Sports

The United States Women Win a Twelfth Title

TL;DR

Reuters files the U.S. women beating France 97-79 for a twelfth FIBA World Cup. A title is a result. Print 97-79. Do not print a thirteenth.

MSM Perspective

Reuters files 97-79. Al Jazeera files the twelfth. Sunday prints the gold, not a closed dynasty forever.

X Perspective

Feeds treat a twelfth as already a forever unbeaten.

The United States women beat France 97-79 to win a twelfth FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. [1] Reuters filed the comeback from 14 down. [1] Al Jazeera filed the twelfth title. [2] A title is a result. Print 97-79. Do not print a thirteenth.

Stewart's night is a box score, not a forever unbeaten. Leave a named later streak recast to later. Print the gold. Print not a closed dynasty.

Print 97-79. Sunday is not a thirteenth title. A twelfth is still a Sunday gold. Print 97-79 as Sunday's named Berlin hold. France silver is still a first final, not a stolen gold. Print the twelfth as still the named count. Print 97-79 as still the result. Print the gold as still the only honest Sunday word.

-- AMARA OKONKWO, Lagos

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