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The NFL referees and booth missed a blatant pass interference committed by the San Francisco 49ers at the end of the Niners’ 26-21 win over Seattle on Sunday night to clinch the NFC West. The Seahawks had a 3rd-and-goal from the six with 15 …
The referees cost the Oakland Raiders at the end of their home loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. The Raiders blew a 16-3 lead and lost 20-16 on a touchdown by the Jags with 31 seconds left. Their comeback cause was aided by a bad call by …
The New Orleans Saints suffered a very difficult loss in Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers, and the impact of the loss showed in Sean Payton’s postgame press conference. One major controversy in the game came on a fake punt …
The referees on Saturday night’s Big Ten Championship Game somehow missed an obvious false start on what turned out to be Ohio State’s go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter. Just before Justin Fields threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to …
Memphis Tigers fans are livid over the officiating in Saturday’s AAC Championship. Memphis was leading 23-21 and trying to defend against Cincinnati as the Bearcats had a critical 4th-and-1. Cincinnati pushed forward on a quarterback sneak and …
Sean Payton took a shot at the NFL officials over a pass interference review at the end of Sunday’s win over the Carolina Panthers that went against his New Orleans Saints. The Saints and Panthers were tied at 31 late in their game and Carolina …
The Detroit Lions lost to the Green Bay Packers 23-22 on Monday night, and they seemed to be working against two opponents when one takes into account all the penalty calls that went against them. Detroit was hurt by some unbelievable penalty calls …
The referees in Monday night’s New Orleans Saints-Houston Texans game cost the Saints valuable time before halftime with a wrongly applied 10-second runoff. The Saints were down 14-3 and had the ball at their 30 for a 3rd-and-17 with 48 seconds …
Longtime NBA referee Ron Garretson was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after he sustained injuries in a one-vehicle crash in Arizona this week. According to a Lake Havasu City Police Department report obtained by ABC 15, …
Two incidents at the end of the Auburn-Virginia Final Four game on Saturday both went against the Tigers, costing them a win and chance at playing for the national championship. The first call that didn’t go their way occurred when Virginia …
The referees badly blew a call on a blocked shot by Texas Tech in the final minute of their West Regional final game against Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. The Red Raiders were leading the Bulldogs 68-62 with under a minute left. …
The officiating was, unfortunately, on center stage during Sunday’s second round game between the Tennessee Volunteers and Iowa Hawkeyes. The Hawkeyes had trailed by as much as 25 in the first half, but had stormed back to get within three of …
James Harden was among the Houston Rockets who were frustrated with referee Scott Foster following the team’s loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night, and he made an extreme suggestion afterwards. Harden was called for two offensive …
In one sense, Sunday’s championship games hardly could have gone better for the NFL. Both went to overtime and were filled with drama, dramatic comebacks, and great performances. On the other hand, they were tinged with controversy, and some …
The NFL is never going to live down the missed pass interference call on Nickell Robey-Coleman that essentially cost the New Orleans Saints a Super Bowl appearance. They shouldn’t. But what will be talked about much less is how the Saints also …
The Los Angeles Rams caught a massive break late in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game when they got away with blatant pass interference. With the score tied 20-20 and less than two minutes remaining, Drew Brees threw a pass in the direction of …
