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Les Miles decided not to test the SEC's new get-tough policy regarding coaches criticizing officials.
Tennessee's Lane Kiffin and Mississippi State's Dan Mullen were reprimanded Monday by the Southeastern Conference for criticizing officials, raising the number of coaches to be scolded by the league for knocking game officiating to three in the last week.
This wasn't your typical chastisement of the officials.
Before every NBA playoff game, four of the league's higher-ranked referees enter the officials' locker room.
Whoever wins the World Cup, one definite loser will be soccer's battered image of fair play.
Nearly two months after his Seattle Seahawks lost the Super Bowl, Mike Holmgren is still feeling the pain. Especially about the officiating. "To have the story of the Super Bowl be the officials, that is crazy," Holmgren said Wednesday.
The NFL is satisfied with its officiating but concerned that high-profile errors in the playoffs and Super Bowl left a bad impression.
The NFL defended the officiating in the Super Bowl, and Joe Montana defended himself.
Jagr failed Pens' acting classesI guess I get why Sidney Crosby gets the benefit of the doubt. On one level, I even believe it's somewhat deserved.
Where has the respect gone?It wasn't that long ago that you heard Bob Clarke say the biggest problem in hockey wasn't the game, but the players. They had lost respect for each other on the ice.
In a comparison of the different NBA eras, you can roll off multiple lists of great players that have played over the past three decades. But when looking back on the 90s, the story isn't so much who had tremendous success, but rather who didn't.
Refs are bad, but they're not racistsMove over Don Imus, here comes Bernie Fryer. And Jess Kersey. And Bob Delaney. And Dick Bavetta. And all those other subconscious racists who let their inner prejudices dictate the way they call an NBA game.
NBA - After ejecting Spurs forward Tim Duncan for laughing on the bench, I knew NBA official Joey Crawford would have to pay a hefty price for his actions, but I never thought it would go this far. Turns out, this is exactly how far it needed to go.
Stayin' AliveIf the Islanders are as ardent on defense as they were in complaining about the officiating, they could be in a good position for tonight's Game 5.
Platini Suggests Adding Two More RefereesUEFA's new president Michel Platini suggests, in order to help reduce the number of officiating errors, that two more assistants to be added to the game. They would be positioned on either end and be responsible for all calls inside the penalty area.
FIFA to use goaline technology in 2007A touchy topic for some, as FIFA plans to test some type of assisting technology for referees in the coming year. It looks like they're going the video route rather than their previous idea of putting some kind of chip in the ball.
NBA Finals Game 5 Officiating breakdown -- from 82games.comThe guys at 82 Games break down (in extreme detail) the officiating from Game 5 of the finals.
The Miami Heat are the NBA champs, like it or not. Like it or not, when a team achieves something great, something that compounds all their hard work and dedication, you shouldn't snivel in the corner about people blowing whistles.
Seahawks doomed by horrible officiatingI never thought Super Bowls could be rigged until yesterday
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