Why does it matter? Because as a basketball fan, I don't care who or what he sleeps next to on a nightly basis. I do care if he can rebound and hit a mid range jumper. That was true yesterday before this story broke, and it's true long after the story is out.

The rule is not just in Ohio - it is a rule in place in the NFHS rule book, which is the rule set adopted by most (if not all) the state high school associations in the country. The kicker is, the 10-run rule is optional by state adoption, and is not always used (like here in CA). There is, however, rules in place…

I'm most surprised that Duke and UNC have never met in the basketball final. Gotta figure that it would have happened at least once.

for getting thrown out while its deplorable, so are the umpires at that level.

Had this happen in a high school game I umpired a couple years ago. Only difference is, in high school this play results in an immediate dead ball and a two base award to the batter and all runners. Heads up play by all of these players involved, though.

I see what you did there. +3.1

Well, it took less time than I anticipated, but this is happening: http://m.espn.go.com/wireless/story?storyId=8814744

To put this in perspective, this is the Big Ten's second-highest rated crew this season (the top crew is working the Sugar Bowl).

I went to a game there last year, and with $40 in my pocket, got seats on the glass from a scalper outside the arena. Despite the transportation nightmare to get to the arena, I actually enjoyed the game and can see how the Coliseum would be a great place to watch hockey when it's filled to capacity with fans.

Considering Nike has been implicated in the years-long coverup, that makes this all the more amusing. http://www.nesn.com/2012/10/report-nike-tried-paying-uci-500000-to-cover-up-a-lance-armstrong-positive-drug-test.html

HD feeds and SD feeds are routed through different ground stations. The HD satellite/station line must have been aligned with the sun, while the SD station was out of alignment and therefore, unaffected.

Holbrook made the correct call, and ruled it appropriately according to PBUC and MLB instructions. The Cardinals SS called for the ball, and at that point Holbrook indicated infield fly, which is correct procedure. The area of the field is primary coverage for the left field umpire, and he made the ruling when it was…

You're right, it is a tough call - it was closer than anyone really gives it credit for, and while I believe it to be an incorrect call, it was not, what one might term, "a terrible call". Wrong calls that change leads, however, are magnified - and wrong calls that change the outcome of a game (strictly speaking, this…

There is no definition of "control" in the rulebook, but it is a term used in the rulebook, so therefore it (by convention) is distinct from "possession", which is defined. Because there's no definition, it's up to the NFL to instruct referees how to judge "control". I do not know how the referees are instructed to…

I would have to know exactly how NFL referees are instructed to judge "control". If they are taught to interpret that "two hands are better than one" then on this play, it should have been ruled an interception. If they are taught something else, then who knows what the correct ruling by the NFL's interpretation…

Using this, which is the best angle of the play that I can find:

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Adding on to this, I should note that both high school and college rules do NOT have such a distinction. If this play had happened in either a HS or NCAA game, it appears that it would have been a correct ruling, since you cannot establish a legal catch until hitting the ground. There is no distinction between control…

I was one of those truthers, but I've done some more reading into the NFL rulebook, and talked to a couple of colleagues who know more about this than I do, and I've changed my position. I think it was an interception, and there is a clear distinction between "control" and "possession" which is not clearly delineated…

I think the replacement refs need to go, but ironically enough, they got this one right. You conveniently forgot to cite the definition of "possession" in the rule book, which is: