Results tagged “referees”

Two caveats: (1) Most of your half-assed, ill-informed sports bloggers will be making all sorts of gleeful references to the Bruins' recent collapse and acting as if they're cracking the code of the Knights Templar by comparing it to the now 3-2 series lead the Celtics have. We will not be among them. (2) It's unseemly to complain about refereeing, unless you're a Lakers fan. We will therefore try to keep that to a minimum. more ›

Isn't there a certain buzz around the air around here four times a year? Whoever designed the sports calendar was a genius. Basketball and hockey start right at the time the baseball season is winding down. Baseball, aside from its soul-nourishing appearance in the dead of winter, starts just when we need it to. And then there's football. It may not be strictly necessary for it to start in September these days, now that pennant races don't always end in heartbreak, but it really seems like time for football. more ›