I'm a very passionate person in sports so I thought it might be a good idea to transmit this passion into words with terms in journalism, communications and sports terms.
center
noun
Center (C) is a position in gridiron football. The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense. The center is also the player who passes (or "snaps") the ball between his legs to the quarterback at the start of each play.
Example: Frank Ragnow is the center of the Detroit Lions
fr: centre
cornerback
noun
A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football.[1] Cornerbacks cover receivers most of the time, but also blitz and defend against such offensive running plays as sweeps and reverses. They create turnovers through hard tackles, interceptions, and deflecting forward passes.
Other members of the defensive backfield include strong and free safeties.
The cornerback position requires speed, agility, strength, and the ability to make rapid sharp turns. A cornerback's skill set typically requires proficiency in anticipating the quarterback, backpedaling, executing single and zone coverage, disrupting pass routes, block shedding, and tackling. Cornerbacks are among the fastest players on the field. Because of this, they are frequently used as a return specialist on punts or kickoffs.
Example: Jamal Ramsey is the best cornerback in the NFL.
fr: demi-coin
field goal (basketball)
noun
In basketball, a field goal is a basket scored on any shot or tap other than a free throw, worth two or three points depending on the distance of the attempt from the basket. Uncommonly, a field goal can be worth other values such as one point in FIBA 3x3 basketball competitions or four points in the BIG3 basketball league. "Field goal" is the official terminology used by the National Basketball Association (NBA) in their rule book, in their box scores and statistics, and in referees' rulings. The same term is also the official wording used by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and high school basketball.
One type of field goal is called a slam dunk. This occurs when a player jumps near the basket with possession of the ball, throwing the ball down through the basket while airborne.
Example: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar got the most field goals in NBA history with 15 837 field goals.
fr: panier
Field goal (football)
noun
A field goal (FG) is a means of scoring in gridiron football. To score a field goal, the team in possession of the ball must place kick, or drop kick, the ball through the goal, i.e., between the uprights and over the crossbar. American football requires that a field goal must only come during a play from scrimmage, while Canadian football retains open field kicks and thus field goals may be scored at any time from anywhere on the field and by any player. The vast majority of field goals, in both codes, are place kicked. Drop kicked field goals were common in the early days of gridiron football but are almost never done in modern times. In most leagues, a successful field goal awards three points (a notable exception is in six-man football where, due to the difficulty of making a successful field goal because of the small number of players available to stop the opposing team from attempting a block, a field goal is worth four points).
A field goal may also be scored through a fair catch kick, but this is extremely rare. Since a field goal is worth only three points, as opposed to a touchdown, which is worth six points, it is usually only attempted in specific situations (see Strategy).
The goal structure consists of a horizontal crossbar suspended 10 feet (3.0 m) above the ground, with two vertical goalposts 18 feet 6 inches (5.64 m) apart extending vertically from each end of the crossbar.[1] In American football, the goals are centered on each end line; in Canadian football, they are centered on each goal line.
Example: Rodrigo Blankenship got 44 field goals out of his 48 attempts.
fr: Botté de précision
Field of contacts
noun
A list of contacts that can get you scoops
Example: I got an excellent field of contacts so I can get any news incoming
fr: Réseau de contact
free agency
noun
The moment where some player's contract are ending.
Example: The 2021 Free agency was ruthless !
fr: Agents libres
Free throw
noun
In basketball, free throws or foul shots are unopposed attempts to score points by shooting from behind the free throw line (informally known as the foul line or the charity stripe), a line situated at the end of the restricted area. Free throws are generally awarded after a foul on the shooter by the opposing team, analogous to penalty shots in other team sports. Free throws are also awarded in other situations, including technical fouls, and when the fouling team has entered the bonus/penalty situation (after a team commits a requisite number of fouls, each subsequent foul results in free throws regardless of the type of foul committed). Also, depending on the situation, a player may be awarded between one and three free throws. Each successful free throw is worth one point.
Example: I got 3 free-throw shots last week.
fr: lancer-franc
Grand slam
noun
In baseball, a grand slam is a home run hit with all three bases occupied by baserunners ("bases loaded"), thereby scoring four runs—the most possible in one play. According to The Dickson Baseball Dictionary, the term originated in the card game of contract bridge,[better source needed] in which a grand slam involves taking all the possible tricks. The word slam, by itself, usually is connected with a loud sound, particularly of a door being closed with excess force; thus, slamming the door on one's opponent(s), in addition to the bat slamming the ball into a home run.
