In the ultimate instance of “well if you think you’re so good then why don’t you do it,” back seat referee-er Mark Cuban has proven himself to be, well, the best theoretical referee in the world. Says who? Predictive sports intelligence software at MIT. Ya. My kabillionaire friend here, he’s wicked smaaaht.

NFL referee Ed Hochuli sometimes catches flak for being pretty much the only referee in any sport in amazing shape. After seeing what happened to a referee in today’s Northwestern-Penn State game, maybe everyone should be following Hochuli’s example.

Like his excitable Little League brethren, NBA referee Bill Kennedy must love his job. He gets to tell people they did something wrong, and he does it with as much demonstrativeness as possible. The way he called this foul on Stephen Jackson goes beyond what was necessary. Video after the jump.
Like his excitable Little League brethren, NBA referee Bill Kennedy must love his job. He gets to tell people they did something wrong, and he does it with as much demonstrativeness as possible. The way he called this foul on Stephen Jackson goes beyond what was necessary. Video after the jump.

North Carolina pulled out a thriller against NC State this afternoon, winning 69-67 in a game that saw 42 fouls in 40 minutes. But the last few possessions of the game had some surprising no-calls, which lead to a surprising outburst from one of the referees. Find out why ref Brian Dorsey allegedly told NC State’s Mark Gottfried to “shut your f—— ass up!” after the jump.

A German soccer player accidentally touches a referee’s breast during a match.