Sports Lingo
Sports Lingo Can Get Tricky!
Do you understand the language of sports? Here’s some lingo that crosses the boundaries of your favorite games…
Field Goal
- Football: When the ball is kicked through the uprights.
- Basketball: A two-point shot.
Pitch
- Baseball: The act of the throwing the ball toward the plate.
- Other sports: The actual field on which you play.
Triple Crown
Goaltending
- Soccer: The legal act of defending the goal.
- Basketball: The illegal act of defending the goal.
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