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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."
NBC Sports Boston adds “0 middle fingers raised vs Celtics” to Kyrie Irving stat line, with “(as far as we know”)
"0 middle fingers raised vs Celtics (as far as we know)" is quite the graphic.
ESPN used Oklahoma instead of Oklahoma State in a Fiesta Bowl preview graphic
ESPN has mixed up in-state rivals on at least one other occasion, placing Michigan State in the Ohio State-Michigan game in 2016.
ESPN’s Monday Night Football telecast broke out new technology for crucial third-down play in Bills-Titans telecast
"My first thought when I saw that, or any replay, is does this add to the telecast?"
A FS1 graphic put Morgantown, West Virginia on the Virginia-North Carolina border
This was off by about six hours of driving.
CBS’ new scorebug for Super Bowl LV has new font, color changes, clock and score transitions
The move away from CBS' long-used blue feels particularly striking.
Fox’s “BREAKING NEWS” graphic for Drew Brees passing Tom Brady in TDs took criticism, as Brady may soon pass him back
Yes, it's notable that Brees is back in the lead, but the "BREAKING NEWS" on the ticker felt like a bit much to many.
The White Sox email on Tony La Russa’s hire included A.J. Hinch’s signature, which they blamed on preparing multiple versions
The White Sox's e-mail announcement of La Russa's hire included Hinch's signature in the graphic, for some reason.
ESPN wildly misplaced Abbotsford, B.C. on a graphic about Chase Claypool
No, Abbotsford is not near the Alberta border.
Fox’s new Super Bowl graphics include centered scorebug, larger and italicized font, and cartoons of players
Fox debuted a new NFL graphics package for the Super Bowl, and made plenty of changes.
TNT tries out an on-court shot clock graphic to mixed reviews
It's an interesting idea with a logical reason behind it, but it's also an obtrusive addition.
ESPN aired a Chinese-endorsed map backing China’s claims to Taiwan and more, then declined all requests for comment on that move
ESPN has turned down at least three news outlets' requests for comment on a highly-controversial map they ran over a day ago.
