In Pictures: Dumbest and craziest sports technology moments of 2012
From phony websites to regrettable tweets to Apple Siri chatter, it's clear athletes and technology often don't mix well
Just because a man or woman can run fast, throw a baseball hard or accomplish some other athletic feat by no means suggests that this same person knows how to tweet, use a smartphone or otherwise employ the latest technologies without getting in trouble. Here's a sampling of 2012's dumbest and craziest sports technology moments, and we're afraid the list will grow throughout the rest of the year.
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