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Blind umpire Paul Emmel blew what should have been the final pitch of the Padres’ eighth tonight when he declared…

Referee Pat Russell stopped tonight’s Timothy Bradley-Jessie Vargas title fight before the final bell, believing the…

Midfielders Lauren Holiday and Megan Rapinoe racked up yellow cards in the first half of the U.S.’s 2-0 win over…

In case you were wondering, there are people who actually wager on WNBA games. And some of those people were likely…

The Portland Timbers met the Seattle Sounders last night in the U.S. Open Cup. The game ended 3-1, with Portland…

Surprised this happened in Argentina? No? Me neither.

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A yellow? You’re going to try to embed your cleats into this unsuspecting referee’s vertebrae for a measly yellow…

A Steven Stamkos hit on Kevin Klein led to NHL linesman Brad Kovachik being knocked out of tonight’s…

The Canadiens are frustrated. After losing Game 1 to the Lightning in double OT on a bad call, they got roundly…

Tampa Bay took a 1-0 lead in their Stanley Cup playoff series against Montreal when the Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov…

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You know how when you're in the middle of a video game and you save at one point, keep on playing, only to realize…

Yesterday, NCAA head of basketball officiating John Adams went on the radio and explained why officials failed to…

This whole situation is pretty nutty, so we're going to have to get into this. The short version is, referees…

A late, controversial technical foul in Ohio's Division II state championship game last night allowed Defiance High…

Disaster struck for West Bromwich Albion just over a minute into their match against Manchester City. Wilfried…