For the record - March 1, 2013

Santa Cruz police: In the Feb. 28 Section A, an article about the slaying of two Santa Cruz police detectives said that a spate of recent crime in the city included the beating and rape of a 21-year-old woman on the UC Santa Cruz campus. UC officials say they have determined that the woman’s report was a hoax.

“Vikings”: In the Feb. 28 Calendar section, an article about the TV series “Vikings” misspelled the first name of Dirk Hoogstra, senior vice president of development and production at History, as Dick.

Jerry Buss obituary: In the Feb. 19 Section A, the obituary of Lakers owner Jerry Buss said that the team made headlines last summer when it paid tens of millions to acquire free agents Dwight Howard and Steve Nash. Howard was not a free agent.