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Phoenix Prosecutor Would Like a Gander at the Donaghy Files

Today's reminder that the Tim Donaghy scandal will not go quietly into that dark night comes from Arizona. A prosecutor in Arizona is following up on an earlier request for the documents pertaining to Donaghy's case. The prosecutor was told to wait till after Donaghy's federal trial concluded before processing his request....

Ref Scandal Not a Big Deal to this Basketball Junkie

I love basketball. So why in the world isn't this story hitting home with me?For some reason the ref story isn't that big of a deal to me. Unless of course it comes out that the ref is 2006 Finals MVP Bennett Salvatore. I feel like there are bad apples in EVERY organization. So it's not a surprise that one ref out of all...

Richard Jefferson Shoots Down Ref Bias

I spent almost all of Friday afternoon deciphering that racist ref study. What I ended up discovering, with a little help, was that the media has completely misrepresented it. In other words, we got a story about white-on-black discrimination because it was the easiest sell. And was guaranteed to cause the most...

What That "Racist Refs" Paper Really Means

So earlier this week, the FanHouse and every other media outlet in the world brought you some shocking news: refs make racially-biased calls. The world ended, Stern got involved, and an unassuming academic paper became headline news. The thing is, very few people read the actual study, and the media got it all wrong. Man...

Iverson Gets No Calls, Hell Freezes Over

So yesterday, we put you on to Manu Ginobili's "Eurostep." This was hilarious, but there was also the implication that the Nuggets weren't getting a fair shake from the refs. From today's The Rocky Mountain News, here's George Karl with another curious detail: "First time in A.I.'s career (of 64 playoff games) that he's...