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You Don’t Want AI Refs
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Drew Magary
October 26, 2021
NFL
The NFL Refs Are Going Wild With The Taunting Flags Already
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Lauren Theisen
September 19, 2021
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NBA
Basketball Saved The Finals From The Refs
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Chris Thompson
July 15, 2021
Soccer
Extremely Confused Referee Deems USWNT Wondergoal Too Cool To Exist
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Patrick Redford
July 6, 2021
NBA
There’s Only One Solution To Bad Refereeing
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Ray Ratto
May 25, 2021
NHL
NHL Quickly Distances Itself From Referee Shenanigans
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Lauren Theisen
March 24, 2021
NBA
The Jazz Lack The Lost Art Of Working The Refs
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Ray Ratto
March 4, 2021
The Fights
Try As It Might, Boxing Couldn’t Ruin Terence Crawford’s Return
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Lauren Theisen
November 16, 2020
NFL
What Is “Pass Interference,” Anyway?
118
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Barry Petchesky
November 3, 2020
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