T.O. or Owens?

[Colonel Forbin]

I hope I'm not D_B'ing here, but anyone else find it odd that the AP uses T.O. on second reference?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2639551

 

[KJIM]

During the Ryder Cup one year, I found a first reference to "Montie."

 

[Football_Bat]

Local radio station split the difference and is calling him "T.O. Owens."

 

[Bubbler]

The AP is the worst about following its own rules.

 

[Armchair_QB]

T.O. is for TV.

Owens for print.

 

[HandsomeHarley]

I more prefer, "Steaming piece of shit."

 

[dawgpounddiehard]

Nice to see the ESPN-ization of sports writing has now hit the AP. God help us all.

 

[thegrifter]

God I hate ESPN. Even more so, I hate trying to train young writers not to write ESPN-like ledes.

 

[heyabbott]

TOD Terrell Over Dose, both the literal and figuritive.

 

[Oz]

T.O. is for TV.

Owens for print.

What he said.

 

[Herbert Anchovy]

Owens, for the love of God. T.O. is not even a fucking real nickname.

 

[Claws for Concern]

T(remendously) O(verrated).