A Kayla by any other name
Had a major duh moment today – wouldn’t it be fun to keep track of the many times that poor Kayla Pedersen gets her name misspelled? For the record, it is officially P-E-D-E-R-S-E-N, which, admittedly, is not the most common spelling, but c’mon, reporters, how difficult is it to check a roster before filing your story? Anyway, I will update this post as I find new instances. Feel free to leave submissions in the comments.
Jan. 29, 2011, Stanford at Oregon State AP recap – “Pederson powers No. 4 Stanford past Oregon State” (spelled correctly in story, but not in headline)
Feb. 14, 2010, Stanford at Washington State AP recap – “Nnemkadi Ogwumike added 21 points and Kayla Petersen 13 for Stanford (23-1, 13-0 Pac-10).”
Dec. 30, 2009, Stanford at Fresno State AP recap – “Kayla Pederson added 14 points and 11 rebounds for Stanford (10-1), which outrebounded the smaller Bulldogs 53-29.”
Nov. 30, 2008, Stanford at Hawaii, K5 television broadcast – Kayla was listed as “Kayla Penderson” in the starting lineup. This broadcast was also aired in the Bay Area, btw, and K5 also listed JJ’s name as “JJ Holmes.”
