A report from NBA FanHouse: An ESPNEWS anchor has been suspended for an unknown period for lifting portions of a newspaper column and using them in a script without attributing where the passage originated. Will Selva, an anchor at ESPN for three years, issued an apology Wednesday for taking all but of a few words [...]
An Oct. 5 Tuesday Morning Quarterback story on ESPN.com indicated that New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick did not wear anything pink in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month during Monday night's game against Miami. In fact, the soles of Belichick's shoes were pink. Link Report an error
In a Sept. 1 Twitter posting from ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter that appeared on ESPN.com's NFL page, a report that Byron Westbrook had been released by the Washington Redskins was incorrect. Westbrook remains with the Redskins. Link I reported on ESPN's cross-platform corrections policy a few years back. Report an error
On July 28, ESPN removed from its Web site a story about Lebron James and a party in Las Vegas, written by ESPNLosAngeles.com’s Arash Markazi, due to reporting concerns. The story was not linked directly on either ESPN.com or ESPNLosAngeles.com but was available via search engines for roughly 9.5 hours. In a statement, ESPN vice [...]
In a June 8 story on ESPN.com, Chris Wallace was misidentified as a reporter for ABC News doing a special report on Stephen Strasburg’s major league debut. Wallace is a reporter for FOX News who attended the game as a fan. The reference to Wallace has been removed. Link Report an error
In a Jan. 16 ESPNLosAngeles.com blog, it was incorrectly reported that USC guard Percy Miller, also known as Lil’ Romeo, had been kicked off the men’s basketball team due to a prior infraction. Miller remains with the team. Link Report an error
On Aug. 9, the Bottom Line at ESPN incorrectly reported that WFAA-TV in Dallas mistakenly had reported that school administrators in Dallas had changed the grades of former University of Kansas player Darrell Arthur’s grades to keep him eligible to play basketball while in high school. WFAA made no such mistake. Instead, it reported the [...]
In an April 24 story on ESPN.com about NFL draft prospect Marcus Dixon, a scouting breakdown provided by ESPN’s Scouts Inc., erroneously reported that Dixon had been charged with criminal damage and disorderly conduct in August of 2007. Dixon was not involved in any such an incident and was never charged with those crimes. Link [...]
During ESPN’s coverage of the Australian Open match Jan. 17 between Marcos Baghdatis of the Republic of Cyprus and Marat Safin of Russia, an ESPN map of Cyprus and analyst Cliff Drysdale’s characterizations of it left open the possibility for misinterpretation by not specifying the island’s political situation. According to Kostas A. Lavdas, professor of [...]
Valleywag spotted this typo on CNBC: Then TVNewser added this comment from an ex-employee of CNBC: I worked there for four years as a producer and after submitting the fullscreen to graphics correctly, occasionally there would be a typo. The only net I have seen without a typo — EVER — is ESPN. It’s amazing [...]
On a Nov. 1 ESPN Radio SportsCenter Express report at 7:30 p.m. ET, a report saying Martina Hingis had tested positive for cocaine did not include her assertion that the test results were incorrect. This information was included in subsequent reports. Link Report an error
One of the most enjoyable correction-related experiences comes at the end of every episode of ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption, a sports talk and interview show featuring Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser. As ESPN explains, at the end of every show, “researcher Tony Reali corrects any statistical fouls Kornheiser and Wilbon made in the heat of [...]
