Refs blow call, Rutgers goes home

By Dan Rodgers

I don't know if anyone saw this game because it wasn't a very "big" game. However, the end of the game was one of the most ridiculous I've ever seen.

There were numorous non-calls in the final minute or two; including reach-ins and over-the-back. Not to mention a few times the ball was knocked out of bounds and it was given to the wrong team, and the correct call looked obvious.

The most controversial thing happened at the very end of the game. With only a few seconds left, Rutgers was down two and tried a long inbounds pass. The pass got batted away and someone from St. John's picked it up, traveled with it, and then stepped out of bounds and threw the ball into the crowd. He traveled with a little over two seconds left and stepped out of bounds with 1.7 seconds left.

Rutgers should have had the ball at about half-court for a chance to tie/win. Unfortunately for Rutgers, the referees didn't make the call and the game was over.

This is absolutely terrible. This group of refs shouldn't be allowed to ref another game this season.

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Around the league

By Dan Rodgers

Today was a good day for a sports fan:

• NHL all-star game, Team Lidstrom 11 Team Staal 10
• NFL Pro Bowl game, NFC 55 AFC 41
• St. John's 93 Duke 78
• Heat 108 Thunder 103
• Celtics 109 Lakers 96

As you can tell (above), there were a ton of points (or goals) scored today. I don't really have much to say about the NHL game because I think the captains drafting their teams is a complete joke and the league not taking the game seriously.

I thought the AFC was gonna win the Pro Bowl but it's a game where the players just go through the motions and have fun. St. John's shocked me and the rest of the world by completely owning Duke the entire game. The Big East is ridiculous.

The Heat edged the Thunder is a great game. Kevin Durant looked great as usual but it wasn't enough to get past Wade/LeBron/Bosh.

Kobe is amazingly normal I guess. 16-29 for 42 points. However, he was basically the only offense for the Lakers as Pierce, Allen, Rondo and Garnett were all in double figures for the Celts.

THIS JUST IN:

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=310130019

Go to that site and look at Gilbert Arenas' line. He DNP (Did Not Play) for his apparent 'Left Knee CONFUSION'.

They will probably change this as soon as they notice, but I love when things like this get messed up. It's probably from a semester in a news editing class.

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