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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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ESPNBoston.com blog post

Clarification from the editors of ESPNBoston.com: A Nov. 5 blog post featuring Joey Porter's comments regarding New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady should have been attributed to ProFootballTalk.com. The attribution has been corrected. Updated story

Penguins' road winning streak

In a Nov. 3 ESPN.com story about a game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Anaheim Ducks, The Associated Press, based on information in the NHL record book, erroneously reported that the Penguins tied a league record with their seventh straight road victory to open the season. The Buffalo Sabres had 10 straight road victories at the start of the 2006-07 season. Updated story

Mississippi player's identity

On the Sept. 25 morning edition of SportsCenter, Mississippi left tackle Bradley Sowell was shown in a clip reacting to the fourth-ranked Rebels' Thursday night loss to South Carolina. Sowell said, "I'm glad it's gone [the No. 4 ranking], so we can just get back to basics and win ballgames." On the morning SportsCenter shows, the speaker was misidentified as Ole Miss quarterback Jevan Snead.

NCAA freshman passing record

In a Sept. 19 story about Oklahoma's 45-0 win against Tulsa, The Associated Press erroneously reported that OU quarterback Landry Jones tied an NCAA record for most touchdown passes by a freshman with six. Giovanni Vizza threw eight touchdown passes for North Texas in a 74-62 loss to Navy on Nov. 10, 2007. NCAA assistant director of statistics Jeff Williams notified Oklahoma on Monday that Vizza's record had been "overlooked" and had not been entered in NCAA records. Updated story

Semenya's winning time at worlds

In a Sept. 11 story on ESPN.com about gender testing for Caster Semenya, The Associated Press incorrectly described the South African runner's winning time in the 800-meter women's race at the world championships in Berlin on Aug. 19. Her time of 1 minute, 55.45 seconds was a world best for the season, not a world record. Updated story

WNBA playoff scenarios

A Sept. 10 story on ESPN.com incorrectly reported the playoff possibilities for the Detroit Shock, based on information provided by the team. The team has not yet clinched a playoff berth. Updated story

Robert Grant's NFL affiliation

In an Aug. 5 story about NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reassuring retired players their pensions and disability benefits would not be reduced in a labor dispute next year, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Robert Grant was a former Vikings running back. Bob Grant is a former linebacker who played for the Baltimore Colts and Washington Redskins from 1968-72. Updated story