sportscasting
Americannoun
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the reporting of a sports event by radio or television broadcast.
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the occupation of a sportscaster.
Etymology
Origin of sportscasting
First recorded in 1965–70; sportscast + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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The call from ringside, by the king of obnoxious sportscasting, Howard Cosell, marked the fight and the fighters for the ages.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2025
Gooden hemmed and hawed and said he didn’t quite know, until Miller suggested he try sportscasting.
From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2022
This profession demands a new prime directive: an unswerving commitment to truth-telling, rather than cheerleading, sportscasting or seeking to win a popularity contest.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2022
The former Miss America who became a female sportscasting pioneer on CBS’ “The NFL Today” and served as the first lady of Kentucky.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2020
It’s all sportscasting, replete with countdown clocks and sleazy previews and promotions, offering the promise of zingers, punches landed, gaffes, put-downs, rehearsed scripts, weaponized sound bites.
From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2019
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