Somehow, yes. But they differ in these areas. Sports writing is a form of creative nonfiction or journalism that covers sports, athletes, or other sports-related issues. While news writing is writing for publication in a newspaper, often reporting current events. News writing follows a basic formula. While styles can diverge more dramatically depending on the kind of story—a feature story may look and sound very different than a hard news story—all news stories are cut from the same mold. (thebalancedcareers)
