The first thing to know is that you’re not imagining it. Instances of replay reviews have, indeed, spiked significantly in the NBA bubble at Walt Disney World. Reviews jumped about 7 percent from the pre-hiatus portion of the regular season to the seeding games, and they’re up another 20 percent from there during the playoffs. […]
There’s a classic coachspeak phrase that gets trotted out when people blame losses on bad officiating: “You’ve got to take it out of the refs’ hands.” After an NFL season when replay-review changes intended to fix officiating mistakes seemed only to complicate matters, it may be time to take instant replay out of the refs’ […]
sara.ziegler (Sara Ziegler, sports editor): Aside from a Jets-Browns matchup that I know we’re all excited about, Week 2 is in the books. And boy, did it have it all. Inexplicable replay decisions! Calls blown dead that should not have been! Fires on the sidelines! Our team is ON FIRE!! ⚔️ @Titans #TitanUp pic.twitter.com/cQOXluTcvu […]
Early this year, Major League Baseball introduced dramatically expanded instant replay rules. With a few exceptions — notably, balls and strikes — managers can challenge any umpire’s call on the field. “This is really big,” Commissioner Bud Selig said at the time. Selig and other MLB officials made positive predictions about the benefits of expanded […]
Early this year, Major League Baseball introduced dramatically expanded instant replay rules. With a few exceptions — notably, balls and strikes — managers can challenge any umpire’s call on the field. “This is really big,” Commissioner Bud Selig said at the time. Selig and other MLB officials made positive predictions about the benefits of expanded […]
