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September 18, 2006
Now for the sports report . . . Pac-10 apologizes to OU, suspends officials
Here is breaking news from the world of sports, as being reported by the Tulsa World newspaper:
Pac-10 apologizes to OU, suspends officialsBy Staff reports
9/18/2006 6:49:00 PMThe Pac-10 Conference has issued a one-game suspension for officials in Saturday's Oklahoma-Oregon football game and has issued an apology to OU for errors on a key play late in the game.
The officiating crew and the replay official have been suspended for mistakes that occurred on an onside kick that gave Oregon possession of the football.
The Ducks drove to a decisive touchdown in a 34-33 win.
"Errors clearly were made and not corrected, and for that we apologize to the University of Oklahoma, Coach Bob Stoops and his players," Pac-10 Commissioner Tom Hansen says in a statement released by the conference. "They played an outstanding college football game, as did Oregon, and it is regrettable that the outcome of the contest was affected by the officiating."
Pac-10 Associate Commissioner of Communications Jim Muldoon said it's the first time in league history that football officials have been suspended.
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Posted by Dodo David at September 18, 2006 08:39 PM
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Shouldn't the game's results be invalidated at the very least?
Posted by: Gayle Miller at September 19, 2006 02:40 PM