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Pac-12 Dumps 11 Football Refs, Hires 16 New Ones
By Tom Fornelli, CBS Sports Eye On College Football WALNUT CREEK (CBS Sports) — It doesn’t really matter which college football conference you consider yourself a fan of, just about every college...
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Daily Madden: Coaches Vs. Referees
(KCBS) – John Madden talked about finding NCAA games on TV, coaches griping to referees, and disappointment in the NFL. Madden was having trouble finding Tru-tv coverage of the NCAA basketball...
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Daily Madden: NFL Players Won’t Walk For Refs
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association, told SI.com he wouldn’t rule out a players’ strike in support of locked out referees. John Madden told the...
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Daily Madden: ‘That’s Not NFL Football’
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Officially, it was a touchdown. An apparent botched call by NFL replacement refs gave the Seattle Seahawks a last second 14-12 victory over the Green Bay Packers Monday night....
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Opinion: The NFL Is Ruining Its Own Brand With Cheap Replacement Refs
Hey America, want to know what a company looks like when it fires all its experienced workers and hires on cheap replacements? Want to know what a company that is trying to save a relatively modest...
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GameDay: Instant Replay On NFL Officials Debacle
CBS 5 Sports Director Dennis O’Donnell hosts “Gameday” every Sunday night at 11:30pm on CBS 5 and offers his unique sports analysis here. SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) — One more note on replacement officials,...
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NFL Refs Approve Deal, Ready For Sunday Games
IRVING, Texas (CBS / AP) – When the Raiders and the 49ers play on Sunday, the referees will not be replacements. NFL officials ended their labor dispute with the league by approving a new eight-year...
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Analysis: NFL Says 2 Wrongs=Right In Officiating At 49ers-Packers Game
By JIM LITKE, Associated Press Sports Columnist SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — Reversing several centuries of accumulated wisdom, the NFL ruled Monday that two wrongs sometime do make a right. How convenient...
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USA’s Mark Geiger Among 5 World Cup Referees Whose Names Fans Should Know
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — An American soccer referee is drawing accolades for his performances in the white-hot spotlight glare of the World Cup in Brazil and is inserting himself among the list of...
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Daily Madden: Why NFL Refs Are Throwing More Flags
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – In the first weekend of regular season NFL action, the officials were throwing more flags at the line of scrimmage and in the secondary. “They let them get away too much with...
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Daily Madden: Will New Rules Help Johnny Manziel Succeed As A Quarterback In...
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Mike Pettine, head coach of the Cleveland Browns, is not quite ready to turn the reins of the team over to much-heralded rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel just yet. On Wednesday,...
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NFL Sets Record For Most Penalty Flags Ever Through Three Weeks
Bryan Altman, CBS Local Sports Have you found yourself watching the first three weeks of the NFL season wondering why it feels like the referees are calling absolutely everything this year? Well, if...
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Referee Crew Reassigned After Rough Outing At 49ers-Cardinals Game
NEW YORK (CBS SF) — The NFL has moved referee and Stockton resident Pete Morelli’s crew off the upcoming Sunday night game between Indianapolis and Pittsburgh. Instead, the crew will work an afternoon...
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Green’s Playoff Suspension Triggers NBA Crackdown On ‘Unnatural Acts’
ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — NBA referees will be cracking down this season on the kind of hits to the groin area that resulted in Draymond Green’s suspension during the NBA Finals. They also will more...
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