Thomas, a gridiron veteran from Mississippi who has been blowing a whistle for the sport since...
View ArticleNFL’s female ref a Michael Sam-esque publicity stunt: Jaguar
By questioning the lengths the NFL goes to for publicity, Sen’Derrick Marks has invited some bad publicity upon himself. With one analogy, the Jaguars defensive lineman swiped at the NFL and...
View ArticleMark Cuban’s foolish college hoops rip-job right about 1 thing
Mark Cuban has heard the critics, those who have ripped college basketball, and he has decided to pile on, calling the sport “horrible” and “ugly” and saying it is poorly...
View ArticleGod-playing NHL refs turn playoffs into petty revenge game
Everyone around the NHL seemingly nodded their heads in unison, knowing and accepting that what Brandon Prust said crossed a line and he would be punished for it on the...
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