Sports Writing
Sports Writing
Sports Writing
F. Punchy/Strong Verbs
ENGLISH: Squandered an early 10 pt. lead, sneaked in a left uppercut, carded a four over par, stormed
ahead by 10 strokes, punctuated the 1st day action, crushed their opponents, sank a buzzer beating follow-up,
pitched 7 innings, plucked 5 rebounds, ,devastated via an 11th round knockout, fade away jumper,,respective
rivals, stole the thunder against veteran tankers, looped in a goal, roared to 4-0 victories, 19-7 victory, banged in
20 points, delivered the crucial endgame blows, TKO’d Zapata, hammered out, animpressive 19-7 victories,
whipped, nipped, crushed, toppled, demolished, clobbered, shaded, roared,unleashed, threshed, frolicked inside
the paint crippled, powered. Defeat- overthrow, beat, thresh, trounce,vanquish, frustrate, repulse,
conquer, clobber
G. Sports Lingo
BASKETBALL: traveling violation, 3 sec. violation, 5 sec. zone, 3 pt. zone fast break, charging, pivot, switch,
goal tending, cager, hoop metal ring ,, run and gun game, 3 pt. territory,, rebound, center jump, lay-up, , man to
man defence, team defence, penalty
SOFT BALL/ BASE BALL: base hits, circuit clout or home run or round tripper, diamond or playing
field,starting line up or batting order, hitting the dirt or sliding into a base, lead- off man or first hitter, sacrifice
fly, trapped ball, pinch hitter, hitting and pitching, double and triple plays, ,, battery or pitcher/ catcher, change
of pace, base on balls, wild pitch, fielder’s choice, shortstop
CHESS: a game of mental skill. Castling or safeguarding the king, figurines, checkered board of 64 squares,
trapping the enemy’s king, files of 8 vertical rows, horizontal rows, diagonals or straight lines, , 8
important men are called pieces, king, queen, 2 rook or castles, 2 bishops, 2 knights, pawn, check,threatening to
capture a king, letter symbol
SWIMMING: strokes, crawl, freestyle, backstroke, breast stroke, sidestroke, butterfly stroke, individual
medley, freestyle relay, synchronized swimming or aquatic techniques, barracuda, back pike somersault, KIP-
the legs extend vertically, tanker.
BADMINTON: a light racket, cork- shuttle cock or bird, 2 play- the game is called singles, 4 play-
doubles,strokes, the service, the clear, the smash, overhand stroke,
BOXING: right jab, south paw, left hook , TKO, split decision, 12 round fight, left uppercut, artillery, sprawled
on the canvass, rabbit punch, pug or boxer, deck
VOLLEYBALL: Attack line: a line 3m from the net which marks the limit for where a back-row player may
advance to hit a ball from above the net. Back-row player: any volleyball player positioned at the back of the
court between the attack line and the endline. Block: an attempt by a player to prevent an opposing player from
hitting the ball over the net by jumping near the net with their arms in the air. The volleyball player must not
touch the net. Dig: a defensive move in which the player’s arms are placed together in an attempt to bounce a
difficult ball up into the air for other teammates to continue the play.
End line: a back boundary line of the court.Front zone: the area between the net and the attack line.Front-row
player: any volleyball player who is positioned close to the net.
Kong: a one-handed block, named after King Kong’s style of swatting planes in the original movie.
Libero: a substitute defensive player who is especially adept at digging.
Rotate: what the players do when moving to the next position on the floor in a clockwise manner after
each point.
Serve: the stroke used to put the ball in play at the start of each point.
Sideline: a side boundary line on a volleyball court.
Spike: to smash the ball overarm into the opponent’s court.
Filipino - Natudla ng La Salle, defending champion, ang ikaanim na panalo sa pamamagitan ng 74-67 tagum-
paysa Adamson kahapon sa 65th University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Varsity
basketballtournament sa Makati Coliseum.
English - Towering Lloyd Vincent Bautista of Mangaldan National High School fired a hair-raising three-point
shot in the last 2.8 dying seconds to edge Dagupan City National High School, 87-85 in an exhibition game at
jam packed Dagupan City Peoples Astrodome, yesterday.