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North Carolina was the victim of a brutal call by the referees in the ACC Championship Game on Saturday. Down 45-37 after scoring a touchdown with 1:13 left, the Tar Heels decided to attempt an onside kick. They recovered it, but they were called for …
NFL official Pete Morelli and his crew have been pulled from Sunday night’s game between the Colts and Steelers due to several errors they made during the Cardinals’ win over the 49ers last weekend. Pro Football talk reports that the crew …
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The Seattle Seahawks benefited from a controversial call by the referees at the end of a “Monday Night Football” game. In this case, the missed call was an intentional batting foul by K.J. …
We’ve seen a lot of examples lately of the mistreatment of referees during football games, but it sounds like there was a prominent example of an official misbehaving on Saturday. Top junior college program East Mississippi — the same …
Sometimes you just have one of those games. A referee tried to throw a penalty flag in the Rams-Redskins game after a long touchdown pass to Kenny Britt, but he tripped and the flag went flying: Best penalty flag toss fail ever #STLvsWAS …
Duke beat Wisconsin on Monday night for the national championship, and they did so with the help of a few calls from the officials late in the game. With Duke leading 59-58 and 3:20 to play, Justise Winslow took an inbounds pass and drove towards the …
One of the biggest controversies from Saturday’s Kentucky-Wisconsin Final Four game came with under three minutes to go when Nigel Hayes made a layup inside after the shot clock expired. Hayes’ layup tied the game at 60, and from there …
The referees in charge of the Duke-Utah NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game on Friday pulled nothing short of a shady move that also happened to help the Blue Devils cover the spread. Duke won the game by six points 63-57 to cover the spread that ranged …
UCLA beat SMU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday after getting some help thanks to a controversial goaltending call in the final 20 seconds. UCLA blew a big second half lead and was trailing the Mustangs 59-55 with about 30 seconds …
Does anyone really trust the NFL? Before I get accused of being a New England Patriots homer, let’s make one thing clear — I’m not saying the Pats are innocent. It is not out of the realm of possibility that Tom Brady and/or other …
An incredible 4th-down catch by Dez Bryant was reversed by the referees upon review, essentially ending the Cowboys’ chances of a comeback win in Green Bay on Sunday. The Cowboys had a 4th-and-2 at the Green Bay 32 down 26-21 to the Packers in …
The NFL admitted on Tuesday that the controversial pass interference no-call may not have been the most important gift the Dallas Cowboys were given during their win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday. There was also a blatant hold on Ndamukong Suh …
The largest controversy of the 2015 NFL playoffs was likely born on Sunday when a pass interference flag that was thrown on the Dallas Cowboys was picked up. And the explanation won’t make Detroit Lions fans feel any better about it. According …
A critical pass interference penalty in the Dallas Cowboys-Detroit Lions playoff game Sunday was changed by the referees, leading the Lions to punt and ultimately lose the game. Detroit had the ball for a 3rd-and-1 at the Cowboys 46 with 8:25 left, …
Referee Ed Hochuli made a roughing the passer call on Sunday that put the final nail in the San Francisco 49ers’ coffin, and it was a bad one. The Niners dialed up pressure and forced an incomplete pass on 3rd-and-5. Nick Moody and Antoine …
The 49ers were screwed in their game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday when a roughing the passer penalty was called on a critical third down in the fourth quarter. The Seahawks had a 3rd-and-5 at the 15 and the 49ers sent pressure up the …
