That's A Bad Call!

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1. Thanks to some bad officiating in the 2002 NBA Playoffs, the league instituted instant replay to help determine the legitimacy of last-second shots. Which team survived referee Bernie Fryer's misguided assessment that a player couldn't possibly shoot a ball in 0.7 seconds? Houston Rockets Charlotte Hornets New Jersey Nets Utah Jazz

2. There is a reason why the tops of NFL goalposts are 30 feet above the crossbar. The goalposts themselves painted bright gold, and two officials are stationed underneath them on field-goal tries. That reason came on December 26, 1965, when which kicker was credited with a field goal that was really no good? Don Chandler Jim O'Brien Lou Groza Fred Cox

3. Even with replay, a team can still get cheated out of what is rightfully theirs. In a September 2006 college football contest, Oregon was allowed to keep an on-side kick that was illegally touched, and which they never recovered. Which national power lost the ball and the win thanks to a botched replay review? Penn State Oklahoma LSU California

4. Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania hosted its seventh U.S. Open championship in 1994. The winner will forever carry with him the knowledge that an official's erroneous ruling helped keep him in the hunt. Which well known golfer picked up his first major title when the official allowed him relieve from a supposedly immovable object? Ángel Cabrera Fred Couples Jim Furyk Ernie Els

5. In game one of the 1996 American League Championship Series, 12-year-old Jeffrey Maier earned the proverbial 15 minutes of fame by reaching into the field of play and giving the Yankees' Derek Jeter a controversial home run. Which of the following umpires blew the call, and in the process helped send Baltimore to defeat? John Hirshbeck Ed Montague Eric Gregg Rich Garcia

6. Yelling at the referees in college basketball is a great way to pick up a technical foul. So too is having a weak heart, as fans found out in January, 2006. Which longtime coach was teed up when referees interpreted a fainting spell for a cheap tactic to show them up? Rick Barnes Bobby Lutz Ben Howland Tom Penders

7. Still reeling from Brett Hull's infamous goal that cost them the Stanley Cup in 1999, the Buffalo Sabres got rooked by another illegal goal in the first round of the 2000 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Which team benefitted from the lack of a definitive replay which showed that the puck entered the goal through the side of the net? Boston Bruins Philadelphia Flyers Carolina Hurricanes Ottawa Senators

8. Because of an incident on Thanksgiving Day 1998, the NFL later required that the visiting team make its call on the coin toss before the coin is actually tossed. Which team ended up losing to the Detroit Lions in overtime that day, because of a mis-heard and mis-spoken choice on the toss? Pittsburgh Steelers Miami Dolphins Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers

9. The Olympics are no stranger to controversy. In fact, in 1974, a Norweigan sports historian determined that American Anders Haugen and not fellow countryman Thorleif Haug had rightful claim to the bronze medal in which winter sport? Biathlon Slalom Ski jumping Luge

10. No discussion of bad calls is complete without the infamous bad call by umpire Don Denkinger in the 1985 World Series in game six. There's no doubt that Kansas City's Jorge Orta should have been out at first, as St. Louis' Todd Worrell beat him to the bag by a full step. Which Royal ended up scoring the winning run to force the decisive game seven? Dane Iorg Onix Concepcion Jim Sundberg Steve Balboni