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Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve was livid in her postgame news conference.After congratulating Los Angeles for winning the WNBA championship with a 77-76 victory over the Lynx on Thursday night in a decisive Game 5, Reeve complained about the officiating.Its really unfortunate that players continually put themselves out there, playing and competing at a really high level. Whether it was the 8-second call in LA or the game today, its not fair to the players, Reeve said. Its not enough to apologize or send out a memo that they got something wrong. These players are so invested and something must be done about the officiating in this league. Its not fair to these great players we have.Reeves comments came after the officials didnt review a shot by Nneka Ogwumike with 1:14 left in the game that appeared on replays to have come after the shot clock had expired. The officials never reviewed the play, which gave Los Angeles a 73-71 lead.By WNBA rules, in the final 2 minutes of a game, plays are only reviewable immediately. Earlier in the game, time can elapse off the clock and they can still be reviewed.It was reviewable at the time when she shot it, Reeve said. The referees at that point didnt think anything was wrong. They didnt understand it was the end of the clock. They didnt hear the shot clock. When they put the ball in play, the play is no longer reviewable.It wasnt the first missed call in this series. In Game 4, the Lynx benefited when the officials didnt call an 8-second violation late in that game. The WNBA admitted the next day that its officials had missed that call.Last season, in the Western Conference finals, the Lynx were aided by a foul with 1.5 seconds left in a tie game against Phoenix. The league said that foul should not have been called.Its unfortunate were having this discussion, Reeve said. A number of people contacted us saying this shot was no good. Maybe they still win. I dont want to take anything away from LA. Custom Uniforms Outlet . -- Cam Newton pranced into the end zone, placed his hands over his chest and did his familiar Superman pose. Custom Hockey Jerseys . "I dont know that were close," said general manager Alex Anthopoulos. "I just think, right now, the acquisition cost just doesnt work for us right now. I dont know if I can quantify how far off or things like that that they might be but I would say we continue to have dialogue. http://www.customjerseysnearme.com/ . The FA rejected Wilsheres appeal that the length of his punishment was "clearly excessive" and said Thursday his suspension begins with immediate effect. He will miss league matches against Chelsea on Monday and West Ham on Dec. Cheap Custom Jerseys . But what about the officials? Every sport has officials and they also have stories about hard work and sacrifice but their accomplishments are seldom recognized by anyone outside their inner circle. Custom Soccer Jerseys . Walcott is available for Saturdays home match against Southampton as Arsenal looks to extend its two-point lead at the top of the Premier League. The Gunners are currently the second highest scorers in the league but Wenger insists Walcott will add something extra to his team.ARLINGTON, Texas -- When Justin Grimm threw his last pitch, the Texas Rangers were trailing the AL West-leading Oakland Athletics. The rookie right-hander stayed in just long enough to become the first Rangers starter to get a victory in June. David Murphy and Leonys Martin singled and scored in Texas two-run fifth, and the Rangers rallied to beat the As 9-4 on Wednesday night. "For sure, this win goes to our offence, they came back and helped me out, picked me up," said Grimm, who leads American League rookies with six wins. Oakland went ahead 3-2 in the fifth on a three-run homer by Chris Young, which came after Grimm walked two batters. Ian Kinsler hit a sacrifice fly off Tommy Milone (6-7) in the bottom half that scored Murphy. Martin raced home on a grounder for the go-ahead run. "I think we can go out there now and be competitive," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "I think we got the monkey off our back as far as having a total drought offensively. I think some guys are starting do some things all throughout the lineup. ... We start getting more consistent, then well get back to playing our baseball." Nelson Cruz, hitting third for the first time this season in Washingtons 50th different batting order in 72 games, had three hits and drove in two runs. Lance Berkman homered. Rangers starting pitchers had gone 17 consecutive games without a win since Derek Holland beat Kansas City on May 31. The teams previous longest such stretch was 16 in a row in 1975. They scored nine runs for the first time since a 9-5 win over Arizona on May 30. Their 14 hits were the most since the game Holland won. Texas opened the four-game series with an 8-7 win Monday night. That snapped a six-game losing streak when the Rangers scored a combined eight runs. With only their fourth win in 14 games, the Rangers pulled within two games of Oakland. The As will go for a split in the finale of the four-game series Thursday, but will leave Texas still in first place regardless of what happens. In the Oakland fifth, Grimm (6-5) walked Josh Reddick, a .206 hitter, before a wild pitch and then a walk to No. 9 hitter Eric Sogard. Young homered onto the hill in straightaway centre field for a 3-2 lead. Even though he was hitting only .186, Young was in the leadoff spot with Coco Crisp and John Jaso out of the starting lineup. Before that, the As didnt have a runner get past first base. But their lead didnt last long after Grimms last pitch. "Chris hits a big home run and thats a big momentum shift in the game,&quoot; manager Bob Melvin said.dddddddddddd "It didnt look like Tommy had his best stuff, we werent swinging the bats as well, it just seemed like it was their game for a bit, and now all of a sudden were ahead. So it is really important you go out there and shut it down." Murphy and Martin, left-handed hitters at the bottom of the Texas batting order, had consecutive singles off lefty Milone to start the fifth. Murphy scored on Kinslers fly ball and Martin immediately took off from third on Cruzs grounder. Third baseman Josh Donaldsons throw was to the first base-side of the plate, and by time Derek Norris caught it and reached back to try to apply a tag, Martin had slid past him and reached back with his hand to slap the plate. "There was a lot of stuff going on there ... I saw in my peripheral, I saw him running," Donaldson said. "I didnt think he was going to be running because of how hard the ball was hit. ... If I make the throw I normally do, hes out." Murphy had only seven hits in his previous 51 at-bats before hits in three consecutive innings -- two singles before a double in the seventh. Robinson Chirinos and Murphy had consecutive one-singles in the sixth to chase Milone, who allowed six runs and eight hits. Martin and Kinsler greeted Dan Otero with consecutive RBI singles. Jaso, who was getting a break before Thursdays day game, had to come in after Norris was struck by a foul tip off Adrian Beltres bat in the sixth. Norris went down to his knees and stayed in that position for several minutes before being helped off the field. "Any time you get hit in the you-know-what, its not the best feeling in the world," Norris said. "Ive had my share of shots in that area being behind the plate, but that was by far the worse pain Ive ever been in. ... Still feeling it pretty good." When play resumed, Beltre hit an RBI double for an 8-3 lead. Grimm allowed three hits, struck out three and walked three. "He got us five and kept us in the game. Thats all we ask," Washington said. "We were able to do the rest for him." NOTES: Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland completed a three-game rehabilitation assignment going 6 for 9 with three doubles and a homer for Double-A Frisco. He is eligible to be reinstated Friday for the opener of a three-game series at St. Louis. ... Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito threw the ceremonial first pitch. ... Oakland is 5-6 in its last 11 games. ... Berkmans homer was a two-run shot in the second for his sixth of the season. ' ' '