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There's a scary moment during tonight's WCW Thunder wrestling program: a referee collapses and is rushed to the hospital. He's not part of the show. He's a football ref, and he's in a commercial touting University of North Carolina Health Care. Channel surf in Raleigh-Durham and you can see an artsy black-and-white ad featuring a country singer who doesn't have the usual complaints of "heartbreak"--brought to you by the WakeMed hospital's new Heart Center in Raleigh. Or a Duke ad--the sort of tasteful, care-focused spot...
Wheaton's ongoing banter with the referee and the linesmen is carried out with well-calculated expertise. The coach knows he needs to keep the ref aware of how the opposition is illegally stonewalling Harvard, but he also knows how to stay out of trouble--barely...
...Harvard's 1-1 tie with Boston University last week, the referee changed a call after conferring with one of the linesmen. A visibly upset Wheaton shouted at the ref, "He only makes half as much money as you do; you make the call...
Wheaton informed the referee of this rule violation immediately, but play continued. After the match, though, the ref admitted to Wheaton that he had erred...
While the players provided the excitement onthe field, Penn Coach Patrick Baker provided thecomic relief from the sidelines. In the game's57th minute, a frustrated Baker angrily yelled atthe referee, "Hey, ref, are you blind and dumb?Why won't you talk...