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4 days ago
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NBA fines Magic $25K for violating injury reporting rules

Golden State Warriors
fromESPN.com
5 days ago

Sources: Kings' late foul was tactical error, not tanking

Coach Doug Christie made a strategic error by fouling Seth Curry late in the game, leading to criticism and a loss for the Kings.
National Basketball Association
fromDefector
4 days ago

The 65-Game Rule Exacerbates The Fake Problem It Was Intended To Solve | Defector

The 65-game rule complicates NBA award eligibility, impacting star players who may miss out due to injuries or insufficient game time.
National Basketball Association
fromDefector
3 days ago

NBA Investigates Kings For Tanking, Determines That They're Just Ass | Defector

The Sacramento Kings exemplify poor organizational alignment in their approach to tanking, contrasting with other teams like the Utah Jazz.
Boston Celtics
fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago

Why is Jaylen Brown getting more trips to the free-throw line? 'Maybe complaining'

Jaylen Brown has expressed frustration with NBA officiating, particularly regarding foul calls and the disparity in treatment between teams.
Golden State Warriors
fromESPN.com
5 days ago

Sources: Kings' late foul was tactical error, not tanking

Coach Doug Christie made a strategic error by fouling Seth Curry late in the game, leading to criticism and a loss for the Kings.
National Basketball Association
fromDefector
4 days ago

The 65-Game Rule Exacerbates The Fake Problem It Was Intended To Solve | Defector

The 65-game rule complicates NBA award eligibility, impacting star players who may miss out due to injuries or insufficient game time.
National Basketball Association
fromDefector
3 days ago

NBA Investigates Kings For Tanking, Determines That They're Just Ass | Defector

The Sacramento Kings exemplify poor organizational alignment in their approach to tanking, contrasting with other teams like the Utah Jazz.
Poker
fromESPN.com
3 days ago

Robert MacIntyre risks disciplinary action after angry Masters gesture

Robert MacIntyre faces potential disciplinary action at the Masters for inappropriate gestures and poor performance during his round.
Toronto Maple Leafs
fromMaple Leafs Hotstove
3 days ago

Craig Berube on the Leafs' penalty trouble vs. NYI: "I didn't like the 5-on-3 call at all... I think it's weak"

The team struggled defensively, faced penalty trouble, but had strong individual performances from Akhtyamov and Haymes.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromESPN.com
3 days ago

Ivan Toney hints Saudi refs want Cristiano Ronaldo to win title

Ivan Toney and Galeno criticize officiating integrity in the Saudi Pro League, suggesting favoritism towards Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr.
FC Barcelona
fromSoccer News
4 days ago

Why do we have VAR? - Flick questions officials after Pubill avoids red card - Soccer News

Hansi Flick questioned the effectiveness of VAR after a controversial handball incident during Barcelona's loss to Atletico Madrid.
Atlanta Braves
fromESPN.com
5 days ago

Braves' Lopez, Angels' Soler each suspended 7 games for brawl

Reynaldo Lopez and Jorge Soler received seven-game suspensions for their involvement in a brawl during a game at Angel Stadium.
LA Lakers
fromESPN.com
5 days ago

Lakers' Redick downplays quarrel with Vanderbilt as 'normal'

A heated exchange occurred between Lakers coach JJ Redick and Jarred Vanderbilt during a game, leading to Vanderbilt being benched for the remainder of the match.
Women
fromESPN.com
5 days ago

UConn's Auriemma apologizes to Staley, says game 'deserved better'

Geno Auriemma apologized for his behavior towards Dawn Staley after UConn's Final Four loss, emphasizing respect for the game and its coaches.
Poker
fromESPN.com
4 days ago

Nicklaus, Watson, Player favor rolling back golf ball distance

Increased driving distance in golf is seen as a tragedy, prompting calls for a rollback of the golf ball to preserve the game's integrity.
Los Angeles Rams
fromESPN.com
1 week ago

Dan Hurley: I thought NCAA tournament ref was looking to 'chest bump'

UConn coach Dan Hurley downplayed a head-bumping incident with referee Roger Ayers after a historic NCAA tournament victory over Duke.
Chicago Cubs
fromBleacher Nation
5 days ago

