referees

The NHL, and its referees, came under fire over the weekend, for a controversial call made in the NY Rangers - Buffalo Sabres game. You be the judge...who was right?

Wisconsin's Bo Ryan spent his post-game press conference hyping on the referees, so much so to where it became a headline more than the game. Dick Vitale, on 104.5 The Team, said 'enough is enough'.

Every offseason in professional and college sports, there are ideas about ways to "better" the sport. This offseason was no different. And there were several controversial rule change proposals -- maybe the most controversial ever. It could be the college football10-second rule (The Saban Rule) that would've ultimately erased the hurry up offense completely from college football... Read

Protecting the players. Making this a safer game. That's what the NFL has sought out to do. In making this proclamation, NFL referees are forced to make judgement calls in a split second. "The game is too fast, too strong and too big for officials to make the right decisions," said ESPN Radio's Freddie Coleman, who joined Armen on 104...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were obviously outclassed in last night's 42-14 loss at the hands of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the BCS National Championship Game. However, the beginning of the game featured a couple of questionable calls that went in the favor of Nick Saban's squad. That, of...

Referees are supposed to, for the most part, remain invisible. Generally speaking, a fantastically officiated game is one where the officials aren't mentioned at all. Or at least that’s how it used to be.

During the NBA Playoffs, there have been many controversial calls from referees, some of which have piled up and caused star players to foul out of games (i.e. Paul Pierce and LeBron James last night). Do you think the NBA should increase the number of fouls a player is allowed to commit...

In the closing seconds of last night's Celtics-76ers game, Kevin Garnett was called for a controversial moving screen foul, which essentially ended Boston's hopes for a win. Do you think NBA referees should "swallow the whistle" in late-game situations, or should they officiate "by the book...

One week after suffering a concussion in a loss to the Falcons, Eagles quarterback Michael Vick broke his right hand Sunday on what he considered a late hit in Philadelphia's loss to the rival New York Giants.