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Premier League Ref Scandal Now Includes White Powder And A Gutted Lad
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Luis Paez-Pumar
November 14, 2024
Soccer
Premier League Ref Admits Video Of Him Talking Wild Shit About Liverpool Not Actually A Deepfake
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Patrick Redford
November 11, 2024
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NBA
Rick Carlisle Doesn’t Believe This Shit
122
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Albert Burneko
May 9, 2024
Soccer
Soccer’s Rulemakers Are Rolling Out Blue Cards
215
Comments
Patrick Redford
February 8, 2024
NFL
The Steelers Let It Not-Slide Away
152
Comments
Lauren Theisen
January 16, 2024
Soccer
Game’s Gone
137
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
January 5, 2024
Underexplained Lists
Referee And Umpire Signals It’s Fun To Do From Your Couch, Ranked
299
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Barry Petchesky
December 6, 2023
NFL
The Steelers Stink! They Might Be A Playoff Team!
139
Comments
Dan McQuade
November 13, 2023
NBA
NBA Referee Eric Lewis Abruptly Retires Before Twitter Burner Drama Can Be Resolved
77
Comments
Patrick Redford
August 30, 2023
NBA
Someone Tweeted NBA Referee Eric Lewis Out Of An NBA Finals Assignment
74
Comments
Patrick Redford
June 1, 2023
NBA
This Twitter Account Is Unusually Dedicated To Defending The Honor Of NBA Referee Eric Lewis
61
Comments
Giri Nathan
May 25, 2023
NBA
Mark Cuban Files Futile Protest Over Weird Call In Mavericks Loss
82
Comments
Patrick Redford
March 23, 2023
NBA
There’s No Sense In The Lakers Crying Over The Unavoidable
131
Comments
Patrick Redford
January 30, 2023
NFL
Who Are NFL Refs Talking To?
82
Comments
Lauren Theisen
November 22, 2022
NFL
Mike Evans Wrote Down A Thing: The NFL’s Finest Minds Investigate
80
Comments
Patrick Redford
October 25, 2022
NFL
Touchdown Tom Has Done It Again
95
Comments
Dan McQuade
October 9, 2022
NHL
I Never Want To Hear The Phrase “Distinct Kicking Motion” Ever Again So Help Me God
82
Comments
Lauren Theisen
May 27, 2022
NBA
Former NBA Referee Ken Mauer: I’m A Big Asshole
182
Comments
Patrick Redford
February 23, 2022
NBA
Nets Assistant Coach Contributes “Horseshit” Steal In One-Point Win Over Wizards
83
Comments
Laura Wagner
January 20, 2022
College Football
The Replay Review That Wasn’t
59
Comments
Dan McQuade
November 7, 2021
NBA
The Crackdown On Unnatural Motions Is Working
104
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Chris Thompson
November 3, 2021
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