The Braves and Angels Got Into a Serious Brawl - Bleacher Nation

A brawl erupted between Jorge Soler and Reynaldo Lopez during a game, leading to ejections and a notable tackle by Braves manager Walt Weiss.
fromwww.bbc.com
5 days ago

Fifa starts disciplinary action over Spain v Egypt chants

Fifa has opened disciplinary proceedings today against the Spanish FA for the incidents in the friendly against Egypt. Spanish police launched an investigation into the chants last week.
FC Barcelona
Chicago Bulls
fromESPN.com
2 weeks ago

Udoka calls out 'soft' officiating in Rockets loss to Bulls

Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka criticized his team's performance and officiating after a loss to the Chicago Bulls, resulting in a drop in standings.
#college-basketball
US news
fromABA Journal
3 weeks ago

Did They Know the Score? Amid March Madness, questions remain about college athletes indicted in fixing scheme

Federal prosecutors charged 20 college basketball players with wire fraud and bribery related to game-fixing schemes.
fromESPN.com
2 months ago
National Basketball Association

Wetzel: Don't blame hoops scandal on changing society. It's just clumsy greed.

fromESPN.com
1 month ago
National Basketball Association

VCU closes with 4 players as benches clear in loss to Saint Louis

US news
fromABA Journal
3 weeks ago

Did They Know the Score? Amid March Madness, questions remain about college athletes indicted in fixing scheme

Federal prosecutors charged 20 college basketball players with wire fraud and bribery related to game-fixing schemes.
fromESPN.com
2 months ago
National Basketball Association

Wetzel: Don't blame hoops scandal on changing society. It's just clumsy greed.

fromESPN.com
1 month ago
National Basketball Association

VCU closes with 4 players as benches clear in loss to Saint Louis

#luka-doncic
LA Lakers
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Doncic facing one-game ban after technical foul in Lakers win against Nets

Luka Doncic scored 41 points but received his 16th technical foul, leading to a one-game suspension.
fromESPN.com
2 weeks ago
National Basketball Association

Lakers' Luka Doncic hit with 1-game suspension for 16th tech

Luka Doncic has been suspended for one game due to his 16th technical foul during a recent game against the Brooklyn Nets.
fromNewsday
2 weeks ago
National Basketball Association

Luka Doncic faces a 1-game suspension after getting his 16th technical foul in Lakers' win over Nets

Luka Doncic faces a one-game suspension after receiving his 16th technical foul during a game against the Brooklyn Nets.
LA Lakers
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Doncic facing one-game ban after technical foul in Lakers win against Nets

Luka Doncic scored 41 points but received his 16th technical foul, leading to a one-game suspension.
LA Lakers
fromESPN.com
2 weeks ago

Lakers' Luka Doncic could get 1-game ban if tech upheld

Luka Doncic faces a one-game suspension after receiving his 16th technical foul against the Brooklyn Nets.
National Basketball Association
fromNewsday
2 weeks ago

Luka Doncic faces a 1-game suspension after getting his 16th technical foul in Lakers' win over Nets

Luka Doncic faces a one-game suspension after receiving his 16th technical foul during a game against the Brooklyn Nets.
National Football League
fromESPN.com
3 weeks ago

Sources: NFL command center might assist if replacement refs used

The NFL is preparing to use replacement officials and shift penalty enforcement authority to the league office in New York if negotiations with referees fail by May 31.
National Hockey League
fromRMNB
3 weeks ago

An obscure NHL rule lets players become emergency referees. Which teammate would Capitals players pick?

NHL Rule 31.11 allows teams to appoint players as referees and linesmen if official officials cannot appear due to misadventure or sickness and no suitable replacements are available.
Brooklyn Nets
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

WATCH: NBA Ref Injured in Hard Collision with Cameraman on the Court

NBA referee Sha'Rae Mitchell suffered a head injury after colliding with a camera operator during the Nets-Hawks game but returned to finish the game.
Higher education
fromESPN.com
1 month ago

Big Ten asks NCAA to pause tampering inquiries, revamp rules

The Big Ten requests NCAA halt tampering investigations, arguing current rules designed before athlete compensation cannot be equitably enforced in modern college sports.
US news
fromBuzzFeed
4 weeks ago

A Referee Was Decapitated - And 10 Other Shocking Crimes Athletes Committed During Games

