By now, even many of those who are disinterested in sports have heard of the controversy in the National Football League (NFL) concerning an error by a referee that probably changed the outcome of a championship game, likely costing the New Orleans Saints their berth in the Super Bowl.  Winning that final game of the season confers upon the victor the crown of glory in professional American football.  Instead, the semi-final game was won by the Los Angeles Rams, who will play in the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots. On film, the referee's mistake is so blatant that it beggars the imagination to propose an innocent explanation.  Many fans honestly believe that there is corruption involved, corruption of a magnitude that has not occurred since the 1919 World Series of baseball, in which some players accepted bribes in return for deliberately losing the tournament.  In the 2019 football game almost a century later, it has...(Read Full Post)