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sportscast

American  
[spawrts-kast, -kahst, spohrts-] / ˈspɔrtsˌkæst, -ˌkɑst, ˈspoʊrts- /

noun

  1. a radio or television program consisting of sports news or of a running description of a sports event.


sportscast British  
/ ˈspɔːtsˌkɑːst /

noun

  1. a radio or television broadcast consisting of sports news

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of sportscast

First recorded in 1940–45; sports + (broad)cast

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“We went from burning the flag to waving the flag,” says veteran ABC announcer Al Michaels, who delivered the live sportscast and the emphatic “Do you believe in miracles? Yes!”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

She was unfazed: How much different could it be than anchoring a sportscast?

From New York Times Oct. 14, 2021

I remember an argument in the parking lot afterward between Saberhagen’s parents over who was going to take their son to Channel 4’s Burbank studios to appear on the 11 p.m. sportscast.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 24, 2021

Peter Krause and Josh Charles star as sportscast co-anchors Casey McCall and Dan Rydell, with Felicity Huffman playing Casey's on-and-off love interest Dana Whitaker, the show's executive producer.

From Salon Mar. 22, 2020

Thirty-seven TV stations and 11 radio stations submitted 789 entries in the 2017 Texas Associated Press Broadcasters contest, which featured newscasts and sportscast entries from 2017.

From Seattle Times Mar. 7, 2018

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