Patrick Marleau’s incredible career games record was commemorated with…”1768th NHL Games” gloves
Nope, "1768th NHL Games" was a swing and a miss.
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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.
Sports Illustrated updates “USC to dismiss Helton” story three days later with apology and retraction from Maven author
Three days after the initial "Sources: USC to dismiss Clay Helton" story hit Sports Illustrated channels, that story has been removed and replaced with an apology from the Maven author.
Stephen A. Smith’s latest NFL blunder is twice mixing up the Yankees’ Luke Voit and the Jets’ Luke Falk
"The only people that are worse than him are, I think, if I remember correctly, Cam Newton and Luke Voit. And Cam Newton is hurt, and Luke Voit, I didn't even know who the hell he was until guys got injured."
ESPN’s app briefly called Ronald Acuña Jr. “Roberto” before correcting
No, "Roberto" Acuña Jr. doesn't play for the Braves.
6ABC Philly identifies Philadelphia Union captain Alejandro Bedoya as “Alejandro Pedroya”
No, "Alejandro Pedroya" does not play for the Union.
