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SPORTS NEWS
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● summary of the activities of a team during a week
season
● sometimes gives an opportunity to preview public
reaction of the sport

● does not report a definite news event
● general in character & expository in form

Why is the Sports Page/Sports News Powerful?
It contains:

● human struggles & victories
● triumphs over adversities
● goals set
● dreams achieved

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General news, requires accuracy, organization, brevity & good writing [The 5Ws
and the H]
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Uses a specific vocabulary
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Score or Outcome
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Spectacular plays
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Play up the games played by the individual stars
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Describe the behavior & reaction of the crowd

Score or Outcome
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Significance of the
outcome

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Who won?
Readers usually would like to know the result of
the game and how it happened
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Play up the games
played by the individual
stars

Describe the weather
condition

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Describe the behavior &
reaction of the crowd

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Were the visitors better trained?
In what departments of the game did winners
excel?
Where were the losers weak?

Who were the stars?
Was the pitcher in baseball steady or the right
half-back extraordinarily speedy?

Whether the outdoors was windy, sunny, cold, or
rainy
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Is the size of the crowd spectacularly big?
How did the crowd react to major events in the
game?

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