sportscasting

[ spawrts-kas-ting, -kah-sting, spohrts- ]

noun

1. the reporting of a sports event by radio or television broadcast.
2. the occupation of a sportscaster.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sportscasting¹

First recorded in 1965–70; sportscast + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Gooden hemmed and hawed and said he didn’t quite know, until Miller suggested he try sportscasting.

From Washington Post

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

She appeared to have jettisoned that persona, in the same way she once discarded beauty pageants and sportscasting.

From Washington Post

He went into sportscasting, where it helps to be showy, or at least a little glib.

From Los Angeles Times

I began to plead to be released from my contract so I could go back to sportscasting.

From New York Times