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Carey Price debut
October 11, 2007 1:28 PM
In an Oct. 10 Associated Press game recap of the Montreal-Pittsburgh game, the date of Patrick Roy's NHL debut was incorrectly given. Roy played 20 minutes in a Feb. 25, 1985 game against Winnipeg. His first career start was the next season against Pittsburgh, 22 years before Price made his first start.
Updated story
Marion Jones' representation
October 9, 2007 6:41 PM
In an Oct. 6 Associated Press story about the possibility
of Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou being awarded the 100-meter gold
medal from the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the event Marion Jones is stripped of
her gold, The Associated Press erroneously identified lawyer
Michalis Dimitrakopoulos as representing Thanou. Dimitrakopoulos,
who made a statement to the AP saying Thanou deserved to be awarded
the gold, later clarified that he no longer represents Thanou.
NFL order
September 25, 2007 3:48 PM
In a Sept. 18 ESPN.com Tuesday Morning Quarterback story, the incorrect date for when the NFL issued an order for New England to turn over all illegally obtained videotapes and sign-stealing materials was given. The actual date was Sept. 13. It was reported on Sept. 16.
Updated story
DEA raids
September 24, 2007 4:53 PM
In a Sept. 24 ESPN.com story on a series of Drug Enforcement Administration raids, Special Agent Dan Simmons was not among those who traveled to Beijing to brief Chinese counterparts. In addition, the DEA provides evidence to the U.S. Attorney's office, which makes that decision on what information to share it with other law enforcement agencies and Congress. The DEA does not make that decision itself. And 99.9 percent of the steroids seized in the raid came from China, rather than 99 percent of the steroids in the U.S.
Updated story
UCLA ranking
September 17, 2007 2:33 PM
In a Sept. 16 story that aired on some editions of SportsCenter, UCLA was mentioned as one of the ranked opponents remaining on Notre Dame's football schedule. However, earlier on Sept. 16, after UCLA's loss at Utah the previous day, UCLA fell out of both the AP and coaches top 25 polls and was no longer ranked.
University of Utah location
September 16, 2007 8:27 AM
In some Saturday, Sept. 15 editions of SportCenter, the location of Utah's college football victory over UCLA was mistakenly given as Provo. The correct location is Salt Lake City, home of the University of Utah.
Mike Utley's condition
September 14, 2007 4:27 PM
In a Sept. 13 story on ESPN.com Mike Utley was incorrectly termed a quadraplegic in a story. Utley is a paraplegic.
Updated story
Tank Johnson discussion
September 10, 2007 5:50 PM
In a Sept. 9 discussion about NFL player conduct on ESPN TV's NFL Countdown, analyst Emmitt Smith mistakenly said Tank Williams when referring to the conduct of former Chicago Bears player Tank Johnson.