Athletes have committed serious crimes during competition, including assault, cheating, and violence that resulted in career-ending injuries and tragic consequences.
Boston Celtics
fromESPN.com
1 month ago

Celts' Brown calls out 'foul baiting,' says NBA rewards flopping

Jaylen Brown criticizes NBA trend of foul baiting, arguing players are rewarded for manipulating games rather than playing basketball the right way.
Miscellaneous
fromReadWrite
1 month ago

Jalen Smith admits role in NCAA basketball point shaving scheme

Jalen Smith pleaded guilty to organizing a point-shaving scheme that bribed college and professional basketball players to underperform, operating from September 2022 through February 2025 across NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games.
fromESPN.com
1 month ago

Michigan St.'s Fears gets tech for another kick at player's groin

During an in-game interview on CBS, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said Fears is under a microscope because of what was said following the previous game. 'I told him I don't even want him breathing wrong,' Izzo said.
Chicago Bears
Boston Celtics
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Jaylen Brown criticizes NBA officials for allowing foul-baiting, rewarding flopping

Jaylen Brown expresses frustration that NBA officiating rewards flopping and foul-baiting over legitimate physical play, suggesting players must exaggerate contact to receive favorable calls.
fromNewsday
1 month ago

UConn's Hurley beefing with officials again ahead of March Madness, draws $25K fine from Big East

We hold our coaches to high standards of sportsmanlike conduct during game competition, and inappropriate interactions with our officials will not be tolerated. Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman issued this statement regarding the incident, emphasizing the conference's commitment to maintaining professional standards between coaches and officials during competition.
Los Angeles Rams
Juventus
fromwww.fourfourtwo.com
1 month ago

Footballers who cover their mouths could be sent off following IFAB meeting

FIFA plans to introduce a rule allowing players to be sent off for covering their mouths during confrontations with opponents, following a racial abuse incident involving Vinicius Jr and Gianluca Prestianni.
Miscellaneous
fromESPN.com
1 month ago

South Alabama-Coastal Carolina brawl injures ref, forces 8 ejections

A brawl during a women's Sun Belt Tournament game between South Alabama and Coastal Carolina resulted in eight player ejections and a referee being knocked to the ground requiring medical attention.
#nba-discipline
fromESPN.com
1 month ago
National Basketball Association

NBA fines Timberwolves' Edwards for throwing ball into stands

LA Lakers
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Luka Doncic fined $50,000 by NBA for 'inappropriate' gesture toward official

Luka Doncic received a $50,000 fine for making an inappropriate gesture toward a referee during a Lakers-Knicks game, with 15 technical fouls putting him one away from suspension.
fromESPN.com
1 month ago
National Basketball Association

NBA fines Timberwolves' Edwards for throwing ball into stands

Washington Wizards
fromDefector
1 month ago

Trae Young Got Ejected From A Wizards Game Before He Ever Played In One | Defector

Trae Young received two technical fouls and ejection from a Wizards game while still in civilian clothes, before playing his first minute for the team.
National Basketball Association
fromMiami Herald
4 weeks ago

Calls Mount Against Officials During UConn-St. John's Game

Official James Breeding assessed a technical foul to UConn coach Dan Hurley during the Big East Tournament Championship, sparking widespread criticism about the official's judgment and history of friction with the coach.
Golden State Warriors
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Warriors' Draymond Green criticizes referee after 10th technical foul: As a Black man in America, don't put your hand in my face'

Draymond Green received a technical foul after confronting referee JT Orr for putting his hand in Green's face, calling the penalty racially insulting and inconsistent officiating.
Chicago Bulls
fromESPN.com
2 months ago

New Bulls guard Collin Sexton fined $35,000 for gesture

Collin Sexton was fined $35,000 by the NBA for making an obscene gesture after a free throw during the Bulls’ loss to the Nets.
National Football League
fromESPN.com
2 months ago

NFL to consider replay for missed player-safety penalties

NFL will consider allowing video review of missed player-safety penalties such as face masks, roughing, and hip-drop tackles to improve in-game safety enforcement.
National Basketball Association
fromDefector
1 month ago

Big 12 Pulls Glass Court Following Conference Tournament Fiasco | Defector

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark removed an experimental LED glass court after player injuries during the conference tournament, replacing it with traditional hardwood.
fromBleacher Nation
2 months ago

Collin Sexton Fined $35K By the NBA for Flipping Off...

