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Twitter reacts to refs calling so many penalties in Rams-Chiefs game

The story after a quarter of play in Monday night’s anticipated game between the Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City Chiefs was about all the penalty flags being thrown. Through a quarter of play, KC had been flagged 8 times for 82 yards. Their …

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Browns robbed of win by referees on overturned spot in final two minutes

The Cleveland Browns had a victory ripped away from them by the officials in the final two minutes of their game against the Raiders in Oakland on Sunday. The Browns had a 3rd-and-2 at their 17, up 42-34 with 1:41 to go in the game. The Raiders only …

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Referees miss blatant pass interference in Browns-Jets game

The officials during Thursday night’s Cleveland Browns-New York Jets game missed a pass interference call in the end zone that hurt the Browns. Cleveland had a 3rd-and-6 at the Jets 48 in the first quarter and attempted a deep pass to the end …

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Watch: USC robbed of safety against Texas

USC was the victim of a bad call by the officials during Saturday night’s game at Texas. The Longhorns had a 2nd-and-6 at their 7-yard-line with around six minutes left in the second quarter when Sam Ehlinger was sacked by Porter Gustin in the …

Keegan Brewer

Fake fair catch trick play is abuse of rules and should not be allowed

North Texas returned a punt for a touchdown against Arkansas on Saturday that should give officials and the sport something to reconsider. Keegan Brewer returned a punt 90 yards for the score to put North Texas up 14-0 in the first quarter against …

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Watch: Referees miss targeting call on hit to Jake Browning’s head

Washington Huskies fans were livid after officials missed a targeting call in the fourth quarter of the team’s game against Auburn on Saturday. The Huskies were up 16-15 in the fourth quarter and had a 3rd-and-12 at their 30. Jake Browning hung …

Referees escorted off floor after controversial Raptors-Thunder ending

Officiating controversies continue to be a black eye for the NBA this season. The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Toronto Raptors on Sunday 132-125, but the end of the game was marred by some questionable refereeing decisions. A series of perceived …

Replay reviews in last minute of Wichita State-Marshall draw heavy criticism

What should have been a very exciting finish to Marshall’s upset victory over Wichita State was diminished by the glacial pace of the final minute, which was marred by three replay reviews. Marshall won 81-75, but the final minute of play took …

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Referee Ted Valentine feels he is being unfairly punished for Joel Berry incident

Veteran referee Ted Valentine will not be working any games in this year’s NCAA Tournament, and he feels that it is an injustice. In an interview with ESPN’s Jeff Goodman that was published on Monday, Valentine declared that he was being …

Benny Snell

Report: Refs got threatening calls over controversial Music City Bowl ejection

Northwestern’s win over Kentucky in the Music City Bowl last month was marred by a controversial ejection of top Wildcats playmaker Benny Snell in the early going, but some fans apparently took their outrage a bit too far. According to a report …

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Referee Jeff Triplette tries to explain controversial call

The referees had a rough time during Saturday’s wild card playoff game between the Tennessee Titans and Kansas City Chiefs. The most notable call of all came late in the second quarter when the Chiefs were up 14-0 on the Titans. Derrick Johnson …

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Twitter reacts to referee using paper card to measure for first down

The officials during Sunday night’s Oakland Raiders-Dallas Cowboys game brought out a piece of paper to measure a key first down late in the game, which led to plenty of laughs. With the game tied at 17 and five minutes left, Dallas had the …

NFL threatens ‘significant discipline’ over mistreatment of referees

The NFL on Monday sent a memo to its teams reminding them about the importance of respecting referees and threatening discipline. Here’s a look at the memo, which was sent from VP Troy Vincent to the 32 clubs: The NFL sent this memo to clubs …

Report: NFLRA approves plan to make 21-24 full-time officials

Some forward-thinkers have long wondered why the NFL doesn’t have full-time referees. That apparently is about to change. The MMQB’s Albert Breer reported on Wednesday that the NFLRA (National Football League Referees Association) has …

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Referee John Goble explains Draymond Green technical snafu

The NBA’s Game 4 referees attributed the Draymond Green technical foul confusion to miscommunication with the scorer’s table. Referee John Goble explained that the referees had intended to give a first quarter technical to Steve Kerr all …

Jalen Collins fumble recovery

NFL VP Dean Blandino explains controversial touchback call

A forced fumble and recovery by Jalen Collins during the NFC Championship Game became a controversial point in the Packers-Falcons game, but it looks like the officials got it right. Green Bay had the ball 1st and 10 at the Atlanta 23 early in the …

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