Giants Niners loss fuels instant replay debate
A recap of controversial calls in major sports highlights calls that influenced outcomes from the 1985 World Series to Olympic and soccer moments. It notes fan demands for instant replay, cites specific errors, and frames them as examples of official miscalls across sports. Brad Hallier oversees the column.
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New York Giants
San Francisco 49Ers
49Ers
Giants
Matt Alien
Rich Seubert
San Francisco
Chike Okeafor
Seubert
New York
NFL
Paul Tagliabue
St. Louis Cardinals
Kansas City Royals
Don Denkinger
Royals
Jorge Orta
St. Louis
Orta
Steve Balboni
Jim Sundberg
Hal McRae
Dane Iorg
Sundberg
John Wathan
Garden City High School
Colby
Eagles
GCHL
Jeff Tanner
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Doug Collins
Collins
Argentina
Diego Maradona
Maradona
England
Reshuffling hinted in Mid-State conference talks
A Friday meeting in Scott City will explore Hoisington leaving the Mid-State Activities Association and possible replacements. Scott City and Ulysses athletic directors say the gathering is fact finding to address scheduling and finance concerns as school sizes diverge within leagues.
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Scott City
Hoisington
Mid-State Activities Association
John Kern
Ulysses
Lee Gillen
Kern
Gillen
Western Kansas
Mid-Central Activities Association
Lady Cats rout Kansas in 88 49 Big 12 win
Kansas State cruised to an 88-49 victory over Kansas, extending the Jayhawks’ Big 12 losing streak to 17. Coach Deb Patterson criticized the first half’s soft play, but the fourth-ranked Wildcats pulled away in the second half to improve to 14-1 overall and 1-0 in conference play.
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Deb Patterson
Wildcats
Kansas
Jayhawks
Patterson
Hudson leaves KSU for Kentucky in coaching move
Kansas State offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Ron Hudson departs to join Kentucky as an offensive coordinator. Hudson, 55, previously coached at Ohio State and joined the Wildcats in 1995, later guiding a high scoring attack and quarterbacks Michael Bishop and Eli Roberson. He cited family reasons and proximity to his wife’s ill mother as factors in the decision. Kansas State has not named a successor.
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Manhattan
Ron Hudson
Kansas State
Kentucky
Hudson
Ohio State
Wildcats
Michael Bishop
Ner-Up
Eli Roberson
Ell
Rich Brooks
Arizona State
Brooks
Oregon
Bill Snyder
Simien avoids surgery for strained right shoulder
Kansas forward Wayne Simien said he does not expect to need surgery after separating his right shoulder in Kansas 100 46 victory over Missouri Kansas City. He missed the Iowa State game and may miss the Nebraska home game as doctors recheck on Friday.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Wayne Simien
Simien
Jayhawks
Missouri-Kansas City
Iowa State
Roy Williams
Nebraska
Kansas State
NEL institutes officiating changes after botched play
The NFL announced new officiating reforms including rotating seven field officials to better watch fake field goals and botched attempts and expanding postgame officiating discussions. The changes start this weekend with the four playoff games and aim to improve discipline and consistency without rescheduling the Super Bowl.
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NEW York
NFL
Giants
Tagliabue
John Madden
Bill Parcells
Brooks wins NFL Defensive Player of the Year honor
Tampa Bay linebacker Derrick Brooks, the heart of the Bucs defense, earns 36 of 48 votes to claim the NFL Defensive Player of the Year. He anchored the league’s top defense, returned three interceptions for TDs, and helped the Bucs reach a 12 win season and NFC South title.
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Fla
Derrick Brooks
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Associated Nfl
Brooks
Bucs
San Francisco 49Ers
Monte Kiffin
Derrick
Miami
Jason Taylor
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Nicole Ohlide
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Mid-State
KSU
SEC
Uncashville
Andre Smith
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