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• Bulldog Bites: All is well, SEC’s top official says

  
  The Junkyard Blawg — Authority: 537
  Another week, another officiating controversy in the SEC (this time with LSU was on the short end), and it has the conference’s head of officiating, Georgia Tech grad Rogers Redding, sounding a bit like the Kevin Bacon character at the end of “Animal House.” Speaking to Florida Today, Redding maintained ...
  8 hours ago

• Refs, Les Miles help Alabama beat LSU

  
  The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog — Authority: 577
  Let’s get this out of the way first: Alabama is better than LSU. They play better defense, have more big-time playmakers like Julio Jones and Mark Ingram, and they’re a more complete team overall. That said, the officiating in Alabama’s 24-15 win on Saturday was some of the worst in college football this ...
  2 days ago

• SEC football officials are either on the take …

  
  David Kirkpatrick — Authority: 144
  … very high or just incompetent. The new conference rule fining coaches who complain about the officiating is crazy. The zebras make NBA officials look good and that’s saying something. And this post is coming from someone who thinks college football is an almost impossible-to-watch game played by kids who’ll ...
  2 days ago

• To This Day, Chair Umpire Has No Answer for McEnroe

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  Leif Ake Nilsson is vice president of the Kronprinsens Indoor Tennis in Sweden.
  4 days ago

• On Urban Meyer, partying Dogs and unfair criticism

  
  The Junkyard Blawg — Authority: 537
  Should Urban Meyer be suspended? (Associated Press) Criticism can be unfair, as Mark Richt and Joe Cox are wont to remind us. A couple of recent examples: Fans, bloggers and columnists outside of Florida are calling for SEC Commissioner Mike Slive to follow his own recent mandate and suspend Gators coach Urban ...
  4 days ago

• What Happened To The Instigator Penalty?

  
  KK Hockey — Authority: 655
  from Darren Dreger of TSN, Before the start of the regular season, the NHL said the instigator penalty would be called more vigilantly this season than in the recent past. So far, that hasn’t been the case. Heading in to Tuesday’s games, an instigator penalty had been called in 8 of 117 fights. That’s one ...
  5 days ago

• Is Interference Making A Comeback?

  
  KK Hockey — Authority: 655
  from Darren Eliot of Sports Illustrated, Speaking of justice, no one has it tougher than the NHL officials when it comes to sorting and meting it out. The game is fast. The players are big. They now cluster and bunch together like never before. Maintaining clear sightlines is harder than ever—even with two sets ...
  1 week ago

• My new business cards are for you AND me!

  
  The Real Estate Zebra — Authority: 415
  I just received my new business cards over the weekend, and I’m wicked excited to show them off! I hope y’all really like them. I also hope that you’ll keep taking awesome pictures so that I can keep making awesome business cards.
  1 week ago

• SEC to fine, suspend coaches for criticizing refs

  
  The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog — Authority: 577
  The SEC has decided that it will fine and/or suspend coaches that criticize game officials. Per ESPN.com : Commissioner Mike Slive, in his eighth season with the conference, was given full discretion by the league’s athletic directors and presidents to hand out the punishment. He will determine the amount of ...
  1 week ago

• In Game 2, Two More Calls Look Iffy on Replay

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  Jorge Posada protested after he was doubled off first. Replays suggested that he had a case.
  1 week ago

• In Game 2, Two More Calls Look Iffy on Replay

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  Jorge Posada protested after he was doubled off first. Replays suggested that he had a case.
  1 week ago

• Bulldog Bites: Buck on Georgia-Florida

  
  The Junkyard Blawg — Authority: 537
  Buck Belue in 1980. (University of Georgia) Former quarterback Buck Belue, whose name always comes up this time of year as Georgia fans remember the “Run, Lindsey!” play against the Gators in 1980, has had quite a bit to say on his blog about this year’s Dogs-Gators meeting. Among other things, he thinks ...
  1 week ago

• Tim Donaghy Again Forces an N.B.A. Investigation of Referees

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  Tim Donaghy, right, a former N.B.A. referee, was once sentenced to a 15-month prison term for conspiring with gamblers.
  1 week ago

• Tim Donaghy Again Forces an N.B.A. Investigation of Referees

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  Tim Donaghy, right, a former N.B.A. referee, was once sentenced to a 15-month prison term for conspiring with gamblers.
  1 week ago

• Intriguing Morning Read: Excerpts From Tim Donaghy’s Book Blowing the Whistle

  
  Midwest Sports Fans — Authority: 638
  Spent a little time this morning reading the excerpts from Tom Donaghy’s book Blowing the Whistle that currently is without a publisher. It is important to remember while reading the excerpts — which cannot be described as anything other than explosive and damning, but not totally unexpected — that Donaghy is ...
  1 week ago

• Before this season has ended, I’d really like to see …

  
  The Junkyard Blawg — Authority: 537
  … a UGA running back go over 100 yards in a game. Richard Samuel is the only back who’s done it this season, and that was once against Arkansas when he had 104 yards, 80 of which came on one play. Mark Richt’s Georgia teams have a won-loss record of 38-3 in games where they have a 100-yard rusher. Can Joe ...
  1 week ago

• Umpires Hope to Work Unnoticed on World Series Stage

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  Umpires went over the grounds rules with representatives from the two teams before Game 1.
  1 week ago

• Umpires Hope to Work Unnoticed on World Series Stage

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  Umpires went over the grounds rules with representatives from the two teams before Game 1.
  1 week ago

• Happy Birthday, Jeff Turner! (why social media can be a beautiful thing)

  
  The Real Estate Zebra — Authority: 415
  Today is Jeff Turner’s birthday. I met Jeff in person for the first time almost 2 years ago. I blogged about it , at the time. I still remember getting that random phone call, Jeff telling me that he followed me on Twitter, and meeting him for a drink in the lounge at the Treasure Island hotel in Vegas just ...
  1 week ago

• Gone Fishin Part 1

  
  ___prh.....a day in the life........ — Authority: 124
  A pretty steady rain started yesterday about the time I arrived at Antwerp High School for my final school football game of the year....I still have the Youth Tournament games all day on November 7th. The rain continued throughout the blowout Junior High game, won by visiting Tinora 48-0...Antwerp Junior High had a ...
  1 week ago

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