SPORTS LINGO

Sports Lingo/Phrases
1. Evened up matters with a 70-59
2. 8-2 slate
3. Got way laid
4. Jampacked crowd
5. Limit its turn-overs
6. Point Guard
7. Fired 19 pints
8. Hauling rebounds
9. Scored six points
10. Topscored with 28 big pints
11. Converted just three of 11 3-pt. tries
12. As the final buzzer sounded
13. Playing solidly all throughout
14. League leader bannered the team
15. Turn-around shot
16. Poured all of his 19 pints
17. Beat the buzzer
18. Rainbow territory
19. Undergoal stab with 5 seconds left
20. Failed to score
21. Wide-open three-point shots
22. Stretch the lead to three
23. Improved their record
24. Grabbed four rebounds
25. Dished out four assists
26. Sank both free throws
27. Guns for 2nd berth
28. 1-2-2 defense
29. Whole court pressure
30. Triangle offense
31. Fake and roll offense
32. Finger Roll
33. 2nd Board
34. Perimeter Area
35. Towering Defense
36. Arrow Decision
37. Back Court Reliever

Sports Lingo and Crutches

Volleyball

 Wallop set double block

  Tosser over-reaching back ball

 Spider block booming service

 Backliner switch unretaliated spike

 Net placing crossing wall blocks

 2 out of 3 back liner spike like fireballs

 Volleyball belles Court Liners Anticipated spike

 Chinese kill Touching Stopper

 Winning Score: 25 points Score must be in a 2 pt. gap

Badminton

 Racket overhead shots slicing

 shuttle cock clear offensive lob shot

 fault-score rule drop shot winning score: 15pts./set

 smash deceptive shots 2 out of 3 setsruling

 doubles fast drop shuttlers

 Mixed doubles

deceptive shot
- any action taken by a player that causes the opponentto be uncertain of his next move.

Sports page is one of the most read sections of the newspaper becauseit is filled with action and
emotion of players who are idolized bysports enthusiasts.

1. Advance news

– it gives advance information in the coming events. The following are the expected
contents of the advance news.

a. Significance of the game.

b. Historical background of the game or event.

c. Physical and mental qualities of the athletes.

d. Strengths and weaknesses of each player and team based on their previous competitions.

e. Venue of the event.

f. Expected viewers.

g. Weather that could affect the game.

h. Statement of the coaches and athletes.

2. Coverage story

–an on-the-spot news of an actual game or event. It contains important reports like the following:

a. Outcome of the winner, score of both teams.

b. Significance of the outcome

–the prize or the chance to move on to the higher level of competition.

c. Spectacular parts of the game

– how the winner outsmarted the loser, see-sawing scores and last-minute play.

d. Comparison of the strength and weaknesses of the athletes of both teams.

e. Star player

f. Weather

g. Audience/viewers
CHAMPIONSHIP
 crown
 bacon
WINNER (TO MOVE TO NEXT ROUND)
 Marches
 Charges
 Making it via continental route
 Another shot for glory
 March
 Arranged
 Barged
 To put themselves in play for the throne

WINNER (AT A DISADVANTAGE)

 Upsets
 Overcame
 Cinderella Story
 Cinderella Title Run
 Stunned
WINNER (IN GENERAL)
 Won
 Triumph
 Drub
 Claimed
 Seized
 Gird (Encricle---boxing)
 Nailed
 Cruised (More on racing or track n’ field)
 Powers Past
Upset – a win over a strong opponent, a top seed team or a multiple championship
opponent.
WINNER (LARGE MARGIN)
 Lambasted
 Demolished
 Demoralized
 Dismantled
 Flattened
 Dumped
 Drubbing
 Wipeout (tambak tas eliminated)
 Was Ruthless
 Walloped
 Romps
WINNER (SMALL MARGIN)
  Clinched
 Snatched
 Snagged
 Nabbed
 Outlasted
 Nip
TO FIGHT
- Should utilize the name of a team or a player.

 lock horns
 compete
 battle
 clash
 face
 to faceoff
 Duel
 Showdown
 Pairing
 As Leg 5 fires off today

SCORED/GOT/NYMBER OF WINS
 Got
 Scored
 Fired
 Dished out
 Garnered
 Fired
 Collected
 Tallied
 Clocking
 Delivered
 Banked
 Chipped
 Tossed
 Finished
 Posted
 Notched
 Output
 Outing
 Poured\
 Netted
 Scattered
  Kept Team A/player AFLOAT
 Collared
OTHER TERMS
 Banking(betting)
 Sterling Performance
 Stellar Performance
 Standout factor
 Held his own
 Racing through
 Powered into
 Lives to fight another day
 Cinderella Story
 Do or Die
 Headed Home
 Promise to the moon (promise not fulfilled)
 Hopefuls (sasabak sa laban)
 Duel
 Steered
 Poised (Prepared, tamang composure
 Gears
 Unfolding
 Unfazed
 Formidable
 Features
 Come-from-behind-fashion
 Outdueling
 Overhauled (hinabol)
 Tight opening quarter
 Launched a last-ditch comeback
 Troika (Group of People Working Together)
 Handed (give their first lost)
 Rolled
 Downing (di ko bet)
 Took care of business
 Unscathed
 Stared
 Subpar start
 Masterful individual performance
 Obliterate
 Connected (Shot attempts)
 Sensational
 Killer Bow
  Conquest (4-1 Conquest)
 Blanked
 Marrying (marrying her tennis prowess with good mentality and etc)
 Labored his first two sets
 Rain Delay (parang heat check)
 Salvages
 Went Full throttle
 Started the fire
 Downtown
 Waxed hot
 Leaned on its hot shooting
 Dazzling
 Swan Song
 Dead-set
 Nip
 Drew ample
 Locals (pertaining to filipino players)
 Sizzled with 22 points
 Keeping their eyes on the big prize
 Seeks a conference breakthrough (laging semis kaya gusto)
 Reign
 Danced through the paint
 Player A, Player B,.. delivering the deathblows
 Only dropped one set
 Ousts (eliminated)
 Shuddering Halt
 Dumped out
 Honing

Sometimes include ung sino nagblock lalo na kung significant player

EXAMPLES
University of Santo Tomas held off host Lyceum in a nervy fourth set to post a 25-13, 21-25, 25
20, 25-23 victory yesterday in the shakey’s V-League Womens Volleyball Tournament at the
Lyceum Gym.

James Yap lived up to expectation as he delivered the winning basket that lifted Purefoods
Chunkee Giants to a heartstopping 75-74 overtime victory over Red Bull last night in the PBA
Philippines Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.
Barking on nerve breaking wallops, deadly spikes and tricky placing, DLSU lady Archers
dethroned Far Eastern University in the crucial third set of their UAAP Women’s Volleyball
Championship game, 25-18,25-22, 25-19 at Cuneta Astrodome yesterday.