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At ESPN, our reputation and credibility with viewers, readers and listeners are of paramount concern. While our goal is always to be accurate and fair, occasionally we will present an erroneous assertion of fact. Significant errors of fact will be corrected in a clear and timely manner, with appropriate prominence.

Correctable errors involve a significant factual mistake, or materially change the implication or connotation of the reporting. This policy is not intended to cover inconsequential factual errors, such as minor statistical mistakes, inadvertent and immaterial misidentifications, minor inaccuracies in a developing story or font errors that don't impair the viewers' understanding of a story.

Each unit at ESPN -- such as Studio, Remote, Magazine, Radio, ESPN.com and other networks -- will implement this policy in a manner applicable to its medium. Corrections of significant factual errors across all media, as warranted, will be posted on ESPN.com's corrections page for a period of time.

ESPN produces 24/7 programming and services, across many platforms and under fierce deadline pressures. Mistakes are inevitable. A meaningful policy for correcting significant errors will engender trust with viewers, listeners and readers. ESPN's willingness to correct mistakes, as necessary, is directly proportional to our credibility with our audiences. ESPN will regularly review and amend the policy as warranted.

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Jared Sullinger graphic

A graphic that aired on a Feb. 6 Ohio State vs. Minnesota telecast on ESPN did not carry the proper attribution. The graphic, which detailed passes into the post to Ohio State's Jared Sullinger, was compiled by Luke Winn of SI.com. The credit ran at the end of the telecast, rather than on the graphic itself as it should have.

Fantasy football winner

A Jan. 17 story on ESPN.com incorrectly stated the number of players Nathan Harrington beat out to win a $3,500 prize in ESPN Fantasy Football. Harrington beat out the participants in the prize-eligible game only. Updated story

Heat attribution

An Dec. 22 story on ESPNLA.com incorrectly used material from other sources without proper attribution. Attribution to the Los Angeles Times and Daily News has been added. Updated story

Earnhardt crew chief

An Nov. 19 headline on ESPN.com story about the future of Dale Earnhardt's crew chief was incorrect. Earnhardt is unsure if he will get a new crew chief for the 2011 season. Updated story

NCAA legal fees

In a Nov. 8 Insider column, The File incorrectly reported the amount of money the NCAA spent on legal fees in 2009. The actual amount spent was $5 million. Approximately the same amount was spent in 2008. The Indianapolis Star reported that the NCAA had spent some $84 million on legal fees between 1995 and 2009. Updated story

NFL car services

An Oct. 1 story on ESPN.com incorrectly stated which car services that are available for NFL and NFLPA members to use if they need a ride home. The NFLPA works with Corporate Security Solutions for players; the NFL uses Safe Rides Solutions for all non-players and NFL corporate employees. Updated story

Pink on Belichick's shoes

An Oct. 5 Tuesday Morning Quarterback story on ESPN.com indicated that New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick did not wear anything pink in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month during Monday night's game against Miami. In fact, the soles of Belichick's shoes were pink. Updated story

Clarification of Epstein comment

In a Sept. 30 story on ESPN.com, a statement attributed to Boston Red Sox executive vice president and general manager Theo Epstein was incorrectly portrayed. Epstein said, in an interview with WEEI radio, that his team's inability to land a reliever was costly, but made no reference to how it affected the team's playoff chances. Updated story

Ines Sainz reference

In a Sept. 14 column on ESPN.com, Ines Sainz was referred to as a "former Miss Spain." A woman with the same name was Miss Spain in 1997, but she is not the same woman as the Sainz who works for TV Azteca. Updated story

Byron Westbrook Tweet

In a Sept. 1 Twitter posting from ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter that appeared on ESPN.com's NFL page, a report that Byron Westbrook had been released by the Washington Redskins was incorrect. Westbrook remains with the Redskins.

