Sports News Roundup: Coaches Speak, Eagles Set Depth Chart, WPBL Game Tonight
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Three defensive coaches talked to the media on August 25. Their names are Scott Booker, Justin Hamilton, and Mike Smith. They work for a football team.
The Philadelphia Eagles made their final depth chart for the preseason. This list shows which players will play. The Eagles will play the Cincinnati Bengals soon.
Tonight, the L.A. Queens will play a game. They play in the WPBL. Their opponent is the Boston Hunters. Eric Young Sr. leads the L.A. Queens. He used to play for the Rockies.
Vocabulary15 words
- defensive
- helping stop the other team from scoring
- depth chart
- a list that shows player positions on a team
- preseason
- games played before the real season starts
- media
- TV, radio, and news people
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- roster
- the full list of players on a team
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- former
- someone's old job or team before now
- availability
- a time when someone can talk or be seen
- action
- playing in a game
- final
- the last one
- game
- a sports match
- team
- a group of players who play together
- lead
- to be in charge of a group
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1. Three defensive coaches 2. The Eagles 3. True
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Three _____ coaches talked to the media on August 25.
Their names are Scott Booker, Justin Hamilton, and Mike _____.
The Philadelphia Eagles made their final _____ chart for the preseason.
This list shows which players will _____.
The Eagles will play the Cincinnati _____ soon.
Tonight, the L.A. Queens will play a _____.
They play in the _____.
Their opponent is the Boston _____.
Eric Young Sr. leads the L.A. _____.
He used to play for the _____.
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