A five-game losing streak, out of play-in contention, and a whole lot of growing pains is not exactly the climate you want to plant a new team in. At the deadline, the Bulls bought in a bunch of new guys-Jaden Ivey, Collin Sexton, Nick Richards, Anfernee Simons, Rob Dillingham, Leonard Miller-dropped straight into a losing program. Since the guys have come in, the team is 0-3. So yeah, the frustrations have already started to rear their ugly head.
Chicago Cubs
US news
fromESPN.com
1 month ago

Atlantic 10 fines, reprimands VCU and St. Louis for late fracas

Atlantic 10 fined and reprimanded Saint Louis and VCU for a bench-clearing incident but issued no suspensions after officials ruled plays within game rules.
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1 month ago

Announcer Emphatically Accuses NBA Star of Flopping Then Falls Silent as Replay Proves Him Dead Wrong

Come on! Come on! Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me? He didn't even get hit in the face! Take a look at this, folks. I gotta show it to you. Take a look at this.
National Basketball Association
fromESPN.com
1 month ago

Nuggets' Jokic calls out Thunder's Dort for 'unnecessary' foul

It's an unnecessary move and a necessary reaction. There is no such a thing -- I think there's not supposed to be those things on a basketball floor. So it was just an unnecessary move and a necessary reaction by me.
National Basketball Association
fromDefector
1 month ago

Doug Gottlieb Attacks Refs, Furniture After Loss | Defector

Alas, Gottlieb put his ass hat back on and returned to the spotlight following his team's 75-72 home loss. Gottlieb, whose team blew a six-point second-half lead, spent the postgame press conference profanely whining about officiating, conference leadership, and even schedulers. The peeved coach climaxed his tirade by attacking the table on the dais with the same venom he'd shown the chair in December. Why do you hate furniture, Doug?
National Basketball Association
fromDefector
2 months ago

Rigging A College Basketball Game Seems Stressful | Defector

On Thursday, federal prosecutors in Philadelphia brought charges against 26 people they say were involved in a scheme to fix bets on college basketball and Chinese Basketball Association games. The point-shaving scheme, according to a 70-page indictment unsealed that morning, involved at least three dozen players on 17 different teams. Twenty of the defendants played college basketball during at least one of the 2023-24 and 2024-25 NCAA seasons.
National Basketball Association
fromESPN.com
1 month ago

Carlisle: NBA did not speak with team doctors before $100K fine

The league lawyer that was doing the interview kind of unilaterally decided Aaron Nesmith, who had been injured the night before and couldn't hold the ball, should have played in the game, which just seems ridiculous. And during the interview process -- I was not in on it but I heard the details -- we asked them if they wanted to talk to the doctors, our doctors about it because it was something documented by our doctors and trainers. They said no, they didn't need to.
National Basketball Association
fromESPN.com
2 months ago

Kidd: 'Terrible' officials missed foul calls vs. Cooper Flagg

Dallas coach Jason Kidd ripped the referees for not calling a foul on Flagg's drive to the basket late in the game. "I saw a foul," Kidd said. "[Officials] Sean [Wright], Simone [Jelks] and Jason [Goldenberg] were awful tonight. The referees were unacceptable. It's a foul, and he needs to be at the free throw line. Now, does he make both? That's up to the player, but the referees did not do their job. They were terrible."
National Basketball Association
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

College Basketball Coach Trashes His Own Team After Blowout Loss: Do Not Deserve to Wear This Uniform'

I'm gonna honor Christ like I always do. Blessed to do this, but this was embarrassing. These dudes do not deserve to wear this uniform. There will be very few of them in it next year. Like, I'm embarrassed for the university. I'm embarrassed, for our fans, our student section, you know. It is just ridiculous. We got practice at 6 a.m. tomorrow morning, and we will get this thing right. I have no answer, no words Y'all got two questions.
National Basketball Association
fromESPN.com
2 months ago

Naz Reid, Mouhamed Gueye tossed after altercation late in game

Gueye appeared to trip Reid, who got up and immediately got in the face of Gueye, setting off a scuffle. Players, coaches and arena staff tried to separate the two, but the pushing and shoving continued and Atlanta center Jock Landale fell to the floor in the fracas. At one point, Reid threatened a punch, but no punches were thrown.
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