AFC East video clip

On Aug. 31, a ESPN.com video clip previewing the AFC East incorrectly referenced Darrelle Revis as having returned to the New York Jets. Revis remains a holdout from the team. Two clips were prepared; the incorrect clip has been removed and the alternate clip will be published.

Clarification of ESPNLosAngeles.com LeBron James story

On an Aug. 24 highlight on SportsCenter, a video clip from the 2006 Little League World Series was incorrectly identified.

Clarification of ESPNLosAngeles.com LeBron James story

On July 28, ESPN removed from its Web site a story about Lebron James and a party in Las Vegas, written by ESPNLosAngeles.com's Arash Markazi, due to reporting concerns. The story was not linked directly on either ESPN.com or ESPNLosAngeles.com but was available via search engines for roughly 9.5 hours. In a statement, ESPN vice president and editor-in-chief Rob King said: "ESPN.com will not be posting the story in any form. We looked into the situation thoroughly and found that Arash did not properly identify himself as a reporter or clearly state his intentions to write a story. As a result, we are not comfortable with the content, even in an edited version, because of the manner in which the story was reported. We've been discussing the situation with Arash and he completely understands. To be clear, the decisions to pull the prematurely published story and then not to run it were made completely by ESPN editorial staff without influence from any outside party." Markazi, in a statement, said: "I have been in conversations with ESPN.com's editors and, upon their complete review, understand their decision not to run the story. It is important to note that I stand by the accuracy of the story in its entirety, but should have been clearer in representing my intent to write about the events I observed." 

LeBron James' whereabouts

On July 7, it was incorrectly reported on ESPN's Bottom Line and ESPN Mobile alert that LeBron James was in Miami for a visit with Heat president Pat Riley.

ESPNLA.com tweet

In a June 20 Twitter posting from ESPNLosAngeles.com about the death of the father of Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal, the fact that it was his father was omitted. The tweet included a correct link to an article about the death of Silvino Furcal. The tweet was deleted and a correct tweet was posted.

Reference to reporter corrected

In a June 8 story on ESPN.com, Chris Wallace was misidentified as a reporter for ABC News doing a special report on Stephen Strasburg's major league debut. Wallace is a reporter for FOX News who attended the game as a fan. The reference to Wallace has been removed. Updated story

Link to player incorrect

In an April 30 story on ESPN.com, the name of the man who was sentenced in the death of Darrent Williams was inadvertently linked to the player page of former San Diego Charger Willie Clark. Updated story

Yanks' season gets good mark

In an April 29 story on ESPN.com, a Wall Street Journal story was cited saying the Yankees are not the most hated major league team. The WSJ report failed to mention that the study they cited gauged fan reaction to this season only, not all time. Updated story

Yards per point numbers

In an April 8 story on ESPN.com, the numbers used for a math formula to determine yards per point were incorrect. The numbers have been corrected. Updated story

Bengals' Andre Smith

In ESPN The Magazine's April 19 issue, the photograph of the Bengals' Andre Smith (page 87) was mistakenly identified in the Football Outsiders' ranking of NFL teams' draft prowess.

Sam Querrey and John Isner

In ESPN The Magazine's March 22 issue, the photographs of Sam Querrey and John Isner (page 92) were mistakenly reversed in the tennis department page.

Eagles-Redskins game

On a April 5 edition of ESPN's SportsCenter, it was incorrectly reported that the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins would meet on Monday Night Football on Oct. 26. The teams met in 2009 on Oct. 26. The 2010 schedule has not been released.

Hawks haven't quite clinched

In an March 21 story on ESPN.com, wire services (and other entities) reported that Atlanta has clinched a playoff berth with a win over San Antonio. The Hawks clinched the head-to-head tiebreaker over ninth-place Chicago, but could still mathematically finish out of the playoffs in the event of a tie among multiple teams. The Hawks have 13 games remaining. Updated story

New Mexico wins Mountain West

In a March 3 ESPN.com game recap, the conference title won by the University of New Mexico was incorrectly stated in the headline. The Lobos won the Mountain West Conference title. Updated story