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Ireland Lose U-17 Euros Match To Netherlands After Keeper Is Sent Off In Middle Of ShootoutControversy struck at the U-17 Euros today as Irish keeper James Corcoran earned his second yellow card of the match during the penalty shootout of a match that finished full time tied 1-1, leading to the Netherlands to claim the win....

Xavier Holds On Against Creighton After Pair Of Fouls On Would-Be Game-WinnersFifth-ranked Xavier avoided its fourth loss of the season thanks to a fortuitous foul call with less than a second remaining, just moments after fouling a Creighton three-point attempt that gave the Bluejays a very short-lived lead....

Duke Wins Pinstripe Bowl After Would-Be Indiana FG Ruled No Good [UPDATE]Indiana kicker Griffin Oakes’s overtime field goal went wide right, ruled officials, giving Duke its first bowl win since 1961 as the Blue Devils claimed the Pinstripe Bowl trophy at Yankee Stadium....

Referees Disallow Manchester United Goal On Controversial Call

Jesse Lingard thought he scored Manchester United’s crucial equalizer against Wolfsburg in the Champions League, only for the refs, after a long discussion, to take his goal away in controversial fashion....

Undefeated Michigan State Beaten By Officials As Apparent Blown Call Hands Game To Nebraska

Michigan State’s undefeated season is no more after officials awarded a game-winning touchdown to Nebraska’s Brandon Reilly despite the fact the Cornhuskers receiver appeared to go out of bounds on his own before re-entering the field to catch the pass with just seconds remaining in Lincoln....

Is Pau Gasol Latino?

ESPN/ABC ran this graphic during today's Bulls-Spurs game in recognition of the NBA's Noche Latina campaign, and it raises an interesting question: does Pau Gasol belong on this list? ...

It Took Five Minutes For An Officiating Controversy To Emerge

This is roughing the kicker. It has been called roughing the kicker all season. Officials did not call this roughing the kicker. (We do not know how inflated the punter's ball was.)...

Georgia Gets 99-Yard Fumble Return TD After Georgia Tech Stuffed

Georgia took a 14-7 lead on Georgia Tech after this Yellow Jackets attempt to sneak across the goal line got stuffed and officials held their breath rather than blowing the whistle. But did Tech get the ball across the goal line? We've enhanced some video so you can see for yourself:...