How to Write a Good Sports Story

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Five Examples Of Great Sports Writing More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Peter Buchanan | permalink
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Sports seems to bring out the best in our greatest writers. I’m not exactly sure why that is, but I suspect it has something to do with the inherent drama in sports (which can have a time-transporting effect—I felt like a 10-year-old boy again while watching the end of this [...]
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For further reading: http://www.forbes.com/sites/monteburke/2013/12/12/five-great-scenes-in-sports-writing/ ^[1]

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Different Kinds of Sports Stories More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Rob berg | permalink
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Sports Stories - The Different Kinds of Sports Stories

For further reading: http://journalism.about.com/od/writing/a/sportsstories.htm ^[2]

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Writing Sports Articles: Tips for Article Writing More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Johnny C | permalink
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For further reading: http://www.howtodothings.com/hobbies/a4594-how-to-write-a-sports-article.html ^[3]

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Writing sports articles More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by spurs 142 | permalink
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Writing Sports Articles by Jimi Kayode 1

For further reading: http://www.slideshare.net/33534894/writing-sports-articles ^[4]

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1. http://www.forbes.com/sites/monteburke/2013/12/12/five-great-scenes-in-sports-writing/

2. http://journalism.about.com/od/writing/a/sportsstories.htm

3. http://www.howtodothings.com/hobbies/a4594-how-to-write-a-sports-article.html

4. http://www.slideshare.net/33534894/writing-sports-articles