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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 …
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 …
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 …
The officials in Monday night’s Seattle Seahawks-Minnesota Vikings game missed an obvious penalty on a key blocked field goal by Bobby Wagner. Minnesota was down 6-0 to Seattle with just under six minutes remaining and tried a 47-yard field …
The officials in Sunday night’s Pittsburgh Steelers-Los Angeles Chargers game missed a false start penalty by miles, and it cost the Steelers dearly. Chargers right tackle Sam Tevi committed a clear false start on a first down play at the …
Referee Al Green was bloodied after a collision during the second quarter of the West Virginia-Oklahoma game on Friday night. West Virginia had the ball for a first down trailing 28-21 to the Sooners. Mountaineers quarterback Will Grier was …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
