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NFL Referee Hotline Bling: Nathan Peterman racks up some ugly Bills

Last year, the NBA created a hotline where players can vent about the officiating. Because the NFL doesn't have a line of their own, it's not unusual for the NBA hotline to field a few misplaced calls from other leagues as players look for any outlet to let go of a little steam.

NBA Referee Hotline Bling: Anthony Davis slams the phone down on Ron Baker

The NBA has a new hotline where players can call it to chat about the officials. They can lobby for calls, apologize for flagrant fouls, and determine whether officials are using "alligators" or "Mississippis" when counting out a five-seconds violation.

NBA Referee Hotline Bling: LeBron deals with dropped calls

The NBA has a new hotline for players to call to weigh in about the officiating. It's a safe place to get clarification on rules, explanations for technicals and remuneration for travel expenses.

NBA Referee Hotline Bling: Larry Nance Jr. slams the phone down

The NBA is in its second year with the referee hotline, a number that players and coaches can call to weigh in on officiating. It's a place to get rules clarifications, like if Rotten Tomatoes only reviewed replay reviews.

NBA Referee Hotline Bling: Boogie, Z-Bo reach out and punch someone

The NBA has started a new hotline for its players to talk about the officials. It’s a phone number they can call to express concerns and complaints about NBA referees – like an ombudsman, but for Buddy Hield.

The greatest calls from the greatest broadcasters in sports history

On December 12, 2017 in New York City, the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame will welcome their 11th class of inductees for their work in and around sports.

Referee Hotline Bling: LeBron gets obscene about a call

The NBA has a new hotline for players to sound off about referees. They can dispute calls, critique the behavior of officials, and even though it’s dangerously meta, review replay reviews.

NBA Referee Hotline Bling: Doc Rivers cancels his family plan

We are in the first calendar year of the NBA's new referee hotline, where players and coaches can call to vent frustration about officials. They can plead

NBA Referee Hotline Bling: Kyrie Irving has unlimited range

The NBA has a new hotline where players can vent about the officials, get calls clarified and plead for better treatment. Think of it as a way to reach out and touch a ref, without the mandatory suspension for actually touching a ref.

The most star-crossed cinematic lovers of all-time

Cinema is full of star-crossed lovers – true hearts that are kept apart by bad luck, misfortunes, or cosmic forces beyond their control. Rick and Ilsa from "Casablanca" really set the gold standard in this category – truly and deeply in love, but kept apart by her husband, his bar, World War II, and evil German soldiers.

Biggest sports turkeys of 2017

NBA Referee Hotline Bling: Chris Paul dials up his rehab

The NBA has created a new hotline for players' referee complaints. Players and coaches alike can call in to plead their cases, get rules clarifications, and learn whether you have to take three-and-a-half steps to get a traveling call or a full four.

NFL Referee Hotline Bling: Zach Miller gets a truly terrible call

This year, the NBA started a hotline for players to discuss the referees, and since the NFL is a copycat league, it set up one of its own. Players can talk about rules, bad calls and fouls, no matter how impersonal.

NFL Referee Hotline Bling: The hotline suffers a Brown-Out

The NFL has followed to lead of the NBA and established a phone number where players and coaches can call to complain about calls, get rule clarifications, and generally vent about the arcane world of the NFL rulebook.

Scariest sports fan Halloween costumes

As Halloween approaches, we want to pay tribute to all the scary, spooky fans who made it to the stands in their holiday apparel. It’s a real trick sneaking some of these flammable costumes and toy weapons past security, but ultimately for the viewers, it’s quite a treat.

Scariest sports performances of all time

Halloween is the spookiest time of year, so we are taking a look at some truly terrifying sports performances. Spooky upsets! Monster stat lines! Gambling lines that go bump in the night!

NFL Referee Hotline Bling: Austin Seferian-Jenkins drops a call

The NFL has instituted a new referee hotline, where players, coaches, and mascots can lodge complaints, ask for explanations, and whine about calls without fear of a fine.

Happy 40th birthday, Bode Miller!

Bode Miller, arguably the greatest male American alpine skier of all time, turns 40 today. To celebrate his career, here is a gallery of moments from his 40 years of racing, innovation, controversy and partying.

NFL Referee Hotline Bling: Ed Hochuli serves up a full English breakfast of penalties

Last season, the NBA established a new hotline for players to complain about officiating this year, but as they say, the NFL is a copycat league. Thus, we've obtained access to the league's official referee hotline, responses to questions about penalties, uniform infractions, and whether illegal touching is still a penalty after hours.

NFL Referee Hotline: Mike McCarthy is sick of these calls

The NFL is going strong, and we're imagining a world where the NFL adds a hotline for players, coaches and GMs to call to complain about penalties, get clarification on rules and challenge replay challenges – just like the NBA.

NFL Referee Hotline Bling: Pete Carroll calls for an investigation

The NFL is back, and we'd like to imagine if the league added a hotline for players, coaches and GMs to call to complain about penalties, get clarification on rules and ask what exactly constitutes a successful catch in the NFL – just like the NBA.

BIG3 Referee Hotline Bling: Kwame Brown can't ring up a win

The NBA started a new hotline this year, where players can ask questions about officiating, dispute technical fouls, and lobby for better treatment. The BIG3 followed suit with its own number, but with older, more outdated phones.