Nov 18th, 2008 · Though he's regularly fined for shouting down NBA referees, billionaire Mark Cuban is credited for turning the Dallas Mavericks around. Now, the Internet entrepreneur is being investigated for insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Nov 1st, 2008 · According to a new study, the inability to judge a ball "out" is actually embedded in the mechanisms of the human brain. Guest host Alison Stewart speaks with David Whitney from the University of California Davis about challenging the referee.
Oct 1st, 2008 · Sen. John McCain was once known as a media favorite, but lately he's been at odds with news people. The reality is that at least in public, his campaign appears to be challenging the media's right to be seen as a referee at all. That's a high-stakes game.
Sep 25th, 2008 · Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin became famous as a hockey mom who knew how to shoot. She could probably trade stories with a woman in Lebanon, Pa., Meleanie Hain had a permit to carry a concealed weapon. But she allegedly had it in plain sight at her daughter's soccer games. Other parents complained, and officials revoked her permit. We do not have word if the referees at her daughter's games were especially careful.
Jul 29th, 2008 · Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for his role in a gambling scandal. Donaghy bet on games in which he officiated and tipped off other gamblers about inside-NBA information. He pleaded guilty last year.
Jul 19th, 2008 · There's a weekly power struggle in northern Khartoum in Sudan. On this Friday, a young Nubian man answers the referee's call for a contender and waits to see who will enter the wrestling ring to test his strength in one of humankind's oldest traditions.
Jun 13th, 2008 · The famed consumer advocate and presidential candidate Ralph Nader, who also founded the League of Fans to advocate for sports watchers, discusses charges that basketball referees may be making calls that favor certain teams.
Jun 12th, 2008 · A former referee at the center of a gambling scandal has alleged that NBA referees rigged a 2002 playoff series to force it to seven games. Tim Donaghy also says the NBA routinely encouraged referees to ring up bogus fouls to manipulate results but ignore calls against star players.