Sports AP

Sports AP Style

By: James

Baseball

• Below are the accurate ways to write baseball terms in your story:

• ERA

• Green Monster (Acceptable in a references to the Fenway Park left field wall)

• First Inning - use numbers for extra inning references (10th inning)

• RBI

• ALCS/NLCS (When referencing the National or American League Championship Series)

• National League West (Division Names)

Multiple Select

Which 2 items are incorrect?

• National League Central

• Eleventh Inning

• Fenway Park Left Field Wall

• ERA

Cliches

• Don't use overdramatic terminology.

• In baseball, home runs are homers.

• Dinger/Jack/Bombs = NO!!!

• A game is never a disaster.

• Comeback is also a cliche

Multiple Choice

Can I use homers and comeback in my story?

• Yes for Both

• No for Both

• Yes for Comeback

• Yes for Homers

Conferences

• Below are acceptable references to major sports conferences:

• Big Ten

• Big Twelve

• SEC

• Missouri Valley

• Pac-12

Multiple Select

Arizona State is in the...

• Pac-12

• Pacific Twelve

• PAC-12

Basketball

• Below are acceptable basketball terms:

• NBA

• Alley-oop

• Elite Eight

• 3-pointer

• First Four

• NCAA

New Years Six (College Football)

• New Years Six refers to:

• Orange Bowl

• Fiesta Bowl

• Peach Bowl

• Cotton Bowl

• Rose Bowl

• Sugar Bowl

Multiple Select

Check the games that are not in the New Years Six.

• Rose Bowl

• Gator Bowl

• Sugar Bowl

• Cotton Bowl

• Bahamas Bowl

Soccer

• FIFA to refer to soccer's governing body.

• Friendly = Exhibition Match

• Defender NOT Defenseman

• World Cup

• Premier League in reference to the league with Liverpool and Manchester United

Multiple Choice

Defenseman works for my story.

• Yes.

• Absolutely NOT

Multiple Choice

What is soccer's governing body?

• Premier League

• MLS

• FIFA