Archive for July, 2007

Tim Donaghy

Posted on July 24th, 2007 by refpolice

Why is just about no one surprised they finally caught an NBA referee who had a stake in his own games and made calls to influence a point outcome. Did anyone who wasted any time watching NBA games and the NBA Playoffs say to himself “Gee, this looks legit to me.” Or, “Wow, and can’t wait to see how [...]

Wells and Rodriguez Latest to Feel Wrath

Posted on July 14th, 2007 by refpolice

A very clear message is being sent be MLB umpires this year: look at us the wrong way and you’re gone. The latest proof of this troubling trend is Ivan Rodriguez’ ejection/suspension for correctly questioning an interference call that homeplate umpire Mike Winters failed to make when batter Yuniesky Betancourt impeded Rodriguez’ effort to throw out [...]

Later Sooner

Posted on July 13th, 2007 by refpolice

Wow…did I read that correctly? Did I just see that the NCAA is forcing the University of Oklahoma to comletely erase the entire 2005 season and essentially pretend that it didn’t happen? Sweet! That is so sweet and I’ll tell you why. It is sweet because if the NCAA, the Big 12 and the University can [...]