The Definitive Online Sports Stylebook

The Ben Watanabe Sports Stylebook

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scoring

Always use digits when writing the score: The Blue Jays beat the White Sox 5-2.

In all other instances, follow the standard rule of writing out all numbers from zero to nine, and using digits for all numbers 10 and above: Emmitt Smith rumbled into the end zone for six points.

See: 3-pointer