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Word: ref (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Obviously, there's something missing here, and it's getting beyond the point of saying 'Oh, Mr. X was injured' or 'The ref beats his wife' or 'The pucks just didn't go our way tonight...

Author: By David S. Griffel, | Title: The Better Team Won | 2/17/1996 | See Source »

...harmful goal occurred last season. With Harvard trailing by a goal and the netminder pulled for an extra attacker, the Crimson put the puck in the net with one second left. But the zebra waived that one off, too, as a Saint knocked the net off its mooring. The ref called neither a penalty nor a penalty shot...

Author: By David S. Griffel, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Team Needs Dose of Konik's Fire | 12/9/1995 | See Source »

...Both Joel and Dustin wrestled really well in the semifinals," Gerstung said. "They both could have made it to the finals. Joel kinds got screwed by the ref and Dustin was ahead but got caught in a five-point move...

Author: By Anand S. Joshi, | Title: Wrestlers Place Fifth in Tourney | 12/4/1995 | See Source »

...referee certainly should have called a penalty shot (quote of the day: "You gotta have courage, ref, that's why we're paying you," by Locker), which would have probably given Harvard its second goal...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: Goals? No Problem | 9/15/1995 | See Source »

...expressing its contempt for the U.N. Boutros-Ghali was probably unaware that these four words dealt the lowest possible blow ever dreamed up by the legendary sports fans of Sarajevo. In former days of glory, die-hard fans used to berate bumbling referees with the same slogan: "The ref isn't a man." One of the referees said later, "I feel miserable. It's not a question of manliness, but that they've told me I'm nothing, a zero." Apparently...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From Sarajevo | 12/12/1994 | See Source »

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