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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
FOX Sports NFL rules analyst Mike Pereira has a pretty good idea of what goes on with regards to NFL officiating, and he firmly believes some slightly illegal things are taking place. Pereira believes that NFL referees are secretly receiving …
The officiating crew in Thursday night’s game between the Vikings and Cowboys missed a penalty that should have been called on Minnesota’s 2-point conversion attempt to tie the game in the fourth quarter. The Vikings were down 17-15 after …
Walt Anderson’s officiating crew reportedly will not face any special discipline for their performance during the Monday Night Football game between the Seattle Seahawks and Buffalo Bills. A source told ESPN’s Adam Caplan that the crew …
The NFL’s VP of Officiating says the referees in Walt Anderson’s missed a key call just before halftime in Monday night’s Seahawks-Bills game. There was a disastrous sequence before halftime in which the referees got about three …
The referees officiating Monday night’s Seahawks-Bills game screwed over Buffalo three times for the same sequence at the end of the half, effectively costing the Bills three points. With three seconds left in the half, Dan Carpenter lined up …
Ohio State fans are still steaming about a pass interference call they feel the referees missed in the final two minutes of Saturday’s loss at Penn State. The Buckeyes were stunned by the Nittany Lions 24-21 in Happy Valley after allowing a …
Veteran NFL official Pete Morelli had a pretty rough time while officiating Sunday’s Bills-Patriots game, but it wasn’t his calls that were the issue. While officiating the game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Morelli started …
There is little doubt that being a hockey referee is a physical test. First of all, you have to be moving around and skating to keep up with the action. Secondly, well, you’re also in the line of fire during fights. One KHL referee found that …
The Mid-American Conference has suspended the officiating crew involved in Saturday’s controversial Central Michigan-Oklahoma State game. The MAC said in a statement that the crew will be suspended for two games after they wrongly allowed …
The NFL’s referees are getting back in the swing of things, too. After Philadelphia Eagles kicker Caleb Sturgis missed a 46 yard attempt, the officials weren’t quite on the same page as to whether the kick went through or not. Refs still …
