Recap - an overview of the highlights of a completed game.
Column - an opinion article on a topic of the writer's choice.
Feature - an article that brings out human element of athletes.
News Updates - small updates on teams, players, etc.
Sports keeps the focus on ACTION:
- Transmit ACTION through variety
- Transmit ACTION through photographs
- Transmit ACTION through writing
- Blitz- specific players target the quarterback
- Sack- a player takes down the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage
- Uprights- part of the goalpost where you kick ball in-between
- Birdie- play (a hole) with a score of one stroke under par.
- Eagle- scoring two under par
- Bogie- scoring one over par
- Triple Double- when a player records double digit numbers in three categories in one game
- High Heat- fast ball
Sports Cliches:
- Burned the nets- can't miss
- Capped the drive- score @ end of drive
- Crushed the opposition- won by big margin
- Booted the pigskin- kicked the football
- Run roughshod- beat other team
- Raised the curtain on the season- the season starts
- The tide shifted- the game expectations change
- Odds-on favorite- the team that everyone believes is most likely to win
- Threw the Hail Mary pass- all players forward, quarterback prays for a catch
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