Down and not up

Is that supposed to be Alberts remained down and not up? Nah, that would be redundant - maybe Alberts remained down and out? And what's with the space both before and after the comma? From "Hansen, Lack shine as Canucks blank Flames" on CBC Sports online on December 29, 2013. Click the image to enlarge it.

Who won Wimbledon? Any... Any... Any...

Hey, writer, no worries mate: Andy Murray is only the subject of the article ("Andy Murray keeps British hopes alive with 3-set Wimbledon comeback" on CBC Sports online on July 3, 2013), and you only misspelled his name two words into the article. I'm sure nobody noticed. After all, if neither you nor your editor noticed, then obviously readers won't either (except me, obviously). Click the image to enlarge it.

I'll only believe you if you say it a third time

Here we have the first three paragraphs of "Canucks fire coach Alain Vigneault" on CBC Sports online on May 22, 2013. The third paragraph is an echo of the second paragraph, and "finished seventh in the 30-team in points this season" doesn't make sense. The word league should be inserted between 30-team and in. Click the image to enlarge it.

There's no defending this writing

What the writer of this photo caption - seen at the top of "Canadian cyclist Ryder Hesjedal out of contention at Giro d'Italia" on CBC Sports online on May 14, 2013 - fails to realize is that there is a defending champ every year. Perhaps Hesjedal would've been the first defending champ to win in over two decades. Click the image to enlarge it.

Fault!

The first error of this article ("B.C.'s Peliwo loses French Open junior tennis final" on CBC Sports online on June 10, 2012) is in the photo caption at the very start. Filip Peliwo's name is written correctly right off the bat, but then the writer can't repeat that success. Then,

in the article's second paragraph, the the between managed and save should be to. Do you see how Peliwo smashed his racket? Well,

in the subheadline, it was his racquet. Click an image to enlarge it.

Writer eclipses two-error plateau

There are a few things wrong with this article ("Canucks blank Kings to eclipse 100-point plateau" on CBC Sports online on March 26, 2012). First, Roberto Luongo's last name gets misspelled in the article's subheadline. But,

at least that was just one player getting mistreated. Now the entire city of Vancouver gets a slap to the face. Then,

after stopping a Kopitar shot, then a Lewis shot, Luonto Luongo manages to block a hard Voynov goal! That last part doesn't make sense to me. Does it make sense to you? Click an image to enlarge it.

An unusual error

The name of the player who was suspended for elbowing Daniel Sedin is Duncan Keith. From the photo caption at the top of "Canucks' coach confirms Daniel Sedin has concussion" on CBC Sports online on March 26, 2012. Click the image to enlarge it.

Getting a name right is not hard

The player that found Torres in close was Jannik Hansen. From "Luongo, Canucks blank Bruins" on CBC Sports online on June 1, 2011. Click the image to enlarge it.

There's an error

Can you spot the homophonic error in this paragraph from "Canucks bound for Stanley Cup final" on CBC Sports online on May 24, 2011? Click the image to enlarge it.

I don't follow

I understand - via the writer's use of parentheses - that Nashville coach said Smithson and Weber and not both players' full names, but did he then say Ryan Suter's first name or last name or neither? From "Canucks advance to West final" on CBC Sports online on May 9, 2011. Click the image to enlarge it.

This writing blows

The first error in this article ("Canucks have Predators on the ropes" on CBC Sports online on May 5, 2011) is fairly tame - an should be a - when you compare it to

the errors found in this awful 11-word sentence. Elder? No. His name is Edler. And defencemen should be defenceman. Click an image to enlarge it.

CBC can't see

The writer of the photo caption that is at the top of "Complaint filed with NHL over Green Men's antics" on CBC Sports online on May 1, 2011, apparently couldn't see the correct spelling of Johnson that is right there in front of him. Then,

in the article itself, rallyed is not a word - it should be rallied. And the second sentence would be better with no commas. Also,

in another CBC article ("Lightning take advantage of mistake" on CBC Sports online on May 2, 2011), there's another misspelled last name in the top-of-the-article photo caption. Vincent's last name - which is correctly spelled in the article's first sentence - is Lecavalier. Click an image to enlarge it.

An A for an I makes the whole world frown

There have been a lot of misspelled names lately. Here, in the last sentence of "Luongo, Canucks blank Predators for Game 1 win" on CBC Sports on April 28, 2011, Jordin Tootoo's first name gets a tweak. Click the image to enlarge it.

Either way, he's a hero

On the CBC British Columbia homepage on April 27, 2011, the hero is Alexander Burrows. But,

when one clicks to the article - "Burrows, Canucks win Game 7 in OT" on CBC Sports online on April 27, 2011 - one sees that the hero is actually Alexandre Burrows.

Flight instructor: "Today you're going to fly solo."

Student: "How low?" The Vancouver Canucks have clinched the Western Conference, and have a very good shot at the Presidents' Trophy, yet their key players keep getting their names misspelled. The penalized player was Sami Salo. From "Canucks earn team-record 24th road win" on CBC Sports online on March 25, 2011. Click the image to enlarge it.

Twin troubles

For the first time in their hockey careers, the Sedin twins played against each other at the 2011 NHL all-star game. As you can see from the sentence above (from "Sedins split, Kessel picked last in NHL all-star draft" on CBC News online on January 28, 2011) Henrik went to Team Staal as the fifth overall pick, and Daniel went to Team Lidstrom as the sixth overall pick. But wait,

later in the article we're informed that Daniel went to Team Staal as the fifth overall pick and

that Henrik went to Team Lidstrom as the sixth overall pick. That is quality reporting, CBC. Click an image to enlarge it.

fans at BC Place; the Kings had tied the scored.

Oh, CBC, how you make me laugh. Because if I didn't laugh, I'd cry endlessly over how inept you are. Take this one sentence from this one article - "Canucks squander strong Game 2 start" on CBC Sports online on April 17, 2010 - for example. BC Place has a FieldTurf surface that replicates real grass, while GM Place has an ice surface that is nothing like real grass. Which one do you think is the home of the Vancouver Canucks? Here's a hint: the Canucks play ice hockey. Also, post-comma it should be the Kings had tied the score, partly due to no D.

This article, unlike many others, actually has the writer's name attached. I wonder if that means the errors will be corrected soon, unlike the anonymous articles. However, the article has apparently been updated since I captured the errors, and both errors remain as of now. Click the image to enlarge it.

[It's now 2 p.m. PDT on April 19th, and scored has been corrected to score. BC Place remains!]

gobble up Daniel Sedin's blast

The writer of this article - "Samuelsson, Luongo Canucks' OT heroes" on CBC Sports online on April 16, 2010 - got the Sedin twins confused. While it's a common mistake when the players are out of their uniforms, it's a remarkable mistake when they are in their uniforms, what with their numbers and first initials on the backs of their respective jerseys. There's even a video at the start of the article in which you can see (and hear!) that it's Henrik Sedin who got stopped on the 2-on-1. Click the image to enlarge it.

sit in the first place; some rest before for Friday's game; rounded of the scoring

The first error in the article - "Canucks fail to clinch playoff berth" on CBC Sports online on April 2, 2010 - is an extra word: the needs to be jettisoned from sit in the first place.

The second error is also an extra word. This time either before or for can be jettisoned from some rest before for Friday's game.

The third error is a missing F in off. Click an image to enlarge it.

Jon Montgomery wins Canada's forth gold medal

The written article - "Montgomery gives Canada more dramatic gold" on Vancouver Now on February 20, 2010 - correctly identifies Jon Montgomery as Canada's fourth gold medallist, but in the video at the start of the article, there is trouble with the word fourth.