A close encounter of the athletic kind

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When a sports article tries to sound fancy but just copies the box score and adds some fake drama like it’s a movie.
The article said the game was 'a close encounter of the athletic kind' but didn’t even mention the star player’s name.
The writer used the phrase but didn’t know who scored the winning goal.
It called the game 'epic' but didn’t tell us who got benched.
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A sports article that’s just a box score in disguise, pretending it’s a real story with no real players involved.
The article talked about 'a close encounter of the athletic kind' but didn’t even list the starting lineups.
It called the game a 'battle of wills' but didn’t mention any of the players.
The writer used the phrase but didn’t know who was on the bench.
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A sports article that’s so fake it thinks the box score is a real game, and it doesn’t even know who was playing.
They wrote about 'a close encounter of the athletic kind' but didn’t know who was on the team.
The article said it was a 'thrilling game' but didn’t tell us who got the most points.
The writer used the phrase but didn’t know who was even in the game.
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