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Watch players and coaches after a game has concluded—on the sideline, on the field or in the locker rooms—to find something that helps define the game just played.

 ▸ “Shaun Pruitt’s head hung lower than anybody’s at the Assembly Hall on Thursday night.

 “Illinois’ senior center had three opportunities from the free-throw line to give Illinois the lead in the final minutes of Illinois’ game against Indiana, but the ball couldn’t find the bottom of the net. After missing the front end of a one-and-one from the line with four seconds left in regulation, the senior center was unable to convert two more from the line with two seconds left in overtime.

 “In a game that saw eight lead changes and nine ties, the No. 14-ranked Hoosiers were able to pull ahead for the final time in the second overtime, outscoring Illinois 14–10 in the final period to escape with an 83–79 victory.”³

 ▸ “As the game clock ticked down to zero, Susie Rowe finally let up, relaxing her shoulders and skipping a bit toward midfield. The senior back flung her stick in the air like a graduation cap and embraced the nearest teammate, fellow senior Danielle Keeley.

 “The Terrapin field hockey team had just won the NCAA championship. The Terps defeated Wake Forest 4–2 Sunday at Trager Stadium in Louisville.

 “For the No. 1 Terps (22–2), it is the third title in four years. For Rowe, and the rest of the celebrated senior class, it was the perfect sendoff.”⁴

Digital Assist

MLB.com regularly inserts video into game stories, usually to offer key moments. In this game story on the World Baseball Classic, four video were inserted into a 900-plus word story—roughly one video every 225 words. The videos, which ranged from 18 to 37 seconds, displayed the final strike that sealed the victory for Puerto Rico in the ninth inning, a two-run throwing error by the USA third baseman, consecutive stolen bases by Javier Baez, and a StatCast assessment that revealed the speed of the ball coming off a bat and the first-step reaction time of the third baseman who caught the ball. By offering video, writers can focus more on trends, storylines, and other aspects of the game. Start inserting video into your own game coverage, even if they are more lengthy and inserted less frequently, in order to practice for your own big leagues after graduation.

—MLB.com

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/219847280/puerto-rico-reaches-wbc-17-semifinals/