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A Youth Football Referee Is Punched By Coach [VIDEO]

Chris Reed — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:06:07 +0000

This is one of the most disturbing videos I have seen in quiet some time. Watch as a youth referee walks off the field and is then “sucker punched” by a disgruntled “coach.” A YOUTH referee is leaving the field after a controversial call and that is when a coached runs from across the field [...]

NFL, Refs Reach Tentative Agreement

Joe Hyer — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 04:41:39 +0000

The NFL and and the NFL Referees Association have agreed to a contract that will send referees back to the field this weekend, according to NFL.com.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement that the the refs will be back on the field starting with Thursday night's game between the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens

NFL To Start 2012 Season With Replacement Officials

Joe Student — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:14:38 +0000

The National Football League will open its 2012 regular season next week with replacement officials, the league announced on Wednesday afternoon. NFL executive Ray Anderson told teams that replacement officials, whom the league has used since locking out the NFL Referees Association (NFLRA) in June, will be on the field when the New York Giants [...]

Football May Be Back…And So Too Is Referee Ed Hochuli [VIDEO]

Chris Reed — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:29:35 +0000

As we now rapidly approach the 2011 NFL Football Season, many are celebrating that their favorite team and/or players are about to return the gridiron. But what about those we rarely notice on the field? Those like the chain-gang, camera crew, and even the referees. While many with the stripes often on go unnoticed on the field, one man rarely does...Referee Ed Hochuli.

Boxer Throws Punches at Referee [VIDEO]

Chris Logan — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:48:17 +0000

Referee Manfred Küchle stopped a WBO super-middleweight title fight between Robert Stieglitz and Khoren Gevor in 10th round after he ruled that Gevor had intentionally head-butted Stieglitz, opening a gash above his right eye.

Gevor was disqualified for his illegal move, which didn't sit well the Armenian-German, who tracked Küchler down in the corner of the ring after the match was declared and began throwing punches at the referee.

As you can see from the the video below, this excites the crowd. Although we'd like to think they're cheering because the security guards were so quick to pounce on Gevor, not because he was wailing on the ref.