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women’s sports
All competition levels at or above the college level are women’s sports, regardless of whether some competitors are younger than 18 years old: women’s basketball, women’s tennis, women’s swimming, women’s track and field It is not necessary to identify the gender if the sport is generally known to be played by only female athletes: field
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men’s sports
All competition levels at or above the college level are men’s sports, regardless of whether some competitors are younger than 18 years old: men’s basketball, men’s tennis, men’s swimming, men’s track and field It is not necessary to identify the gender if the sport is generally known to be played by only male athletes: baseball,
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boys’ sports
All competition levels at or below the high school level are boys’ sports, regardless of whether some competitors are 18 years old: boys’ basketball, boys’ tennis, boys’ swimming, boys’ track and field It is not necessary to identify the gender if the sport is generally known to be played by only male athletes: baseball, football
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girls’ sports
All competition levels at or below the high school level are girls’ sports, regardless of whether some competitors are 18 years old: girls’ basketball, girls’ tennis, girls’ swimming, girls’ track and field It is not necessary to identify the gender if the sport is generally known to be played by only female athletes: field hockey,
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sourcing
All statements of fact must be supported by a source. Acceptable sources may be a primary source, such as an interview or document accessed directly by the reporter, or a secondary source, such as another reputable news outlet. When relaying the information, every effort should be made to utilize the exact wording and sentiment expressed
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hyphens
Hyphen usage does not typically follow strict rules, but rather a number of guidelines. The primary question should be: Is the absence of a hyphen likely to cause the reader confusion? If so, use a hyphen. If not, do not use a hyphen. When it doubt, defer to omitting the hyphen. Some guidelines for common
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Madison Square Garden
The home arena for the New York Knicks and New York Rangers located in Manhattan. No “the” when using the full name. On subsequent reference, the Garden is acceptable.
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publications and show titles
All titles of creative works — books, articles, publications, movies, songs, radio and television shows, etc. — should be written exactly as they appear, in terms of spelling and capitalization, provided they do not use offensive language. Books, magazines, journals, newspapers and other print or online publications, as well as music albums, should be written
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speed and rate
For miles per hour and kilometers per hour, using the digits followed by mph and kph, respectively, is acceptable in all cases: a 98 mph pitch; the car reached 360 kph Likewise, bpm and rpm are acceptable in all references in copy to “beats per minute” and “revolutions per minute,” respectively. All other units of