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  1. There's No Easy Way to Improve Overtime Format

    Lost amidst the latest NFL officiating snafu—besides umpteen-million dollars by those who took Pittsburgh minus the points against San Diego—was the resurfacing of another touchy subject during last weekend's games: The league's overtime rules

    Written by Alex Marvez about 16 days ago 6 comments

  2. Young Blood Needed in College Football Review Booth

    I've noticed the last few weeks that challenged calls that appear to be wrong on the field haven't been overturned upstairs. Take, for example, Percy Harvin's "fumble" against Vanderbilt...

    Written by Clayton Coffman about 25 days ago 3 comments

  3. Defense vs. Acting: How Offensive Foul Calls Are Ruining the NBA

    There is nothing more frustrating as a spectator than to see a good offensive play ruined by a terrible "offensive foul" when all the guy did was flop with the slightest bit of contact...

    Written by Francis H about 26 days ago 2 comments

  4. A Plea for No More Forward Progress in the NFL

    I think that there should be no forward progress in the NFL, with a few exceptions. Those exceptions are for kickers, quarterbacks, and players that are picked up and carried backwards...

    Written by Paul Smythe about about 1 month ago 4 comments

  5. LSU vs. Auburn Will Be a Great Game Assuming the Refs Don't Get Involved

    Matt Smith looks forward to a great game this weekend at Jordan Hare but hopes the refs can get it right this season

    Written by Matthew Smith about 2 months ago 0 comments

  6. This Is Why I Should Be President Of Earth

    Move over Richard Nixon's head, there is a new head honcho in town. And you can tell the body of Spiro Agnew to calm down too. Hello fans my name is Kenneth Julian III and the sports world, well the world at large looks like it needs a new leader...

    Written by Kenneth Julian III about 2 months ago 1 comments

  7. Pac-10 Has Yet to Do Anything to Fix Its Officiating Problem

    Over the past few years, the Pac-10 officiating has been nothing short of mediocre. It will continue to be called out by media outlets until it does something about it...

    Written by Steven Resnick about 2 months ago 2 comments

  8. MLB: Is Baseball the Worst Officiated Sport?

    In every major sport there is that element of human error on the side of officiating, whether it be not calling a penalty in hockey, holding onto the flag in football, or failing to count how ...

    Written by Jordan Hofeditz about 4 months ago 2 comments

  9. Hockey Referee's Perspective on Criticism; How They Respond

    I've been officiating the wonderful sport of ice hockey for four years. I've refereed everything from Initiation Program all the way up to Pee Wee AA. I have seen just about everything throughout the years, but none of the things have phased me...

    Written by Alex Giannoulis about 4 months ago 3 comments

  10. NBA: Cockroaches Coming Out of Their Hiding Places

    If you're like me, you have no doubt received endless spam emails from Idawatu Benwato with the subject header of "Dear friend, greetings" or "Please lovely woman, I need your help...

    Written by Lisa Horne about 4 months ago 8 comments

  11. A Pure Game

    The shot clock is turned off and ten seconds are left on the game clock in this pivotal playoff game. It’s a tie game...

    Written by Michael Demby about 5 months ago 2 comments

  12. Hey Ref! Does Your Wife Know You're Blowing The Game?!

    "Hey ref! Does your wife know you're BLOWING the game?!" A famous quote by a not so famous friend of mine back in high school during a football game. I don't remember what the call was, but it was pretty bad and obviously wrong...

    Written by Fred Richani about 5 months ago 2 comments

  13. Tim Donaghy Is Scum, But David Stern's NBA Still Has a Referee Problem

    The following article was originally published on Thursday, June 12 on Sports-Central.org. The NBA may be fantastic (though that point is entirely debatable), but its officials are not. In fact, they're quite the opposite...

    Written by Sean Crowe about 5 months ago 14 comments

  14. NBA Finals: Superstar Treatment Is Nothing New To This Series.

    There has been a lot of talk recently in the NBA about officiating. Now, I am not going to comment about the dirty dealing with the playoffs, because I don't even want to touch that subject, ...

    Written by Jason Cottier about 5 months ago 0 comments

  15. NBA: David Stern Simply Doesn't Get It!

    There was once a day, not so long ago, that a man sat on top of a throne and was considered the smartest man in sports. He was a man that had turned the NBA from curiosity to must-see television...

    Written by Erik Diana about 5 months ago 1 comments

  16. NBA: Where the Fix Happens

    Six years ago the Sacramento Kings were on their way to the NBA Finals. It was game six of the Western Conference Finals, and the Kings appeared to be the superior team—and it appeared they would win the game...

    Written by Jon Sladek about 5 months ago 6 comments

  17. Euro 2008: Dutch Delight, but Ruling Leaves Sour Taste

    Millions of viewers around the world have watched the Dutch team produce the best performance of the tournament so far, destroying World Champions Italy 3-0 and slashing their odds of winning the tournament to 11/2...

    Written by Rob Bell about 5 months ago 12 comments

  18. NBA Finals: Officiating Costs Lakers Game 2 & Possibly Their Season

    The Los Angeles Lakers played average at best in game two. Lamar Odom was confused and played a below average game scoring only 10 points and getting only 8 rebounds. They allowed Rondo to get 16 assists and Powe to get 21 points in only 15 minutes...

    Written by Marcel Mansour about 5 months ago 25 comments

  19. Kobe's Play: the Product of Biased NBA officiating

    Many people are under the impression that because Kobe's number of free throws dropped so dramatically in the Lakers-Spurs series that the refs were actually biased against Kobe rather than biased for him...

    Written by Max Fischer about 6 months ago 20 comments

  20. Give the Refs a Break

    There have been countless times when a sports fan sees a call that isn't in his or her favor and becomes quite angry. Understandable of course...

    Written by Joe Gearhart about 6 months ago 0 comments

  21. ESPN: Plenty of Highlights, and Even More Drama

    Since when has ESPN become a local news station? Sure, they show plenty of highlights and interviews—but lately they have had an excess of unnecessary drama. Take, for example, the New York Mets...

    Written by Johnny Liang about 6 months ago 0 comments

  22. NBA Will Fine Floppers, but Is That Enough?

    The NBA has announced that there will be a system in place beginning next season that will punish players who flop. That punishment will be aimed at the players’ checkbooks...

    Written by Matthew Schiffman about 6 months ago 0 comments

  23. Don Koharski, Ed Hoculey, Big John McCarthy: Good, Bad, and Ugly of Officiating

    Officiating: the good, the bad and the ugly.Ever since I was a little kid, one of the main things that would upset parents, fans, players and coaches on my sports teams was poor officiating...

    Written by Leon Horne about 6 months ago 0 comments

  24. Sports Officiating: Do You Have What It Takes To Don the Stripes?

    Officiating: 50 percent right or 100 percent Wrong. Don't complain about the one thing that you could improve in sports...

    Written by John Callahan about 6 months ago 0 comments

  25. Instant Replay In Major League Baseball

    With all the events that occurred in the game of baseball this week, three have struck up the debate of Instant Replay in Major League Baseball. The first of these three happened Sunday night, when Carlos Delgado's home run was ruled a foul ball...

    Written by Kevin Koss about 6 months ago 2 comments