Example: It is very rare to see a Grand slam in baseball nowadays.
fr: Grand chelem
hail mary
noun
A Hail Mary pass is a very long forward pass in American football, typically made in desperation, with an exceptionally small chance of achieving a completion. Due to the difficulty of a completion with this pass, it makes reference to the Catholic "Hail Mary" prayer for divine help.[1]
The expression goes back at least to the 1930s, when it was used publicly by Elmer Layden and Jim Crowley, two former members of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish's Four Horsemen. Originally meaning any sort of desperation play, a Hail Mary pass gradually came to denote a long, low-probability pass, typically of the "alley-oop" variety, attempted at the end of a half when a team is too far from the end zone to execute a more conventional play, implying that it would take a miracle for the play to succeed. For more than 40 years, use of the term was largely confined to Notre Dame and other Catholic universities.[1]
The term became widespread after an NFL playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings on December 28, 1975, when Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach said about his game-winning touchdown pass to wide receiver Drew Pearson, "I closed my eyes and said a Hail Mary."[2]
Example: Yesterday, the quarterback tried an Hail Mary pass.
fr: n.t
Homerun
noun
In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process. In modern baseball, the feat is typically achieved by hitting the ball over the outfield fence between the foul poles (or making contact with either foul pole) without first touching the ground, resulting in an automatic home run. There is also the "inside-the-park" home run where the batter reaches home safely while the baseball is in play on the field.
When a home run is scored, the batter is also credited with a hit and a run scored, and an RBI for each runner that scores, including himself. Likewise, the pitcher is recorded as having given up a hit and a run, with additional runs charged for each runner that scores other than the batter.
Example: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. got 3 homeruns at the last Blue Jays game.
fr: coup de circuit.
key sources
noun
Important sources.
Example: You need to have a lot of key sources to work in journalism.
fr: sources clés
momentum
noun
The moment where you are the most focused in the game.
Example: We scored 4 goals ! We have the momentum !
newsroom
noun
A newsroom is the central place where journalists—reporters, editors, and producers, associate producers, news anchors, associate editor, residence editor, visual text editor, Desk Head, stringers along with other staffers—work to gather news to be published in a newspaper, an online newspaper or magazine, or broadcast on radio, television, or cable. Some journalism organizations refer to the newsroom as the city room.
Example: He is working in the Daily Bugles newsroom at this moment.
fr: Bureau de presse
Organization
noun
An sportive entity that englobes every job in it, players, directors, writers etc.
Example: There is 300 people working in the Kraken's organization
fr: organisation
pitcher
noun
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who pitches the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closer.
Traditionally, the pitcher also bats. Starting in 1973 with the American League and spreading to further leagues throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the hitting duties of the pitcher have generally been given over to the position of designated hitter, a cause of some controversy. The National League in Major League Baseball, although it was adopted for the 2020 season, and the Japanese Central League are among the remaining leagues that have not adopted the designated hitter position.
Example: You absolutely need a good pitcher in your team in baseball.
fr: lanceur
playoffs
noun
Playoffs are a competition that happens habitually after the regular season
Example: The Toronto Raptors didn't got their places in playoffs last year.
fr: Série éliminatoire.
punt
noun
In gridiron football, a punt is a kick performed by dropping the ball from the hands and then kicking the ball before it hits the ground. The most common use of this tactic is to punt the ball downfield to the opposing team, usually on the final down, with the hope of giving the receiving team a field position that is more advantageous to the kicking team when possession changes. The result of a typical punt, barring any penalties or extraordinary circumstances, is a first down for the receiving team. A punt is not to be confused with a drop kick, a kick after the ball hits the ground, now rare in both American and Canadian football.
Example: You need to do excellent punts to go in the NFL.
fr: Botté de dégagement
Quarterback
noun
The quarterback is an offensive post in american and canadian football. He is behind the offensive line and his the mind of offense. His job on a football field is to pass or run to make to make his team advance in yards to finally get touchdowns.
Example: Lamar Jackson is the fastest quarterback in the League
fr: Quart-arrière
scoop
noun
A media covered news.
Example: I got an amazing scoop yesterday !
fr: exclusivité
tight end
noun
The tight end is often a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be effective blockers. On the other hand, unlike offensive linemen, they are eligible receivers adept enough to warrant a defense's attention when running pass patterns.
Example: Travis Kelce is Kansas City's tight end.
fr: receveur rapproché
topic
noun
Subject to discuss about
Example: There's a lot of topics that you can talk about in sports
fr: sujet de discussion
touchdown
noun
An action where you give 6 points to your team in football.
Example: Garrett got 3 touchdown passes yesterday
fr: touché
trade
noun
When someone quit their current team to join another
Example: Shea Weber was traded to Montreal in a deal for P.K Subban in Nashville.
fr: transfert
waivers
noun
When a player got his contract cut, he goes on the waivers.
Example: Xavier Ouellet got his contract cut, he is now on the waivers.
fr: Ballotage
Wide receiver
noun
A wide receiver (WR), also referred to as a wideout, formerly a split end, is an eligible receiver in gridiron football. A key skill position of the offense, it gets its name from the player being split out "wide" (near the sidelines), farthest away from the rest of the offensive formation.
A forward pass-catching specialist, the wide receiver is one of the fastest players on the field alongside cornerbacks and running backs. One on either extreme of the line is typical, but several may be employed on the same play
Example: You need to be a hell of a runner to be a wide receiver in the NFL !
