Posts Tagged ‘referees’
NFL owners to consider tweaking pass interference reviews
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — NFL owners meeting Wednesday will consider a proposal to refine the new rule that allows challenges involving pass interference, and may also announce locations to…
Read MoreThe NBA needs to end the "foul out" rule
I have lots of good ideas about sports. Life, really. One, in basketball, is to end fouling out. Why are we taking the NBA’s best players off the court at…
Read MoreEx-Packers coach Mike McCarthy accused of berating prep refs
PULASKI, Wis. (AP) — Former Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy has been accused of confronting and berating referees after a loss by his stepson’s high school basketball team. The…
Read MoreAfter further (judicial) review: No do-over of Rams-Saints
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A courtroom quest by two New Orleans Saints ticketholders for a full or partial do-over of this year’s NFC championship game because of a blown “no-call”…
Read MoreLots of questions for Goodell, not a lot of answers
ATLANTA (AP) — Faced with a blitz of officiating questions and queries about the effectiveness of the Rooney Rule, Colin Kaepernick’s football unemployment, and the cancellation of a news conference…
Read MorePayton: Obvious missed call cost Saints a Super Bowl berth
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sean Payton was glassy-eyed, calm and shrugged his shoulders at times, seemingly resigned to New Orleans’ bitter fate — as unfair as he thought it was.…
Read MoreRoughing the passer? Vikings, Packers tie after game-deciding flag
We all know the outcome, 29-29. We can all argue there were plays on both sides of the field that determined that outcome of the Packers-Vikings game. We can argue…
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