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@failESPN

ESPN, the overlords of the sporting world, have so many daily fails...so many. Follow this account to keep tabs and continue to send more fails to @failESPN

Joined February 2012
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Still surprised that John Rocker was hired as an editor @espn. Forgive and forget I guess...#ESPNfail
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Trying to think of a more racist sounding Lin headline than "Chink in the Armor"... Can't. Kinda cool they used THE most racist one.
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I wonder if the @espn editor would have caught "Unemployment Lin" prior to publishing? #espnfail @knbrmurph @byronjr23
Ha! @KBEmm Hey #ESPN, I believe the preferred nomenclature is Asian-American. #epicfail #thedudeabides
Question @espn. Is there just one "rogue" employee with a publishing lever? A Wizard of Oz of sorts? Didn't think so. #ESPNfail #OrgFail
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Me thinks the hammer droppeth RT @kc_elitefitness I can't wait to hear @RealSkipBayless tackle his own companies @ESPN blunder.
Does this sound sincere to anyone? RT @espn: This is inexcusable. On behalf of everyone at ESPN, we apologize: bit.ly/zhAHE1.

Statements on Jeremy Lin headline and question - ESPN Press Room

Last night, ESPN.com’s mobile web site posted an offensive headline referencing Jeremy Lin at 2:30 am ET. The headline was removed at 3:05 am ET. We are conducting a complete review of our cross-pl...

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If anyone is looking for editing job at ESPN, there might be one after this #Linsensitive headline on.nba.com/zIeiwq
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ESPN drunk posting?? "Chink in the Armor," really?! How are they going to explain that one? #LinSanity #espn
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Sometimes you find yourself having to send out a lot of handwritten apologies...#ESPN
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Not even the NY Post has the balls to write a headline like that. And they once ran "Headless Corpse Found in Topless Bar." #ESPNfail
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Sha@VictoryforSha18 Feb 2012
Thankful for sports news sources like @sbnation and @edsbs--who DON'T write "Chink in the Armor" headlines. #ESPNfail
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ESPN ran with "Chink in the Armor" headline only because 1st choice, "Oriental Express, Derailed", perceived as knock on Amtrak #ESPNfail
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ESPN says "it removed the headline 35 minutes after it was posted." Hopefully the "new policies" cuts that down to 30 mins, eh. #ESPNfail
Maybe the headline for their apology should read "Linsensitive Jerks" sbnation.com/nba/2012/2/18/2… #ESPNfail
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