Semi-pro football player accused of referee attack

A semi-professional football player has been charged with slamming a referee in the face with his helmet at the end of an unruly game in upstate New York.

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Fired ref on list for replacement training camp

A referee who was previously fired by the NBA is among the group of replacements who have agreed to participate in training camp next week.

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Busacca to take charge of Champions League Final

Massimo Busacca of Switzerland was announced Monday by UEFA as the referee for the Champions League final between Barcelona and Manchester United.

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Referee who angered Chelsea ready for next match

The Norwegian referee who faced death threats after a Champions league semifinal between Chelsea and Barcelona said he is eager to get back on the pitch.

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UEFA receives referee's report from Chelsea semi

UEFA will decide next week whether to take action against Chelsea players for their behavior toward the referee after Wednesday's contentious Champions League semifinal against Barcelona.

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Soccer coach punches referee after ejection

The coach of a team relegated to Brazil's third division punched the referee in the face after being ejected from the bench.

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Refs angered by fine of official in Rivers spat

The NBA's referees union criticized the league on Friday for fining an official who was involved in a dispute with Boston coach Doc Rivers.

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Top soccer league to use extra referee behind goal

International soccer officials agreed on Saturday to have one of the world's top leagues experiment with having an extra assistant referee behind each goal beginning next season.

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Kansas Moves to End Ref Discrimination

The group that governs high school sports in Kansas has approved an anti-discrimination rule meant to prevent occurrences like last month's refusal by a school to allow a female official to work a boys basketball game.

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Mike Carey First Black Super Bowl Ref

Mike Carey will become the first black referee in Super Bowl history.

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Stern Critical of Study on Racial Bias

NBA commissioner David Stern criticized a study regarding racial bias among league officials and the New York Times for printing it, saying racism "doesn't exist in the NBA."

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NBA Referee Suspended Over Duncan Flap

Joey Crawford is done ejecting players and coaches this season. On Tuesday, he was the one getting tossed. The veteran NBA referee was suspended indefinitely by commissioner David Stern for his conduct toward Tim Duncan, who contends the official challenged him to a fight during a game in Dallas.

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Coach Who Attacked Referee Faces Charges

Authorities are considering charges against a Pee Wee football coach who was caught on videotape attacking a referee after being told to stop cursing on the sidelines in front of his 5- and 6-year-old players, police said.

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World Cup May Get Its 1st Female Referee

Nelly Viennot of France could become the first female official at soccer's World Cup if she passes FIFA tests later this month.

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It's a done deal: The regular NBA refs will be back for the start of the regular season.

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A referee who was previously fired by the NBA is among the group of replacements who have agreed to participate in training camp next week.

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Disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was back behind bars Tuesday, accused of violating his federal probation by not showing up for work, the U.S. Marshals Service said.

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After a referee came out on television recently and was subsequently stripped of his refereeing license, Turkey's football culture and its fledgling LGBT movement were further pushed into the spotlight.

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Police arrested eight thugs after a knife fight at a school basketball match - started by rioting parents. One player was stabbed in the backside after angry mums and dads invaded the court at the secondary school in Avellino, southern Italy, over a penalty awarded by the ref.

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A football referee was forced to send off a parrot during a match - after the bird began imitating his whistle. Nine-year-old Me-Tu was taken to the match in his cage by eccentric owner Irene Kerrigan, 66, because he enjoys watching the players run around.

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Extremely well-written and enlightening analogy between football and politics that also explores the disconnect between modern day politics and the core beliefs of the American people. Case in point....a key point from this article:

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(Viral Video) Referee Tackles QB in LSU vs South Carolina Football Game

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South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier says an SEC referee did not try to tackle his quarterback during a collision in Saturday's loss to LSU, according to a report on Monday on TheState.com.

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Michigan on Friday was granted temporary custody of four suburban Detroit children after one of them was abandoned in Nebraska under that state's safe haven law.

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A Cuban Olympic tae kwon do athlete who deliberately kicked a referee in the face after being disqualified now faces a permanent ban from his sport. Watch the video now. See more irresistible headlines

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A football referee has been suspended for allegedly being drunk while officiating a league game in Belarus. Sergei Shmolik, 43, appeared so inebriated he could hardly walk and was led off the pitch by match officials. The video is hilarious...

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Former referee Hue Hollins said Thursday on ESPN's "Outside The Lines" that federal investigators "questioned me about Dick Bavetta more than they did about Tim Donaghy."

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A Kansas Roman Catholic high school banned a female referee from officiating a boy's basketball game because as a woman, and shouldn't be put in an authority position over the boys.

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A Thai soccer referee was beaten up by an entire team after sending off three of their players during a match to decide promotion to country's second division, local media reported on Friday.

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A Thai soccer referee was beaten up by an entire team after sending off three of their players during a match to decide promotion to country's second division, local media reported on Friday.

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rugbyredcard.com continues its exposure of unfair and unethical behaviour by rugby union officialdom, this time publishing a letter which was recently sent to Dr Syd Millar, IRB chairman

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after their victory over USA, the South African rugby camp better hold their victory celebration until they are sure IRB match officials won't pull a dirty trick, literally, at the last-minute

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Brazilian lineswoman Ana Paula Oliveira has no regrets about posing nude for Playboy magazine even though she has not been selected to officiate at a professional game since.

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Lucien Hounkanly, the Lawyer of the suspended Togolese FA President, Tarta Axlessi, has said that Gambian International Referee, Pa Abdou Sarr alias Jasper, has been used as Scapegoat by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in the long outstanding leadership battle in the  …

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The Donaghy case is a disaster for the NBA. But for some of the league's disgruntled players, it's something more: A vindication.

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Above is a video containing some of the more 'questionable' calls from game three of Western Conference Semis. Watch it. Whether you're a Spurs fan or not, whether you believe the game was fixed or not, it's worth watching, if only for a point of reference.

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On Friday afternoon in southern California, you could hear the cacophony of frustrated screenwriters pounding their desks in disgust. The Tim Donaghy scandal doubled as the easiest movie pitch ever.

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Chile's foreign minister filed a formal complaint with Ottawa over what he called "unjustified aggression" by Toronto police as they scuffled with Chilean team members after a FIFA Under-20 World Cup soccer match. For some more background check out: this seed.

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Tips for the young Sports Offical.

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