SPORTS

WRITING

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 WHAT MAKES SPORTS WRITING INTERESTING?

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 TYPES OF SPORTS ARTICLES

S P O R T S F E AT U R E /
SPORTS NEWS S P O R T S E D I T O R I AL P E R S O N AL I T Y S K E T C H

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 STRUCTURE OF A
SPORTS STORY

ERTED PYRAMID

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HEADLINE
The headline serves as the title of your article.
 EXAMPLES OF HEADLINE

momentous feat, significance of the game

key play

key player, key play

TIP

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 LEAD

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 EXAM PLE OF LEAD

ELEMENTS PRESENT

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 K E Y P L AY

THREE
EFFECTIVE
APPROACHES
TO WRITE THE O U T S TA N D I N G P L AY E R

LEAD

A N A LY T I C A L A P P R O A C H

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 NUTGRAPH

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 ACCOUNT OF THE
KEY PLAYER

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 WINNING TEAM
QUOTATION

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 W I N N I N G T E A M P L AY - B Y- P L AY A C C O U N T

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 LOSING
TEAM
PLAY-BY-
PLAY
ACCOUNT

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 SPORTS
LINGO AND
JARGONS

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 When one team/player beats opponent When one team/player beats opponent
(Regardless of margin) (wide margin)

Improbable win Championship

(come-from-behind)

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 Panganiban leads NCR past CAR in
secondary girls futsal

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 Moog upends Diinla in come-from-behind
victory

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 Celtics nakaiwas sa pagbaon ng Cavs,
Bradley isinalpak ang game-winning 3-pointer

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