Capitals’ Ovechkin exceeds his lofty expectations

Ovechkin, whose English is improving but is still spotty, and American rival Crosby are the young and engaging cornerstones of the NHL, a league in some ways still trying to recover from the 2004-05 lockout.

In your article “Capitals’ Ovechkin exceeds his lofty expectations” you refer to Sidney Crosby as “American rival Crosby”. Sidney Crosby is Canadian and is currently the biggest sports hero in Canada. Just ask my 7 year old son.

Scott G.

Several readers noticed this one. We corrected: GBU Editor

REUTERS photo by Jason Cohn

There is a reuters photo of Obama circulating that includes a background picture with the “Change” banner cropped down to “Hang”.

Some people may find this quite offensive and would have a very hard time believing this was just an honest mistake. Really looks like it was done on purpose, or there is no editing staff whatsoever. Please remove it.

B.R.S.

We have deleted the photo, which was cropped for an online product by an editor who didn’t notice the unfortunate word the editing left behind. We had no possible reason to do this on purpose. GBU Editor

Italy’s Bartoli cruises into third round in Berlin  

Italy’s Bartoli took just over 50 minutes at the Steffi Graf Stadium to become the first player to reach the third round of the $1.3 million clay-court tournament.

Your headline and story are incorrect. Marion Bartoli is a French tennis player, not Italian.

V.C.  

You’re right, of course. We corrected. GBU Editor

REUTERS photo by Danny Moloshok

Exxon profit disappoints despite high oil prices  

Exxon posted record earnings of $40.6 billion in 2007, with revenue higher than the gross domestic profit of Turkey, the world’s 17th-largest economy.

What is “gross domestic profit”? Is that something that only a Turkey has?

Hunter

We meant gross domestic product. We corrected: GBU Editor

REUTERS photo by Larry Downing

Medtronic unit agrees to consent decree with FDA

In September, Medtronic announced plans to eliminate about 200 jobs in the Physio-Control unit.

This statement is not correct, and has our employees concerned. Is it possible to print a correction? It refers to actions taken in the past, not planned for the future.

Anne

Yes. We subsequently issued a correction making clear that the layoffs took place in March 2007, and were not announced in September 2007. GBU Editor

Devil Rays sweep Red Sox with 3-0 win

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - James Shields pitched a two-hit shutout on Sunday as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays completed a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 3-0 victory.

The headline on this article is so WRONG!!! Did your editor even READ the article?? Did he LOOK at the headline?? The team is no longer refered to as the “Devil” Rays. They have dropped any reference to Devil from the stadium, uniforms, locker room, everything.

Heck, the featured picture even shows clearly “RAYS” right across the front.

W.C.M.

Please let your reporter know that the correct name for the MLB team in Tampa Bay, Florida is the RAYS, not the Devil Rays. Maybe he hasn’t been covering baseball since the name change was announced, so please let him know.

A Fan

Lots of people noticed this one. We are aware of the change, and hope we don’t make this error again: GBU Editor

REUTERS photo by Steve Nesius

Calzaghe accuses Hopkins of being a sore loser

Apart from Hopkins’ straight right that floored Calzaghe for the first time in his career, neither fighter landed many telling shots in a scrappy clash of styles.

Byron Mitchell knocked down Calzaghe in June 2003.  Here is a link so you can see for yourself.

Mike M.

We corrected: GBU Editor  

REUTERS photo by R. Marsh Starks

Alaska’s 1st female governor gives birth to son

ANCHORAGE, Alabama (Reuters) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gave birth to a baby boy early on Friday, becoming the second U.S. governor to have a baby while serving in office.

Great atricle today on Governor Palin. That is of course, with the exception of opening the piece up with a preschool mistake. Might I suggest a small gift of a U.S. States for Dummies book for the author?

Thank you, I still enjoy your news service, over any other.

Len H.

This was a sad combination of human and technical error. I’m happy to say that at no point did any human being here really think Anchorage is in Alabama, so no thank you on the book idea. We corrected, but not before people noticed: GBU Editor

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U.S. forces free AP photographer in Iraq after 2 yrs

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer working for the Associated Press in Iraq was freed from U.S. military custody on Wednesday after being held without charge for two years, the news agency said.

Your headline should have read, “U.S. forces release AP photographer in Iraq after 2 years.” Funny how this small change makes what really happen so much clearer. Was this “Spin” to obscure the real facts, or an oversight?

Bill S. An oversight, and you make a fair point. Our original headline was ambiguous, and readers could have concluded that someone else was holding the photographer until U.S. forces rescued him. We subsequently issued the story with the headline you suggested: GBU Editor

REUTERS photo by Andrea Comas

Houston, LA named top CO2 polluters

Los Angeles County, home to car-clogged highways and about 4 million people, emitted nearly 18.6 million tons, said researchers from Purdue University, Colorado State University and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, who led the project.

The article claims the population of Los Angeles County is 4 million. However, in 2006 the population was ~9,948,081. Sorry for being a stickler but the numbers seemed significant… did they all leave?

B.J.

No, they’re all still there. We corrected our story: GBU Editor

REUTERS photo by Lucy Nicholson