New Jersey 101.5 » replacement referees http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:03:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 NFL Refs Approve Deal http://nj1015.com/nfl-refs-approve-deal/ http://nj1015.com/nfl-refs-approve-deal/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2012 14:44:51 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=173252 NFL referees have voted and approved a new eight-year deal with the league. Now they all can get back to the business of calling games.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nfl-refs-approve-deal/feed/ 0 Baltimore Ravens fans cheer the return of regular referees during the game against the Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium on Thursday (Larry French/Getty Images) Goodell Apologizes To Fans For Replacement Games [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/goodell-apologizes-to-fans-for-replacement-games/ http://nj1015.com/goodell-apologizes-to-fans-for-replacement-games/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:11:15 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=172330 NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is apologizing to fans for having to use replacement officials during a lockout of regular refs.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/goodell-apologizes-to-fans-for-replacement-games/feed/ 0 NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) Players, Obama Welcome NFL Regular Ref Back To Work [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/nfl-officials-reach-tentative-deal/ http://nj1015.com/nfl-officials-reach-tentative-deal/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:47:00 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=172081  

One NFL player says he never thought he'd be excited to see the referees return to work -- he says "it's about time."

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nfl-officials-reach-tentative-deal/feed/ 0 Jamie Squire, Getty Images Sweeney Says NFL Settlement With Refs Is Good News http://nj1015.com/sweeney-says-nfl-settlement-with-refs-is-good-news/ http://nj1015.com/sweeney-says-nfl-settlement-with-refs-is-good-news/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:04:52 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/?p=172161 New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney (D) says the NFL's settlement with referees is "good news for the league, the officials, the players and the fans."

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]]> http://nj1015.com/sweeney-says-nfl-settlement-with-refs-is-good-news/feed/ 0 Eric Scott Interviews State Senate President Steve Sweeney (Double Down/NJ1015) Reports: NFL, Regular Refs Close To Deal http://nj1015.com/reports-nfl-regular-refs-close-to-deal/ http://nj1015.com/reports-nfl-regular-refs-close-to-deal/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:06:41 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=171705 Two days after a controversial call cost the Green Bay Packers a win, the NFL and the referees' union are reportedly nearing an end to a lockout that put replacement officials on the field since the start of the season.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/reports-nfl-regular-refs-close-to-deal/feed/ 0 Controversial call at the end of the Seattle-Green Bay game. (Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) Sweeney's Grab For A Headline Over NFL Replacement Refs http://nj1015.com/sweeneys-grab-for-a-headline-over-nfl-replacement-refs/ http://nj1015.com/sweeneys-grab-for-a-headline-over-nfl-replacement-refs/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:54:22 +0000 Kevin Williams http://wobm.com/?p=129501 Until yesterday what I knew about Steve Sweeney was limited to the fact that he’s the President of the New Jersey State Senate and a Democrat from Gloucester County.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/sweeneys-grab-for-a-headline-over-nfl-replacement-refs/feed/ 0 Senate President Steve Sweeney (Kevin McArdle, Townsquare Media NJ) Looking for a Disability to Retire From? How About Referee Rage? http://nj1015.com/looking-for-a-disability-to-retire-from-how-about-referee-rage/ http://nj1015.com/looking-for-a-disability-to-retire-from-how-about-referee-rage/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:44:07 +0000 Jim Gearhart Show http://nj1015.com/?p=171525 It seems like more and more people are always looking for a way to get federal assistance or looking for a quick way to retire due to some form of a "health issue." Well, in light of the recent events that have been taking place in the NFL, Jim has a brand new disability that people could wind up retiring from.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/looking-for-a-disability-to-retire-from-how-about-referee-rage/feed/ 0 Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images NJ Senate President Sweeney Wants To Ban NFL Replacement Refs [POLL/AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/nj-senate-president-sweeney-wants-to-ban-nfl-replacement-refs-audio/ http://nj1015.com/nj-senate-president-sweeney-wants-to-ban-nfl-replacement-refs-audio/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:31:34 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=171485 New Jersey State Senate President Steve Sweeney is preparing to introduce a measure next week that would ban replacement refs from professional sporting events in the Garden State.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-senate-president-sweeney-wants-to-ban-nfl-replacement-refs-audio/feed/ 0 Otto Gruele, Jr., Getty Images Green Bay TV Station Brings In Its Own Replacement [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/replacement-weatherman-video/ http://nj1015.com/replacement-weatherman-video/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:43:52 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/?p=171419 So you're the NBC station in Green Bay the morning after your team was robbed of a win by the NFL's replacement refs. How do you react to the story?

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]]> http://nj1015.com/replacement-weatherman-video/feed/ 0 Replacement Weatherguy (WGBA TV) President Obama Needs to Throw a Flag on the NFL Referee Lockout [POLL] http://nj1015.com/president-obama-needs-to-throw-a-flag-on-the-nfl-referee-lockout-poll/ http://nj1015.com/president-obama-needs-to-throw-a-flag-on-the-nfl-referee-lockout-poll/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:56:18 +0000 Steve Trevelise http://nj1015.com/?p=171294 The last thing we need in New Jersey or this country for that matter, is more government. But in the case of the NFL and it’s referee lockout, we may have found an exception.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/president-obama-needs-to-throw-a-flag-on-the-nfl-referee-lockout-poll/feed/ 0 Controversial call at the end of the Seattle-Green Bay game. (Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)