Does a bear squander in the woods?

• “The Bears had their chances to win Sunday’s game but squandered them away.”

You can squander your chances.
Or you can throw away your chances.

But if you squander away your chances, you’re in a league of your own. Like, beyond English.

(This sportswriter might have confused two common English-language words: squandered and pissed. I make this mistake all the time.)