Getting the scores from the big games practically immediately is undoubtedly one of the benefits of online, but the rush to post the news as quickly as possible can lead to errors.
The USAToday.com front page has the Cubs-Dodgers score mistakenly listed as 8-2, while it was actually 7-2. This isn't a huge gaffe but especially for those of us who weren't going to the home page for the score and just happened to notice it, it's important since we might not bother to click on the story where the score is correctly listed.
It's also over an hour after the game ended, and if someone hasn't noticed the error by now that brings up major questions over the paper's online practices.
What if the incorrect digit was in the Dow Jones price? If they'd listed it down 877 the other day rather than 777, that might be a big deal in trading, especially if they didn't notice it for an extended period of time.
I've written baseball scores before. It's pretty simple to get the numbers right.
You check them twice.
I expect better from a major news source like USA Today.
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