KIDS QUIZ
SPORTS TEAMS AND PLAYERS
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Lead Stories
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Play-by-play Account
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Brief Sports Stories
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Sports Features
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sports writing is a form of journalism or creative nonfiction in which a sporting event, individual athlete, or sports-related issue serves as the dominant subject. A journalist who reports on sports is a sportswriter (or sports writer).
Detailed explanation-2: -As with any job that involves writing, sports journalists must have excellent writing skills, a well-developed ability to synthesize information and a strong sense of analysis. In itself, the urgency of the sports subjects implies that it is necessary to be efficient and prolific.
Detailed explanation-3: -A straight-lead might look something like this: Second-string quarterback Robert Jameson threw the game-winning touchdown with just 10 seconds left to lead the Mountain View High School Bears to a 21-14 victory over the Canyon del Oro High School Captains Saturday night.
Detailed explanation-4: -Straight Lead Game Story. The straight-lead (sometimes spelt straight-lede) game story, which uses a straight-news structure, is the most fundamental type of sportswriting. Feature Game Story. Profiles. Season Preview and Wrap-up Stories. Columns.