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SPORTS WRITING

By Michael Leudemer V. Santiago


English Teacher,Gabaldon ES


WHAT IS SPORTS WRITING?
Sports Writing means writing about sports events, competitions, problems, agencies/bodies,
personalities and athletes in form of news, feature and opinions.

TYPES OF SPORTS NEWS
Play by Play - A type that needs keen observation. Coverage of the game is required to gather
the needed information and statistics. This is used to report how a game had happened.
Summary A collection of the overall results of different games. For instance in the Intramurals,
CLRAA or Palarong Pambansa which features more than one type of game/event.

TYPES OF SPORTS NEWS
The Primer / Advance Story This story gives backgrounders or predictions in the upcoming
game. It is done before a game happens.
For Example: Some thoughts in the upcoming Pacquiao Mayweather match. Here, the reporter
writes his thoughts, predictions or opinion regarding the match.

PARTS OF A SPORTS NEWS
Like any other news story, Sports News has the following parts:
The Headline/Title
The Lead
The Body

THE HEADLINE / TITLE
Sports Headline, just like how writers do it in writing News Articles take the present tense of the
verb.
Make it shorter if possible.
Example:
Phoenix beats Utah,120-89
Mavericks upset Heat, 100-99
THE LEAD
The Sports Lead is in the first paragraph of a sports news. It should get the reader's attention
and make him/ her continue on reading.
In a play by play type, it answers the following questions:
1.Who won?
2.Against whom?
3.By what score?
4.Where?
5.When?
The Lead of a Summary type shall consist the over-all result.
The lead of a Primer or Advance Story is the main idea or the general point of the writer. In this
type, the writer considers the use of verbs in the future tense.

EXAMPLES OF A SPORTS LEAD (Play by Play Type)
The Los Angeles Lakers recorded their first win of the season by beating the Boston Celtics ,105-
99 in Staples Center, Los Angeles CA last night.
Phoenix,AZ- Suns won convincingly against the Cavaliers on their match last July 27 with the
score 120-89
EXAMPLES OF A SPORTS LEAD (Play by Play Type)
Las Vegas, Nevada- Peoples Champ, Manny Pacquiao had successfully defended his WBO
Welterweight Title against Joshua Clottey in a Uninamous Decision on April 8.
EXAMPLE OF A SPORTS LEAD (Summary Type)
Tarlac Province emerged as the Over-All Champion of the recently concluded Central Luzon
Region Athletic Association (CLRAA) Meet last February 21 by reaping 20 Gold Medals , 15
Silvers and 25 Bronzes.
EXAMPLE OF A SPORTS LEAD (Primer/ Advance Story)
Sports Commentator, Mhicko Santiago quoted,With a healthy Eric Menk, Barangay Ginebra
Kings can dominate Alaska Aces in the rebounding department.

THE BODY
The Body states the leads supporting details.
For a Play by Play type, it consists the following:
1. Significance of the Result
2. Spectacular Plays/ Turning Point
3. Best Players of the Game
4. Quotes from some Game Personalities
5. The Weather Condition may also be included
For Summary Type, the supporting details regarding the overall result shall consist its body.
For Primer / Advance Story, state the specific ideas pertaining to the general thought.

HOW TO WRITE SPORTS NEWS / SPORTS STORY
1. Remember the parts.
Headline / Title
Lead
Body
2. Follow the order of the parts. First comes first.
3. Be creative enough to do it in your own style but bear in mind that important details must
take place.



THINGS TO AVOID
1. Avoid using Cliches.
Wrong:
The Shot made by Lebron James brought the house down.
Correct:
The shot made by Lebron James delighted the crowd.
Wrong:
Dwight Howard gave his defender, Pau gasol a poster.
Right:
Dwight Howard dunked over his defender, Pau Gasol.
2. Avoid using and in Headlines. Use a comma (,)instead.
Wrong:
Pacquiao and Marquez Square Off in Vegas
Correct:
Pacquiao, Marquez Square Off In Vegas
THINGS TO AVOID
3. Avoid using punctuation marks to end a headline.
Wrong:
Pacquiao beats Morales via TKO.
Correct:
Pacquiao beats Morales via TKO
Are you ready to write a Sports News?
Let the following give you an idea.


JUST A FEW REMINDERS
1. Standards apply to both English and Filipino.
2. The only exception is that in Filipino, headlines may be written in the past or future tense.
See these examples.
Wrong:
Pacquiao, pinupulbos si Hatton
Correct:
Pacquiao, pinulbos si Hatton
or
Pacquiao, pupulbusin si Hatton (Primer / Advance Story)
3. Sa pagsulat ng Balitang Pampalakasan ( Sports Writing- Filipino), maaring gumamit ng hiram
na salita o salitang ingles sa ilang kataga.
Halimbawa:
Nagbitaw ng matinding Uppercut
Tumira ng malayong Jumpshot

SAMPLE WORKS
Mavericks upset Heat 100-99, Clinches Playoff Berth
Dallas, TX - The Dallas Mavericks scored a come-from-behind victory over Miami heat
yesterday, 100-99.
According to Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle, Dirk Nowitzki is the man of the moment. Down
by 14 points, 99-85 on the last 2:35 of the game, Nowitzki led the Mavericks 15-0 run by making
5 out of six three-point shots including his last shot with 3 seconds remaining. After the last shot
made by Dirk, the ball was stolen by his teammate, Brendan Haywood out of a bad inbound pass
from Miamis Chris Bosh and managed to dribble it out until the final buzzer sounded. Nowitzki
was named games best player.
This win clinched Dallas to an automatic Playoff berth while Miamis loss brought them down
from being number 8 to number 9 in the Eastern Conference Standings.

Pacquiao, pinulbos si Hatton
Sadyang napakabilis ng laban sa pagitan nina Peoples Champ, Manny Pacquiao at Ricky
Hatton ng Britanya kahapon sa Las Vegas, Nevada na nagtapos sa isang TKO sa huling 1 minuto
at 23 segundo ng round 2.
Ayon kay Freddie Roach, tagasanay ni Pacquiao, pinayuhan niya ang Pinoy na maging
agresibo at alerto sa laban. Nakita ang pagiging agresibo ni Pacquiao sa unang round pa lamang
nang paulanan niya ng malalakas na Hook Punches si Hatton. Nagpatuloy ito sa ikalawang
round,dahilan upang bumagsak si Hatton sa huling 2 minuto ng naturang round. Nakatayo
naman agad ang English Boxer at ipinagpatuloy ang laban ngunit nang tamaang muli ng isang
napakalakas na Left Counter Punch matapos ang 37 segundo ay hindi na nagawang makabangon
pa.
Dahil sa panalong ito ni PacMan, nagawa niyang madepensahan ang kanyang titulo bilang
WBC Jr. Welterweight Champion.
VERBS USEd Sports Lingo
English Filipino
bag nakamit
Grab dinurog
harvest napasakamay
sweep namayani
triumph namayagpag
clinch nanguna
take nasungkit
prevail over nakopo
snatch humakot
pocket bumandera
capture umani
romp away nakuha
bring home naibulsa
chalk up naangkin
English Filipino
claim naghari
cop winalis
seize nasulot
reign supreme naagaw
rule nagkampeon
hack out nanalo
beat dinurog
rip pinulbos
batter ginapi
nip pinatulog
overpower pinatumba
crush pinataob
pulverize pinadapa
English Filipino
blank hinagupit
overwhelm ginulantang
outsmart nilupig
outclass hiniya
destroy pinaluhod
demolish pinabagsak
knock out nagapi
shock naungusan
shame nilupig
stop / downwhip

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