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Georgia basketball graduation rate
December 31, 2007 10:59 AM
In a Dec. 18 story about the Georgia men's basketball program, the team's pace of players on track to graduate was noted incorrectly. The team's 13 players are on track or ahead of schedule to graduate in five years.
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Penn State men's basketball stat
December 20, 2007 1:06 PM
In a Dec. 15 story about the Denver-Penn State men's basketball game, The Associated Press
reported erroneously that Penn State had held Princeton and Denver
to its second- and third-lowest points-against totals in school
history. Princeton and Denver were held to the fewest points allowed by Penn State since Dec. 22, 1989, when the Nittany Lions
beat Southwest Texas State 62-37.
Vina and HGH
December 18, 2007 1:16 PM
In a Dec. 17 ESPN.com story about Fernando Vina's admission of using HGH, there was an incorrect year given for when Vina said he used HGH. Vina only admitted to using HGH in 2003.
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Holmes' title string
December 12, 2007 4:56 PM
In a Dec. 11 ESPN.com story about Larry Holmes' election to the International Boxing Hall of Fame, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Holmes was the longest reigning world heavyweight champion, holding the title for nearly seven years from 1978-85. Joe Louis held the title from 1937-1949 (11 years, 10 months), but his reign was interrupted by service in the Army from 1942-45 and Louis did not defend his title between March 1942 and June 1946.
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Peoria, Ill.
December 5, 2007 5:57 PM
During the 11 p.m. ET edition of ESPN's SportsCenter on Dec. 4, a graphic introducing a segment on the Michigan State-Bradley basketball game indicated that Bradley University is in Peoria, Ind. The school is in Peoria, Ill.
Connecticut's A.J. Price
November 16, 2007 1:55 PM
In a Nov. 15 ESPN.com story about the Gardner-Webb vs. Connecticut basketball game, The Associated Press reported erroneously that UConn player A.J. Price had been in jail. He has not served jail time. Instead, Price served 18 months of probation for first-time offenders for his role in the theft of laptop computers from dorm rooms.
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Wisconsin-Milwaukee suspension
November 8, 2007 5:00 PM
A Nov. 7 ESPN.com story about the suspension of Wisconsin-Milwaukee basketball player Avery Smith was briefly headlined with Smith playing for another school.
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Martina Hingis radio report
November 5, 2007 3:38 PM
On a Nov. 1 ESPN Radio SportsCenter Express report at 7:30 p.m. ET, a report saying Martina Hingis had tested positive for cocaine did not include her assertion that the test results were incorrect. This information was included in subsequent reports.
Knicks story attribution
November 2, 2007 9:00 AM
In an Oct. 31 ESPN.com news services story about David Stern and the New York Knicks, wording questioning what Stern was referencing in a quote about the team was similar to a question raised in a New York Times story on the same subject. Attribution has been added to the paragraph to make it clear the Times was first with the inquiry.
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