We won't make you wear a sign.

It's that time of year again. The 76th Annual Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee is off and running in Washington, D.C. In honor of the 251 bright young minds taking part in the bee, we have created our own 1st Annual SportsNation Spelling Bee.

Below you will find 10 names from the sports world that give our editors the yips. Pick the correct spelling and see how many you get right.

You will then be forwarded to the second half of our Spelling Bee, featuring 10 championship words from Scripps Howard competitions of years past. Good luck.

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