Rangers a Favorite for Free Agent UMass Defenseman
Steve Zipay at Newsday reports that the Rangers and Predators are top two destinations favored by Conor Allen, a junior, left-handed defenseman who is leaving UMass.
The 6' 1", 205lb Allen has 14g, 25a in three years at UMass. Zipay said he projects to be a third pair defenseman in the NHL.
Here's a recap of Allen's junior season from UMass Hockey blog...
Fox Sports announces new network to challened ESPN
Fox Sports is ready to take on ESPN for the title of ultimate sports cable network. On Tuesday the network revealed plans to launch a new, national, multi-sport network called FOX Sports 1.
The network officially launches August 17th with a line up peppered with both college football and basketball, NASCAR, soccer and UFC. In 2014 playoff baseball will also make it’s way to the...
Fox To Start Sports Network To Challenge ESPN
Fox formally announced Tuesday that it will launch a channel to compete with the sports network juggernaut ESPN. The Fox Sports 1 channel, like ESPN, will air live events, news shows, talk shows and documentaries.
“Our hope is that we can be equally professional” with ESPN, says David Hill, who headed Fox Sports when it launched 20 years ago and is overseeing the new channel...
Doug's Digs: Third Edition of Stupid Football Player Tricks
The Super Bowl is supposed to be the epitome of athletic achievement in the world of sports, so with the vast resources of the NFL, why can't they keep the lights on? But I digress.I seriously have to question the philosophy of "let them play", even in the Super Bowl. But the referees seemed to think that taunting, fighting, and holding were acceptable to keep the game...
Mike Pereira: Good no call on Michael Crabtree pass
Still insisting a flag should have been thrown on Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith at the end of the Super Bowl? Fox Sports NFL analyst Mike Pereira, widely regarded as the best NFL rules expert, says the play was officiated correctly. So, there you go. Sit down.
PREVIOUSLY: Let’s set the record straight on the Michael Crabtree ‘pass interference’ no call
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The Ever Popular and Illogical “No Call”
Today, we remain perplexed about the phenomenon on display last night, and in most ACC basketball games, where officials swallow their whistles late in the game and let the players sort it out on the field/court.The latter sentence should really say “let the players sort it out absent the rules on the field/court.”There are literally millions of fans today who will argue whether...
Why do we still need a Super Bowl Media Day?
If there's anything left in sports that surpasses the absurdity of the Pro Bowl... it's Super Bowl Media Day. The Tuesday before the big game has become a circus Barnum and Bailey would be proud to call their own. Every year, players and coaches from both conference champions are paraded in front of podiums and forced to answer the dumbest and most insignificant questions...
Pereira makes rounds at Super Bowl Media Day
Mike Pereira show that he's much more than an referee guru during
his Media Day blitz.
VIDEO: Pereira: NFC Championship Call
Mike Pereira has his take on two big plays from Sunday.
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VIDEO: Pereira: Wild Card Call
Mike Pereira on a good call in the Seahawks/Redskins game.
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VIDEO: Pereira: Week 13 NFL Call
Mike Pereira has his take on a call from the 49ers/Rams game
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110 Sports Podcast: Mike Pereira
Mike Pereira, NFL rules analyst for FOX Sports, talks with Matt this week about some of the hot topics in the league. He discusses the new CBA for the referees, talks about if the amount of replay being used is a good thing, offers a thought on the new rules that might make the game safer and comments on if the reputation of Ndamukong Suh makes officials watch him more closely.
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110 Sports Podcast: Mike Pereira
Mike Pereira, NFL rules analyst for FOX Sports, talks with Matt this week about some of the hot topics in the league. He discusses the new CBA for the referees, talks about if the amount of replay being used is a good thing, offers a thought on the new rules that might make the game safer and comments on if the reputation of Ndamukong Suh makes officials watch him more closely.
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Oregon Ducks Fall in OT to Stanford
Stanford 17 – 14 Oregon Love’Em & Hate’Em
This was not the game that many Oregon Ducks fans thought they would witnessed when they traveled to Autzen Stadium on Saturday night for a clash of Pac-12 heavyweights.
From early on the Cardinal limited Oregon’s opportunities to burst into open space, giving Stanford the hope of sticking with the Ducks for the remainder of...
11/14/12 - Mike Pereira
Mike Pereira on FOX Sports DayBreak
Referee in Carolina-Washington game lines up under center to delay offensive snap
This was definitely one of the strangest plays that I have ever seen. I had no idea why the referee ran up behind the center and why he was delaying Cam Newton’s ability to snap the ball. At first it looked like someone had accidentally let the Replacement Referee’s back onto the field.According to the former Vice President of Officials for the NFL, Mike Pereira here is the...
Watch: Ref Tony Corrente slips up on-air, League will review
During Sunday’s Colts-Dolphins game, the Refs were discussing a call on ball placement, little did the production crew know, Referee Tony Corrente left his microphone on and a loud and clear “God Damn it!” was shouted on Live TV.
The reaction from Color Analyst Kevin Harlan is pretty priceless as he’s heard saying “Oooooooh!” right after, then he quickly apologizes...
10/19/12 - Mike Pereira
Mike Pereira on FOX Sports DayBreak
Mike Pereira Says NFL Views Officiating As A 'Necessary Evil'
Mike Pereira was the NFL's vice president of officiating for nine seasons before he left the post in 2010 and went to work for FOX as an officiating analyst.
Pereira had some pointed comments about how the NFL views officials, Nate Davis of USA Today reports.
"I think the league office, internally, really looks at officiating as a necessary evil. Because everything an...
10/10/12 - Mike Pereira
Mike Pereira on FOX Sports DayBreak
Report: NFL, refs close to agreement
The NFL's locked-out officials could return as early as this weekend after a marathon bargaining session lasted into the early hours of Wednesday morning, according to ESPN.
The network reported on its website quoting sources on both sides that "an agreement in principle is at hand."
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told FOXsports.com that he would not confirm an agreement...
Lingerie Football League Says A Couple Of NFL Replacement Refs…
Lingerie Football League Says A Couple Of NFL Replacement Refs Were Previously Fired A Few Months Ago For ‘Incompetence’.
After the Hall of Fame game in August, Mike Pereira let it slip that Craig Ochoa, the referee who worked that game, had been fired from the Lingerie Football League. The Lingerie Football League never responded to anyone’s request for comment on Pereira’s...
Mike Pereira, Former VP of NFL Officiating, gives his take on the Ravens field goal
Mike Pereira, the former Vice President of Officiating in the NFL and current rules analyst at Fox Sports, took to Twitter to analyze the controversial Baltimore Ravens' game-winning field goal: Just got back. Here is the rule on FGs. The entire ball must pass inside the outside edge of the upright.— Mike Pereira (@MikePereira) September 24, 2012 A FG that goes over the top...
JB Smoove Clones Mike Pereira
This might just be the solution to the replacement ref issue, clone Mike Pereira. We could have squads of Pereira’s that never get any calls wrong. Maybe the games would be less than 4 hours long too. On a side note, it’s about time JB Smoove gets some love. The dude is hilarious and is a scene stealer on Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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09-18 Mike Pereira
Mike Pereira from the NFL on Fox joins Rob and Amy to discuss the performance of the replacement officials.
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