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  1. Umpire School Receives Baseball's Death Penalty for Racist Party Joke

    When Jim Evans opened his Academy for Professional Umpiring in 1989, the 28-year MLB veteran revitalized the baseball officiating academy experience with extensive hands-on classroom ...

    Gil Imber Written by Gil Imber about 6 days ago 1,073 reads 1 comments

  2. Team Wears Pink Jerseys for Charity, Receives Technical for Uniform Infraction

    Earlier this week, Burke High School (Nebraska) hosted a late-season basketball game against the visiting Columbus Discoverers...

    Gil Imber Written by Gil Imber about 7 days ago 2,363 reads 1 comments

  3. NBA Admits Goaltending Gaffe in Portland: Should Backboard Blocks Be Reviewable?

    Nary had a fortnight after ESPN analysts Tim Welsh and Digger Phelps gone on separate anti-officiating tirades following a missed goaltending call at the end of NCAA hoops' West Virginia vs...

    Gil Imber Written by Gil Imber about 10 days ago 2,272 reads 8 comments

  4. Super Bowl XLVI: Meet the Officials

    With the NFC champion New York Giants and AFC champion New England Patriots set to kick off Super Bowl XLVI Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis, here is a detailed overview of the contest's assigned officiating crew...

    Gil Imber Written by Gil Imber about 13 days ago 1,624 reads 1 comments

  5. LA Kings: Investigation of Clock Irregularity Reveals Doughty's Goal Was No Good

    Los Angeles Kings fans at the Staples Center were treated to extra hockey on Wednesday night, but not in the traditional sense of overtime...

    Gil Imber Written by Gil Imber about 15 days ago 1,313 reads 9 comments

  6. NHL Referee Injured by Shot to Face: Is It Time for Mandatory Visors in Hockey?

    With sharp blades, whizzing pucks and weapon-like sticks, hockey players and officials have one of the most dangerous jobs in sports, which we were unfortunately reminded of on Wednesday ...

    Gil Imber Written by Gil Imber about 16 days ago 1,393 reads 53 comments

  7. Bulls vs. Heat: Missed Free Throws, Inadvertent Whistle Doom Chicago

    With 16 seconds remaining in a 94-93 intraconference matchup between the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat , someone blew a whistle. Exactly who produced the sound remains unclear...

    Gil Imber Written by Gil Imber about 19 days ago 2,011 reads 36 comments

  8. West Virginia vs. Syracuse: Refs Miss Goaltending Call, ESPN Analyst Loses Mind

    Goaltending or no-call, that is the question. The Syracuse Orange men's basketball team survived a scare at the hands of West Virginia Saturday afternoon, a game decided only when the final horn had sounded and time had expired...

    Gil Imber Written by Gil Imber about 20 days ago 3,242 reads 15 comments

  9. NCAA Basketball Referees Instructed to Call More Unsporting Technical Fouls

    NCAA National Coordinator of Officials John Adams recently posted a memo on the NCAA Men's Basketball Central Hub at referee mega-site ArbiterSports, which serves as a mid-season point of emphasis, so to speak...

    Gil Imber Written by Gil Imber about 21 days ago 263 reads 0 comments

  10. Magic vs. Celtics: Referees Correct Not to Issue Technical Foul to Richardson

    During Monday's NBA contest between the Orlando Magic and Boston Celtics , a unique play occurred during the third quarter in which the Magic appeared to have only four players on the court...

    Gil Imber Written by Gil Imber about 24 days ago 1,043 reads 3 comments

  11. NFL Referee Ed Hochuli Most-Trending Twitter Topic of Giants-49ers Game

    For the second time this NFL postseason, America was treated to a few extra minutes of free football, as the New York Giants defeated the San Francisco 49ers 20-17 in overtime...

    Gil Imber Written by Gil Imber about 26 days ago 2,358 reads 1 comments

  12. Pacers vs. Warriors: As George Hill Kicked the Ball, Did Referees Kick the Call?

    With the Indiana Pacers and Golden State Warriors deadlocked at 91 with less than 10 seconds remaining in regulation, Warriors guard Monta Ellis was dribbling near half court, preparing to set his team up for a potential game-winning shot...

    Gil Imber Written by Gil Imber about 26 days ago 391 reads 0 comments

  13. Utah Jazz: Referee Correct to Eject Derrick Favors

    Ever since Metta World Peace's—nee Ron Artest—famous malice at the palace incident in Detroit , wherein Artest climbed into the spectator viewing area known as "the stands" ...

    Gil Imber Written by Gil Imber about 28 days ago 1,039 reads 29 comments

  14. Roy Williams Reveals True FSU End-of-Game Plan: UNC Is Lucky It Never Transpired

    The very first page of the 2011-12 NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Rules Book is titled, "Respect. It's the name of the game." On Saturday, UNC got very close to violating that basic tenet of collegiate sport...

    Gil Imber Written by Gil Imber about 30 days ago 2,189 reads 10 comments

  15. Controversial End to High School Basketball Game Highlights Scoreboard Flaw

    A controversial ending to a competitive game during the Johnnie C. Cochran Basketball Classic in Los Angeles, California may have been due to an all too common problem with older model scoreboards...

    Gil Imber Written by Gil Imber about 1 month ago 204 reads 2 comments