SPORTS WRITNG or SPORTS JOURNALISM

What is sports writing?Sports writing is a form of journalism that reports on sports topics and events.

What is a lead?It is a single word, a phrase, a clause, a brief sentence, an entire paragraph or a series of paragraphs. Like any other news story, a sports story has a lead and a body. The sports lead is the attentiongetter and the body is the news in a-nut-shell. The classic 5 W s and 1 H appear in the sports lead as: 1. Who won? 2. How did they win? 3. Against whom? 4. By what score? 5. Where? and 6. When?

The Torres High School Quintet (1) poured 10 baskets in the last three minutes (2) to edge out the Osmenians (3) 6563 (4) at the opponents homeground (5) yesterday afternoon .

Write a good lead of this sport event.

DETAILS: PLACE: LAS VEGAS ,NEVADA DATE: MAY 5 , 2009

Manny Pacquiao knocked out Ricky Hatton after a technical knock out in the second round in Las Vegas, Nevada May 5, 2009.

The lead can also highlight other elements like:1. The key play LAKANDULA, Iloilo The visiting Soliman High School sluggers bombed the Lakandula batters with six runs in the third inning to subdue a nerve-frazzling Lakandula rally, 14-12, as they clinched the invitational game here, in connection with the celebration of the school s Foundation Day.

2. The outstanding player EDWARD Ong of Ateneo de Iloilo, after almost four hours of battle over the chessboard, copped the most coveted YMCA trophy after outwitting Philippine Science High School chesser William Santos in 27 moves of a Sicilian defense.

3. Analytical approach RIDING high on sizzling spikes and tricky placing, the spitfire Ateneo Blue Dragons blasted the Ateneo Blue Eagles killers in the crucial third set to won 15-10, 11-15, 15-7 in the Jesuit Athletics Meet (JAM), Sept. 21, at theSacred HeartSchool in Cebu yesterday.

The Body After the lead, the other elements follow in descending order. These will include: 1. Team and/or individual standing 2. Decisive plays 3. Best scores for the day 4. Play-by-play 5. Quotations

Elements that make up a good sports article: 1. Personalities 2. Play-by-play description 3. Statistics and comparisons 4. Quotes by players 5. Quotes by trainers and coaches 6. Background stuff on players 7. The importance or significance of the event 8. Background of the game 9. Weather conditions 10. Crowd and celebration

Lingos and Slanguages Basketball (basketbol) Quintet, goal (gol o buslo), dribble (dribol), pivot, rally, rebound (rebaun), technical foul, 15-foot line, hook shot, zone defense, first half (unang kalahati), tip-in, full court, press, box out, slam dunk, man-to-man, trey, full-court press, hook shot, goaltending, baseline, board, layup (leyap), out-of-bounds, dominated the paint Baseball or Softball (beisbol at sopbol) Diamond, pitcher (pitser), catcher (katser), back stop, hit a homerun, rolling ball, short stop, southpaw, pegged at third, fast ball, playoff (n, adj), play off (v.), slugger, wild pitch, bullpen

Boxing (boksing) Southpaw, slugger, rabbit punch, kidney punch, referee stopped contest (RSC), technical knockout, featherweight,

Chess Checkmate, rook, queenside, Sicilian opening, Ruy Lopez defense, Queen s gambit, knight, white, black, fast pawn, en pass, castle, pin, open check, blunder, Philidor s defense Volleyball Spike (spaik), placing (pleysing), change court, kill (kil), Chinese kill, block, net ball, wallop (wallop), jump serve, spiker (spay-ker), server (serber) Soccer or Football Soccerites, goalie, corner kick, penalty kick, full back, defenders, booters, kick off (v.), kickoff (adj) Track Pass on the baton, breasted the tape, clock a new record, photo finish, distance runner, century run Tennis and Badminton Best of three matches, love set, backhand, drive, doubles, racket, forehand, smash cut Swimming Tanker, aquabelle, breast stroke, plunge, springboard, tank, dive, summersault

Example of a Sports NewsSecond-string quarterback Jay Lindman threw the game-winning touchdown with just 12 seconds left to lead the Jefferson High School Gladiators to a 21-14 victory over the McKinley High School Centurions Friday night.

Torville s ankle was sprained when he was sacked in the first quarter. Lindman came into the game with low expectations but threw his first touchdown pass in the second quarter with a high, floating ball that receiver Mike Ganson snagged in the end zone. In the third quarter, Lindman was forced to scramble out of the pocket to avoid the rush but managed to fire a bullet to receiver Desean Washington, who made a diving catch at the goal line.

I knew Lindman could play but I didn t know he could play like that, said Gladiators coach Jeff Michaelson. That was one heck of a game by a young guy who showed a lot of heart. Washington said Lindman exuded confidence even in the huddle before his very first snap. He just said, Let s do this to win, Washington said. And he went out there and did it. That boy can throw the ball.