Check your spelling

The 79th National Spelling Bee is off and running in Washington, D.C. So here's ESPN's Sports Nation spelling bee. Below you will find 10 names or words from the sports world that would be considered challenging to spell. Following that are 10 more words among the list of possible words the actual Spelling Bee contestants may be asked to spell. These won't be nearly as recognizable. See how many of the 20 words you get right.

Now I've always been pretty good at spelling. I got 9 out of 20, 6 in the sports and 3 of the last 10. I answered 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, and 18 right. The answers are listed below the questions.

1) Site of Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas...
Nacodoches
Nacodogches
Nacogdogches
Nacogdoches

2) Calgary Flames goaltender...
Mikka Kipprusoff
Miikka Kiprusoff
Miikka Kiprussoff
Mikka Kiprusoff

(I missed this one!)

3) Muscle-building anabolic steroid that Rafael Palmeiro tested positive for...
Stanzolol
Stanozolol
Stanozozol
Stanzozol

4) New York Jets wide receiver...
Lavernues Coles
Laverneus Coles
Laveranues Coles
Laveraneus Coles

(Only 16 percent got that one right!)

5) Boston Celtics center...
Michael Olowakandi
Michael Olawokandi
Michael Olowokandi
Michael Olawakandi

6) Center court at the French Open...
Court Philippe Chatrier
Court Phillippe Chartrier
Court Philippe Chartrier
Court Phillippe Chatrier

7) Broken bone above Barbaro's ankle...
Matatarsus
Metatarsus
Metatarsas
Metatarsis

8) Broken bone below Barbaro's ankle...
Falanxe
Phaylanx
Phalanxe
Phalanx

9) Oakland Athletics pitcher...
Justin Duchsherer
Justin Duchscherer
Justin Duchshearer
Justin Duchschearer

(The one good thing from having him on my fantasy team for 1 month!)

10) Professional golfer...
Carl Pettersson
Carl Petterson
Carl Petersson
Carl Peterson

11) A disorder of the arterioles of the exposed parts of the hands and feet intensified by exposure to cold and resulting in bluish mottled skin...
acrocynosis
acrosynosis
acrocyanosis
acrosyanosis

12) Having numerous or conspicuous modified leaves from which a flower rises...
bracteose
brachtiose
brachteose
bractiose

13) Photographs produced on a silver plate or silver-covered copper plate...
dauguerrotypes
daguerreotypes
daugerrotypes
daguerrotypes

(I admit this was a lucky guess)

14) Of, relating to, or resembling any of the numerous erect perennial leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs...
lileacious
lilliaceous
liliacious
liliaceous

15) The branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, functions, pathology, and treatment of the eye...
opthamology
opthalmalogy
ophthalmology
ophthamology

16) Build a nest...
nodificate
nedificate
nudificate
nidificate

17) A powerful important personage; mogul...
paditia
padisia
padishah
podisia

18) Lawgiver; legislator...
thesmothete
thesmathete
thesthmathete
thesmatheit

19) Not guided or controlled by an internal sense of right or wrong; unscrupulous...
unconscientable
uncontionable
unconscionable
unconscienable

20) Financial resources; money
werewithal
werewhithal
wherewithal
wherewhithal

Answers:
If you got 10, well done in my book.
1 A 2 B 3 B 4 C 5 C 6 A 7 B 8D 9 B 10 A 11 C 12 A 13 B 14 D 15 C 16 D 17 C 18 A 19 C 20 C