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Garrett Wilson Ohio State false start

Watch: Referees miss false start before Ohio State touchdown

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 …

Cincinnat 10 field

Did Cincinnati get away with 12 men on field for critical fourth down?

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 takes shot at referees over pass interference review

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 …

Detroit Lions penalty calls

Lions screwed by referees’ penalty calls in MNF loss to Packers

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 …

Saints runoff

Referees cost Saints time with wrongly applied runoff after review before halftime

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 …

NBA ref Ron Garretson arrested for DUI after crashing into tree

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, …

Virginia double dribble

Referees cost Auburn by missing Ty Jerome double-dribble violation

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 …

Tariq Owens out of bounds

Referees badly blow call on Texas Tech blocked shot

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. …

Watch: Baffling foul call helps Iowa in huge comeback bid

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: Scott Foster should not be allowed to referee Rockets games

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 …

Dee Ford

8 biggest disappointments from NFL Championship Sunday

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 …

Saints jared Goff facemask

Referees also missed several penalty calls that hurt Rams

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 …

Rams Saints pass interference

Watch: Refs miss crucial pass interference call in Rams-Saints game

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 …

Dak Prescott Lael Collins

Referees cost Cowboys shot at points with terrible sack call

The referees cost the Dallas Cowboys a shot at some points with a terrible call late in the second quarter of Saturday’s NFC playoff game in Los Angeles. The Cowboys were down 20-7 to the Rams and had a 3rd-and-7 at the Rams 36. Dak Prescott …

Bears Eagles review

Referees cost Chicago with fumble recovery on controversial play in Bears-Eagles game

The referees cost the Bears with a bad play on the field but a correct incompletion call after a controversial review late in the second quarter of Sunday’s NFC Wild Card playoff game between Chicago and the Philadelphia Eagles. The Bears were …

Rose Bowl referee balloon

Look: Referee shows off vertical grabbing balloon in Rose Bowl

A referee showed off an impressive vertical leap to grab a balloon on the field during the Rose Bowl on Tuesday and went viral. Late in the second quarter of the Ohio State-Washington game, a referee spotted a balloon on the field of play and ran in …

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