Much Said And Written About Terrell Owens

More than 1,990 stories appear this morning on Google's news list of stories written about Terrell Owens - the Dallas Cowboys receiver who dominated news coverage for a good part of the day on Wednesday.

Owens was rushed to a Dallas hospital Tuesday night after a reported suicide attempt. Whether he tried to overdose on pain medication depends on whom you believe: the police report or Owens and his handlers.

ESPN's Dan Patrick, after hearing Owen's own explanation of the incident, apologized to listeners of his radio show for having devoted nearly three hours of his program to the soap-opera like saga.

Kevin Kugler, co-host of "Unsportsmanlike Conduct" on KOZN (1620 AM), opened Wednesday's show by factitiously telling listeners he was inundated with e-mails asking for more discussion on Owens.

Matt Perrault, host of "The Big Show" on Big Sports 590 (KXSP 590 AM), said the Owens situation is a love/hate situation for everyone involved.

"The media loves the man because he makes casual fans pay attention with attention grabbing headlines. The media hates the man for his excuses, pompous attitude and ridiculous behavior," Perrault said.

Most of the public and the media are just plain sick of him, Perrault said, but he believes there are two personalities to Owens: "Terrell Owens," a scared, little boy who grew up in a difficult environment in Alabama; and "T.O.," a supertalented football player, who is allowed to act out because of it.

"'Terrell Owens' went in front of the media and tried to tell everyone he is OK," Perrault said. "For the Cowboy's sake, I hope he is. 'T.O.' and Company crave attention so much that some have speculated that it all might be a stunt. We might never know if 'T.O.' did try to take his own life, but the story isn't going away anytime soon whether we like or not."