The Worst American Sportswriting, Volume 2006

The lead paragraph of the Sportsticker wire service recap of the first game of Day 2 of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament: Brandie Hoskins and fifth-ranked Ohio State hardly were tested by Penn State in the Big Ten conference tournament quarterfinals.

The lead paragraph of the Sportsticker wire service recap of the second game of Day 2 of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament: Iowa hardly tested Liz Shimek and no. 17 Michigan State in the Big Ten conference tournament quarterfinals.

You've got to love MadLibs sportwriting: (Name) and (team) were hardly tested by (team) in the Big Ten conference tournament quarterfinals.