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Jon Heyman reported J.D. Davis trade that didn’t happen, cited ‘miscommunication’ in deleted apology tweet
Jon Heyman reported J.D. Davis was traded to the Rays, then recanted that, then deleted both tweets.
ESPN’s Karl Ravech declares ‘Dodgers win it by a run!’ after 4-3 loss to Phillies
"With the Phillies getting their 60th win...Dodgers win it by a run!"
NFL RedZone host Scott Hanson referred to ‘the late president Jimmy Carter,’ offered correction afterwards
"I believe I accidentally said the late Jimmy Carter. Jimmy Carter, still alive, Rosalynn Carter has passed away at the age of 96."
Chicago Tribune print edition jumps gun on Northwestern-Minnesota result
The Chicago Tribune said that "Northwestern's furious rally" against Minnesota fell short, when in fact it didn't.
NBC falsely claims Joe Montana won five Super Bowls
No, Joe Montana was quite famously not involved in the 49ers' Super Bowl XXIX win in 1994.
WFAA meteorologist Pete Delkus mocks heat index graphic error: ‘Everyone in McKinney is dead!’
"The heat index in McKinney is 10,000, what is that, 101,105? It's hot in McKinney!"
Joe Davis’ ‘The 2023 Mets in one clip’ line on infield blunder got wide traction
Fox announcer Davis felt a misplayed pop fly that hit Brett Baty in the face seemed to sum up the Mets' season to date.
NYT Business front mixes up Twitter and Google in check mark story
It is Twitter, not Google, deleting check marks.
Fox promoted their Nebraska-Northwestern Ireland game with a graphic including Kansas State’s mascot
Missed it by that much, Fox.
Brett Yormark just got the Big 12 commissioner job, but ESPN headlines are already forgetting he’s there
There is no "Big 12 commissioner Greg Burks."
BBC News ticker ran “Manchester United are rubbish” due to trainee error
"Someone was training how to use the ticker and to put text on the ticker, so they were just writing random things not in earnest, and that comment appeared."
Tennessee Volunteers’ official Facebook page posted “Fuck. Theo. Cade.” on all-SEC nods instead of “Velus. Theo. Cade.”
Velus Jones Jr., Theo Jackson, and Cade Mays were the three Vols named to the coaches' All-SEC teams. We don't know who Theo Cade is, or what he did to deserve this.
Bobby Valentine left his phone on after filming a Cameo, and the footage he submitted caught him abandoning dog poop
"Why did he do doo doo again? Same place, right in the front yard. ...We're going to have to start bringing a bag."
Sacramento sports anchor swung and missed with “USA wins the 2021 Soccer World Cup” for Gold Cup highlights
"They make the World Cup Final and they win the darn thing."
Patrick Marleau’s incredible career games record was commemorated with…”1768th NHL Games” gloves
Nope, "1768th NHL Games" was a swing and a miss.
Nationals spelled ex-player Asdrúbal Cabrera’s name “Asdrebal Cabera” on their scoreboard right after showing a tribute to him
No, "Asdrebal Cabera" doesn't play for the Diamondbacks.
Mike Francesa’s final WFAN day saw him say the Jets were “never going to get” two first-round picks for Jamal Adams, which they...
Francesa went out in style on WFAN Friday, making yet another bold claim that was quickly proven wrong.
ESPN wildly misplaced Abbotsford, B.C. on a graphic about Chase Claypool
No, Abbotsford is not near the Alberta border.
New “Deadspin” completely botched the #26 pick, saying Miami took D’Andre Swift when Green Bay took Jordan Love
No, "Deadspin," Miami didn't even keep the #26 pick.
ESPN says using Wizards instead of Bullets in 1986 standings in The Last Dance was “an error” that will be fixed in re-airs
No, the "Wizards" weren't sixth in the 1986 NBA Eastern Conference standings.
ESPN ran a photo of the Japanese Davis Cup team with a story about the Chinese team
A photo of the Japanese Davis Cup team accompanied an AP story about the Chinese Davis Cup team on the ESPN app.
ABC News suspends chief national correspondent Matt Gutman for erroneous report that Kobe Bryant’s four daughters were on helicopter
"Reporting the facts accurately is the cornerstone of our journalism. As he acknowledged on Sunday, Matt Gutman’s initial reporting was not accurate and failed to meet our editorial standards."
FiveThirtyEight tweeted that the eliminated Saints have the fourth-highest chance (11 percent) to win the Super Bowl
No, FiveThirtyEight, the Saints will not win this year's Super Bowl.
