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The NFL Has Hired Its First Full-Time Female Referee
Getty Image Sarah Thomas will become the first full-time female referee in NFL history, according to a report from the Baltimore Sun’s Aaron Wilson. In 2012, Shannon Eastin was the first woman referee...
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The NCAA’s Explanation Of A Blown Call During The Championship Is More Proof...
USA TODAY Sports College refs are not having a very good time. They were under fire all year, and the NCAA Tournament, which is typically reserved for great performances and the creation of...
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The NBA Voids Russell Westbrook’s Technical So He Can Play Tonight Against...
USA TODAY Sports There’s a double standard in place here, but it’s hard to tell. Yesterday Russell Westbrook scored a career-high 54 points on 43 shots, but he also picked up his 16th technical of the...
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Rick Carlisle Puts Tape Over His Mouth To Avoid Criticizing Refs And Paying A...
What a difference a win makes. After the Dallas Mavericks fell behind 3-0, and without point guard Rajon Rondo, the Mavericks finally gelled last night with a 121-109 win over the visiting Rockets to...
View ArticleWatch Corey Brewer Accidentally Punch A Referee Right In The Face
It was midway through the second quarter of Sunday night’s DeAndre Jordan free throw practice Clippers win over the Rockets in Game 4 when Corey Brewer decided to take it to the cup. Brewer’s got a...
View ArticleThis Referee Signaled The Most Mesmerizing Traveling Call We’ve Ever Seen
Usually, it’s the players who entertain us the most during a game. Whether it’s a spectacular block, an improbable three or an in-your-face dunk, they’re the reason we tune in. The referees are not...
View ArticlePlease Enjoy This Ref Tripping And Almost Faceplanting Into A Player’s Crotch
Being an NFL referee is no easy job. Along with having to make tough in-the-moment calls, you also have to be aware of your surroundings at all times since there are pro football players flying all...
View ArticleSee Chris Paul Get Ejected For Telling The Ref ‘Don’t Talk To Me Like I’m A Kid’
How much do you love Chris Paul and his adorable son? This is where you tiredly repeat some joke you saw on Twitter about Chris Paul’s overexposure in those State Farm ads. While we’re all a little...
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Did Joey Crawford Get Blocked From A Repeat Butt Pat By A Fellow Ref?
Getty Image We can file this under the silly. The super silly, in fact. It’s not often we spend much time watching NBA refs stand around waiting for the game to start. But after reddit’s r/NBA page...
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Derrick Rose Did Not Travel On This Play, So The Refs Got It Right
USA TODAY Sports We heard Reggie (or maybe it was Chuck) exclaim something in anger after what looked like an obvious traveling call on Derrick Rose during last night’s Bulls-Thunder slugfest, and we...
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Jason Kidd Confuses Thanksgiving For ‘Slapsgiving’ And Gets Ejected
We understand the frustration. Most coaches would get upset after falling behind by double-digits against a Sacramento Kings team missing their best player, DeMarcus Cousins. But that’s what happened...
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How Did This Glaring Dirk Nowitzki Travel Go Uncalled?
USA TODAY Sports NBA referees are more often than not very good at their jobs, but for whatever reason, when it comes to calling traveling violations, officials often appear to swallow their whistles....
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Yell At Joey Crawford While You Can Because He’s Retiring After This Season
Getty Image NBA referee Joey Crawford announced he’ll be retiring at the end of this season, much like Kobe Bryant. Unlike Bryant, however, it’s a good bet that fans won’t be clamoring to see him one...
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Referee Joey Crawford Has Worked His Last Game In The NBA
Getty Image For 39 years, Joey Crawford ran up and down NBA sidelines as one of the league’s most expressive officials. He worked games for everyone from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Karl-Anthony Towns....
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A Referee Got Destroyed And Knocked Out Of The Game By USC Linebacker Michael...
ABC Referee Ron Cherry is not visible in the above screenshot because he was given the business by an errant USC defender on Saturday. Cherry was officiating USC vs. Notre Dame when USC linebacker...
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Ocho And Marvin, Under One Roof! The Care Package Episode
In an effort to regain control of his team, Bengals coach Marvin Lewis decides to take the drastic step of bringing volatile wideout Chad Ochocinco into his home in a spirited attempt to get the two...
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The Best Moments From Week 4 Sunday
Yesterday, I fell victim to that worst consequence of prolonged human interaction: being forced to miss most of an NFL Sunday because someone you know scheduled a wedding on a Sunday during football...
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Thomas DeCoud Has Baldinger Finger – KSK Kontent Klearinghouse
via Falcons safety and occasional DX member Thomas DeCoud broke his middle finger in the regular season finale against the Buccaneers. He toughed it out through two playoff games with the injury, the...
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Good News: Jeff Triplette Is Working Chargers-Bengals
(via Getty Image) In the beginning of December, Jeff Triplette had back-to-back weeks with controversial rulings for which the NFL was later forced to apologize. There was the Giants-Redskins game in...
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Referee Helps Patriots Player Before Field Goal Block, Jets Fans Assume...
Via NJ.com Just before the ball was snapped on the would-be game-winning 58-yard field goal on Thursday night that ended up being blocked, a referee instructed a Patriots player to move away from the...
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Gene Steratore Needs To Replace His Contacts
CBS One minor drama in the Bengals-Colts game: lead official Gene Steratore is living in blinky misery as one his contact lens appears to be bothering him. Twice he’s come back from the sideline with a...
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GIF: Tyreke Evans Performs Impressive “Moonwalk” Travel That Goes Uncalled
Tyreke Evans, Nene (Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports) It’s hard to be an NBA ref. We try our best to give them the benefit of the doubt, but they’re often found by fans to be lacking. Last night, when...
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Video: ‘Melo Gets Technical For Arguing After Ref Blows Whistle In His Ear
We’ve never seen this happen in more than 25 years of watching the NBA. That’s not to say it hasn’t happened before, we’ve just never seen it if it has. During New York’s 86-79 loss to the Heat at the...
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Broncos/Bills Refs Fist Bump; STILL NOT A CONSPIRACY
After C.J. Anderson scored in the second quarter for the Broncos, the line and back judges shared a moment between bros: They fist bumped. The back judge went down to check the ball after the play and...
View ArticleNothing Like a Nice Devin Hester Massage
Two referees shared a fist bump during a Bills-Broncos game a few weeks ago and the NFL didn’t care, so it was only a matter of time before all integrity of the sport was removed as a ref allowed...
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The Referees Picked Up A Critical Pass Interference Flag On Dallas And No One...
FOX Midway through the 4th quarter of the Lions-Cowboys Wild Card game, Matthew Stafford attempted a pass on 3rd and 1 for tight end Brandon Pettigrew. The pass was broken up by Cowboys linebacker...
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Cowboys Fan Selling ‘Refs Must Die’ Shirt
Via ebay If you thought getting the benefit of some poor officiating against the Lions might temper the outrage of Cowboys fans when the refs came for their team, well, frankly I’m shocked about how...
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Video: Ref Gives Adorable Knicks Fan T-Shirt Souvenir
The vast majority of references we make to NBA referees connote a mistake of some sort. Whether it’s a blown call, or buffoonish behavior, it’s not often a ref makes news — the best ones are never...
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Chris Paul Denounces Ref Lauren Holtkamp After Technical: “This Might Not Be...
Chris Paul, Kyrie Irving (David Richard-USA TODAY Sports) The Clippers did not have a fun night on Thursday with the Cavs dunking and lobbing all over them on their way to a 105-94 win that was more of...
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