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NFLPA voices safety concerns over replacement refs
The NFL Players Association and NFL Referees Association have responded to the potential use of replacement officials this season by voicing concerns about player safety.,ESPN reported earlier this week that the league has begun compiling a list of replacement referees -- mostly from the low-college...
NFL adopts replay rule for potential replacement referees
With the potential for a referee work stoppage next season, the NFL moved on Tuesday to alter its replay procedure for one year only "to correct clear and obvious" mistakes made during games by replacement referees.,The approved rule, made by the competitions committee at the annual league meeting a...
Report: NFL to begin hiring replacement referees
With talks stalled between the league and the referees' union, NFL owners reportedly have authorized the hiring of replacement officials.,League sources told ESPN on Sunday that owners are "alarmed" by the current state of the negotiations with the NFL Referees Association.,The NFL has compiled a li...
Lakers' Luka Doncic fined $50K for gesture toward refs
The NBA fined Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic $50,000 for "directing an inappropriate and unprofessional gesture" to a game official.,The fine, announced Tuesday, was for an incident that occurred Sunday night in the Lakers' 110-97 home victory over the New York Knicks. ,With 4:35 left in the th...
Mavs coach Jason Kidd fined $35K for ripping refs
The NBA fined Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd $35,000 on Monday for public criticism of the officials and using profane language during a media interview.,Kidd's remarks came after the Mavericks' 111-107 road loss to the Houston Rockets on Saturday.,Kidd was upset at the referees for not call...
NBA reinstates ref Eric Lewis, assigns him to G League
The NBA announced the reinstatement on Friday of referee Eric Lewis, who retired in August 2023 amid a league investigation into violations of its social media policy.,Lewis, 54, was investigated for allegedly using a burner account on the social media site Twitter, now X, in order to defend himself...
Rams WR Puka Nacua rips refs in since-deleted tweet
Los Angeles Rams star wide receiver Puka Nacua is creating headlines both on and off the field this week.,On the field, Nacua had 12 catches for 225 yards and two touchdowns in the Rams' 38-37 overtime loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night.,That performance came one day after he performed a...
Refs to start using earpieces to 'enhance accuracy'
Starting with Saturday's games, NBA referees will be equipped with earpieces in order to "improve game flow and enhance officiating accuracy," the league announced Friday.,This is the first phase of a planned two-phase program to help officials communicate in real time with the NBA Replay Center and...
Report: Longtime ACC ref quits due to replay frustration
Upset over how a replay review was handled in last Saturday's UConn-Syracuse game, Atlantic Coast Conference referee Gary Patterson resigned, ESPN reported on Friday.,An ACC official since 2002, Patterson quit after he served as the head referee of the matchup, a 27-20 overtime win for host Syracuse...
FOX's Mike Pereira: Theory that refs favor Chiefs 'a myth'
NEW ORLEANS -- Mike Pereira feigned surprise when a flock of reporters huddled around him Thursday.,"What do you all want to talk to me about?" he quipped as Pereira slid into a chair at FOX Sports' Super Bowl media day.,Predictably, the first question was about his feelings on the conversation abou...
Refs union rejects idea they’re aiding Chiefs: ‘Insulting’
After Roger Goodell dismissed the idea that the league's officiating crews give deference to the Kansas City Chiefs, the NFL Referees Association released a statement Tuesday calling such theories "insulting and preposterous.",The release from NFLRA executive director Scott Green began by thanking t...
Linesman returns from injury in Jets-Avalanche game
Linesman Jonny Murray was helped off the ice in the second period after taking a hit to the right leg from Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews, but he returned to his duties at the start of the third period.,Toews was pursuing Winnipeg forward Kyle Connor in the Jets zone and clipped Murray ne...
Linesman exits Jets-Avalanche game due to injury
Linesman Jonny Murray was helped off the ice in the second period after taking a hit to the right leg from Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews.,Toews was pursuing Winnipeg forward Kyle Connor in the Jets zone and clipped Murray near his right knee at 7:26 of the period. Murray, down on his han...
And now, a national moment of silence: The Twins' playoff-win drought is over
Our long national nightmare is over. The Minnesota Twins won a playoff game....
College ump made a call so bad, he's been indefinitely suspended
Somewhere Fred VanVleet is smiling and cursing happily after a subpar official received his just due. The University of New Orleans defeated Mississippi Valley State 7-3 in a college baseball game on Friday. As the college basketball season is heating up, millions of people still found time to view ...
Can we get some accountability from NFL referees for these bad calls?
Referees are a necessary part of any sporting event. It’s just unfortunate how they sometimes become the focal point of contests. This is apparent in far too many NFL games every week, and it’s at a point where some of their calls are absolutely absurd. NFL refs are constantly throwing flags that ma...
Dak Prescott is sorry for praising fans who threw trash at refs
The Dallas Cowboys exited the postseason early, yet again, during “super” wildcard weekend — it wasn’t all that super, honestly — losing at home to longtime rival San Francisco, 23-17. Of course, like any other NFL game, there were times throughout that Cowboys players wish they could have back, but...
AFCON gets some CONCACAF refereeing
The African Cup of Nations gets a rough ride from most of the soccer world, and it’s mostly because of its place in the calendar. It deprives several clubs in Europe of some of their best players for most of January every two years, which isn’t exactly met with acceptance and gratitude. So it can ac...
VAR isn’t the problem, the people using it are
The return of supporters to various terraces last week in the Premier League brought back some rites of soccer that we didn’t even realize how much we missed and cherished. The mocking of a shot well over or wide of the goal. The vitriol for a ref after a foul. The applause after a relatively simple...
MLS is back, and I’m really going to try this time
MLS returns this weekend, and unlike most of the big soccer leagues in the world, it can do so in front of some fans. We won’t hear the sheer wall of noise we would usually get in Seattle, Portland, Atlanta, and Orlando, or in more and more places these days, just yet. But it will be a relief to hea...