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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

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

Former Washington basketball All-American Bob Houbregs died Wednesday at 82, and one local sportscast devoted 18 seconds to the story, while pronouncing Houbregs’ name wrong.

From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2014

The company is also working with the National Football League to develop an app for Xbox that lets players interact with their fantasy football teams while watching a live sportscast of a game.

From New York Times ● May 21, 2013

I was amazed to find my hackles rising and myself rushing to defend my old employers on my radio sportscast.

From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2002

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