Sentence examples for overturned call from inspiring English sources

The overturned call allowed the Patriots to keep possession.

From "The Value of Arguing and the Gift of an Overturned Call," by Ian Crouch.

But the N.F.L.'s carefully maintained sheen loses luster with each overturned call and with each extended conference, all because of a dispute over a few million dollars' worth of retirement benefits.

The overturned call so incensed Steelers linebacker Joey Porter that he accused the officials of trying to steal the game from the Steelers because they wanted Manning to win the Super Bowl.

It would have put Florida up 3-0 in game three; instead, the goal didn't count, the Islanders came back to win, and everyone agreed that the overturned call was the turning point.

The former bench coach John McLaren managed the Nationals in Friday night's interleague series opener against the Chicago White Sox and was ejected in the eighth inning of their 14-inning 9-5 victory after he vehemently protested an overturned call at first base.

Other oddities: a one-hour rain delay before the seventh inning in Baltimore, a rare overturned out call at first base, two blown saves, twenty-eight pitchers used between the four teams, eleven by the Yankees alone.

They needed the call that overturned a late interception by quarterback Mark Sanchez.

Many fans (but few baseball people) demanded the call be overturned and used the acknowledged mistake as a reason for instant replay.

The initial call was overturned and Greinke was awarded second base, as replays clearly showed the ball was in Wong's throwing hand when his glove touched Greinke.

According to Jackson, officials reviewed 68 calls and overturned 25, for a rate of 36.8 percent, the highest in any replay category — "which really speaks to just how difficult those plays are," Jackson said.