Score tied at 8 all

[Rix]

Sir, i always watch sports action on tv and very often, i hear sports commentator say.... The score is tied at 8 all; the score is again a deadlock at 89 apiece... Should it be, the score is tied at 8, or the score is again a deadlock at 89? 'All' and 'apiece' are obviously redundant.

[Joe Carillo]

Rix, anything goes in the language of sports, redundancies and all. Grammatical correctness isn't really the strongest suit of sportscasters; creating excitement and getting excited themselves is the name of their game. How dry sportscasters would be if they attempted to be exemplars of English grammar and usage during a breakneck sporting event!