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The officiating crew in the Iron Bowl between Auburn and Alabama on Saturday missed one of the most blatant facemasks of the year in the first quarter. Auburn kick returner Brian Battie was blatantly facemasked by Alabama’s Kendrick Law on the …
One college referee unexpectedly got to live out his fantasy of being Ronnie Lott. During the second quarter of Saturday’s showdown between Army and Boston College, Eagles quarterback Thomas Castellanos ran a read option on a 2nd-and-9 play. …
Draymond Green’s longstanding feud with NBA referees continues, even now that he is watching from his couch at home. The Golden State Warriors star Green was live-tweeting portions of Thursday’s Western Conference Finals Game 2 between …
The National Basketball Referees Association is responding this week to the recent rumors about official Ben Taylor. After a loss to the LA Clippers earlier this month, Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet unloaded on Taylor, the ten-year NBA …
One thing about Mark Cuban is that he fears no fine. The Dallas Mavericks owner Cuban sounded on the refereeing in the middle of Thursday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers. In a tweet that appeared to have been sent at some point during the …
The Washington Commanders scored what will likely end up being the strangest touchdown of the day with an unlikely assist from the back judge. Early in the third quarter, Commanders quarterback Tyler Heinicke connected with wide receiver Curtis …
The ACC suspended one if its officials for making a terrible call last weekend in the Cal-Notre Dame game. Notre Dame beat Cal 24-17 in the game. The Golden Bears were up 7-0 in the second quarter against Notre Dame, and the Irish were setting up for …
The officiating crew in Saturday’s game between the Oregon Ducks and Washington State Cougars made quite the mess after an intentional grounding penalty. The Cougars were called for intentional grounding on a first down play early in the second …
A legendary former NBA referee has died this week at the age of 81. Marc J. Spears of ESPN reports that longtime official Hugh Evans passed away on Friday morning, citing an announcement from Evans’ wife Cathy. Evans served as an NBA referee …
Adam Silver just threw a curveball on what appeared to be a sure-fire fastball count. The NBA announced on Thursday morning the officiating crew for Game 6 of the Finals later in the evening. Zach Zarba was tabbed as the crew chief with David Guthrie …
Jayson Tatum is getting an early start on The Airing of Grievances this year. The Boston Celtics forward took to Snapchat on Saturday with a complaint about the way he is officiated. He posted a picture of a play against the San Antonio Spurs where …
A referee went viral on Saturday for casually snacking on some Skittles while officiating a game. The referee was part of the crew officiating the Florida State-Louisville game. Late in the first quarter, the ref was seen sneaking some Skittles and …
It was a very rough day for the referees Saturday in the season opener between Illinois and Nebraska. Not necessarily because they got a lot of calls wrong, but because they were literally getting hit around pretty good. In the first half, an …
Dwight Howard thinks that referees this season are playing the Lex Luthor to his Superman. The Philadelphia 76ers big man told reporters after a win Monday over the Oklahoma City Thunder that he believes he is being targeted by officials. “I do …
Every so often, you see a referee in a football game get accidentally drilled by an errant pass. You rarely see them get hit directly in the face, though. It’s even more rare that it happens twice on the same day. But that is precisely what …
A referee in Saturday’s Texas-West Virginia game got carried away with his pats on Sam Ehlinger’s rear. The official was shown helping Ehlinger back up and then giving him several pats on the backside. Alright calm down dude …
