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Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
In a rare postgame interview with Apple TV on Sunday night (his first this season), when asked what was wrong with the team, Messi criticized the ref, suggested MLS do a better job vetting officials but added that was not an excuse.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
The Knicks might not have survived Game 4, the one that ended with refs glossing over a foul from Josh Hart on an errant Tim Hardaway Jr.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Clark had been shoved and grabbed all night, and had done a little shoving herself; much of it had escaped the censure of the refs, which set the scene for the scrums that followed.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
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After a review though, refs ruled it a two-pointer which forced OT; from there, the Pacers remained in control and secured the victory.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
In a rare postgame interview with Apple TV on Sunday night (his first this season), when asked what was wrong with the team, Messi criticized the ref, suggested MLS do a better job vetting officials but added that was not an excuse.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
The Knicks might not have survived Game 4, the one that ended with refs glossing over a foul from Josh Hart on an errant Tim Hardaway Jr.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Clark had been shoved and grabbed all night, and had done a little shoving herself; much of it had escaped the censure of the refs, which set the scene for the scrums that followed.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
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“Ref.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ref. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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