Gallery: The Worst Jersey Spelling Fails in Sports History

With the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee upon us, we take a look at the biggest spelling mistakes in sports.

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The 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee is upon us offering yet another year of stellar, scholastic competition. At the end, a new champion will be crowned, earning some lucky and talented young kid a shining trophy, along with $30,000 in cash. Kind of makes you wish you had studied the dictionary more as a child, doesn't it? 

Unfortunately, we can't all be great spellers. Sometimes, even the most basic words, phrases, or names will temporarily elude us. But in certain situations, these mistakes are more noticeable than others. For instance, consider sports jerseys.

No one is immune to receiving a misspelled jersey. When an equipment manager is tasked with printing out every single uniform for every single player on a day-to-day or week-to-week basis, some errors are going to be made, even in the simplest cases. Even superstars like David Beckham and John Wall have suffered this treatment. And when these mistakes occur, we're given the Biggest Jersey Fails in Sports History

Adam Everett, Minnesota Twins

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Ryan Mathews, San Diego Chargers

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Mikhail Grabovski

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Ron Roenicke, Milwaukee Brewers

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Artimas Samuel, Mississippi State Bulldogs

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Jeff Francoeur, Atlanta Braves

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Andray Blatche, Washington Wizards

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Wayne Gretzky, New York Rangers

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Ted Kluszewski, Chicago White Sox

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Jon Koncak, Atlanta Hawks

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Kevin Williams, Minnesota Vikings

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Joe Carter, Toronto Blue Jays

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Ladell Betts, Washington Redskins

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Zaza Pachulia, Atlanta Hawks

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Seth Smith, Colorado Rockies

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Matthew Harmon, Navy

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Aaron Harang, Cincinnati Reds

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John Wall, Kentucky Wildcats

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Anderson, Manchester United

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Michael Chaput, Columbus Blue Jackets

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Richard Hamilton, Detroit Pistons

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Dan Jennings, West Virginia

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West Virginia Men's Basketball

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Washington Nationals

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Rob Niedermayer, Buffalo Sabres

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Adam Riggs, Anaheim Angels

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Roque Santa Cruz, Blackburn Rovers

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Jason Smith, New Orleans Hornets

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Ryan Jorgensen, Cincinnati Reds

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Chris Wondolowski, U.S. Men's National Soccer Team

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Eugenio Velez, San Francisco Giants

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Chris Andersen, Denver Nuggets

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Chris Kaman, Los Angeles Clippers

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Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots

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Justin Duchscherer, Baltimore Orioles

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Zack Greinke, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

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Wilson Chandler, Denver Nuggets

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David Beckham, Manchester United

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Jeff Manship, Minnesota Twins

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Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals

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