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Friday Afternoon Dawg Bites
While you wait with bated breath for the announcement of the national game of disinterest, please take the time to click at least a few of the following links, all of which warrant your attention: I ...
The SEC Would Be Foolish to Concoct any Conspiracies
Kvetching about officiating in all sports seems to have grown exponentially over the past several years. If I had to guess, I'd say it's because of the proliferation of high def TVs, high speed camera...
SEC Speaks, Let's Put Arkansas RefGate to Bed
The SEC has officially spoken, saying that the personal foul called on Malcom Sheppard late in Saturday's Arkansas-Florida game had "no evidence on the video to support" it. As for the disputed pass i...
Lakers Look to Rebound in Game 5
Game 4 was disappointingly predictable. The Nuggets were in a must-win situation; the Lakers were not. The Nuggets played hard; the Lakers did not. Both frustrating and comforting at the same time was...
Complaining About Officiating: Poor Taste or Civic Duty?
[Ed. Note: Complaining about the officiating is always a sensitive subject, and rarely done right. Kudos to Chris, for handling the issue with class and staying away from the usual pitfalls, whi...
Officiating in Sports
Just this past week, the refs have been put in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons in the world of sports. On Tuesday, Marian Hossa's apparent game tying goal in the waning seconds of Game 3 was ...
A day later...
Damian Cristodero at the Times reports that NHL official Stephen Walkom sees nothing wrong from last night: Stephen Walkom, the NHL's director of officiating, said the ruling that Lightning g...
Stanley Cup officials
The following officials have been named to work the 2008 Stanley Cup Final. Their career playoff games are also listed (updated through round three).Referees: Paul Devorski (147); Brad Watson (91); Da...
Here comes another crackdown
In addition to downsizing goaltending equipment and mandating more offensive-zone faceoffs, particularly on the power play, the NHL is emphasizing yet another obstruction-type crackdown this season.â€...
When the whistles go away An embarrassing look at NHL officiating
Those that frequent this site know that, in general, I don't focus all that much on officiating. For the most part, that old axiom about hockey being difficult to referee holds true, and I think the l...
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