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ESPN ran a photo of the Japanese Davis Cup team with a story about the Chinese team.

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.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnFeb 18, 2020 2
Matt Gutman reporting on the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash.

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."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 29, 2020 9
Drew Brees

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.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 8, 2020 3

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.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnDec 4, 2019 4
Stephen A. Smith on QB "Luke Voit."

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."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 8, 2019 0
ESPN called Ronald Acuña Jr. "Roberto" briefly Monday.

ESPN’s app briefly called Ronald Acuña Jr. “Roberto” before correcting

No, "Roberto" Acuña Jr. doesn't play for the Braves.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 6, 2019 4
Alejandro Bedoya miscaptioned as "Alejandro Pedroya" on 6abc Philly.

6ABC Philly identifies Philadelphia Union captain Alejandro Bedoya as “Alejandro Pedroya”

No, "Alejandro Pedroya" does not play for the Union.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 17, 2019 1

The Athletic LA asks “What should San Diego do?” in tweet about the Los Angeles Chargers and Melvin Gordon

"The Chargers' seemingly calm summer took an abrupt turn when Melvin Gordon made new contract demands. What should San Diego do?"

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 11, 2019 3
TSN said this Raptors' watch party was in Saskatchewan. It was really almost 2,000 miles away in Nova Scotia.

TSN identified Halifax, Nova Scotia as Regina, Saskatchewan during shots of Game 6 viewing parties

Just about 2,000 miles off there, TSN.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 14, 2019 0
The Polish FA has been blasted for using "pogrom" in a Facebook post about a match against Israel.

Polish Football Association uses “pogrom” on Facebook about win over Israel, insists it’s “frequently used to describe emphatic sports victories”

"Goooooal! This is already a pogrom! We are beating Israel 4-0!"

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 12, 2019 2
Musician Charlie McCoy and Bruins' defenseman Charlie McAvoy.

No, Sports Illustrated, famed musician Charlie McCoy wasn’t suspended, Bruins’ defenseman Charlie McAvoy was

A SI NHL tweet mixed up the musician and the Bruins' defenseman.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMay 7, 2019 1

Levi’s Stadium tickets email for Mexico-Paraguay calls Javier “Chicharito” Hernández “Hector”

Missed it by that much.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 25, 2019 0
ESPN's Southern Ontario map missed significantly on the locations of Oshawa and Hamilton.

The map of Ontario ESPN showed on The Jump was hilariously inaccurate about the locations of Hamilton and Oshawa

This graphic put Hamilton south and west near Windsor, and Oshawa as far east as Kingston.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnNov 5, 2018 8
Deontay Wilder punching a mascot.

How false reports that Deontay Wilder broke an ESPN mascot’s jaw with a punch spread around the world

This appears to have started with inaccurate captions on YouTube and Twitter videos, which then were cited by all sorts of media outlets.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 15, 2018 2
A Cowboys' tweet that saw its photo change.

Photos changing in old tweets affected tons of teams (and also Bleacher Report), not just the Cubs

The Giants, Cowboys, Marlins, Brewers, Flyers and others were also affected by this Twitter shift.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 25, 2018 0
This Virginia Tech press release went very wrong.

Pre-written Virginia Tech press release didn’t even consider the possibility of losing to Old Dominion

No, Virginia Tech is not "3-0 to start the season for the second consecutive season" after "an X-X win at Old Dominion."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 24, 2018 0
CBS News' mistweet on the Lions.

CBS News tweeted about “a foul ball at the Detroit Lions game,” leading to a whole lot of jokes

Maybe playing the wrong sport explains the Lions' struggles...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 15, 2018 0
Case Keenum (R), with Jared Goff and Blake Bortles) interviewed by Heather Cox.

Heather Cox calls Case Keenum “Chase” twice during interview, he grins in response

This is the second prominent mistake with Keenum's name in a few months.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 13, 2018 7
Holly Sonders had quite the on-air slipup Monday night.

Holly Sonders referenced “the entire days of sexual qualifying” on air, Shane Bacon and Brad Faxon somehow kept straight faces

"Head to www.USOpen.com, and everything will be there, the entire days of sexual qualifying."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 5, 2018 3
Kirk Cousins against the Saints.

Kirk Cousins points out newspaper mistaking him for DeMarcus Cousins

An unidentified newspaper mixed up Kirk Cousins and DeMarcus Cousins, and Kirk let the world know.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnNov 21, 2017 0

SB Nation “preemptively publishes” report of Willie Taggart looking to leave Oregon, turning down Ole Miss

The error was attributed to accidental publication of an old draft that hadn't been fully confirmed.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnNov 19, 2017 1
Tommie Frazier Ernie Els

Iowa newspaper writes Tommie Frazier’s still playing QB for Nebraska

Are all Nebraska quarterbacks named “Tommy” or “Tommie” alike? That’s what Iowa newspaper The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier seems...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnNov 23, 2016 58
Harry Caray

SI Vault misidentifies Harry Caray Sox photo as with Cubs, takes criticism well

The SI Vault Twitter account, curated by Sports Illustrated‘s Andy Gray, is a great source for old sports photos,...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 25, 2016 75

LA ABC affiliate airs dance video and candlelight vigil instead of Dodgers NLCS highlights

Last week, we told you about the screengrab snafu from KABC misidentifying Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and...

By Ken Fang OnOct 24, 2016 0

Arizona Cardinals snark SI’s mistagging of them in baseball tweet

Media outlets sometimes confuse teams with the same name, as we saw with CBC’s insistence that the NHL’s...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 12, 2016 64

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