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Press Box

Type what you want to write about — get a finished sports article with sources, a cover image and a short podcast.

Press Box does the heavy lifting on the story you already want to write. Start with an idea, or continue from a Dossier. If the brief is too loose, it asks a couple of sharpening questions first. Then it researches, drafts, creates cover art, and prepares a short podcast. You decide when the piece is ready to publish.

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What it costs

Included in Press Pass
  • Article + cover image + short audio version5 Plays

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SportsAny sport

Works for any sport.

Football, NFL, cricket, golf, tennis, school rugby — type whatever you want, in any sport. We use our own data when we have it; otherwise the web. We never refuse just because the sport isn't on a list.

Write about any sport — no restrictions. Finished pieces are tagged by sport (and competition when we can) using our wide sport taxonomy.

What you can do

What's inside today

  1. Start with a simple brief — "Write 800 words on whether Pep is overrated" — about any sport

  2. Continue from a Dossier you have already shaped

  3. Uses web sources first, with HFC sports data (full HFC Data desk) added when we have it

  4. Asks a clarifying question when the idea needs sharpening

  5. Includes cover art and a short podcast with every article

  6. Shows progress as the piece moves from research to writing, cover, and audio

  7. We tag sport and competition automatically

  8. Stories started from a Dossier keep a link back to their source

  9. Available in 9 languages

Our promises

How we keep it honest

  1. Every finished article comes with the sources we used and the facts we built it on — open and inspect them

  2. Plays are reserved while we work and shown on the progress screen

  3. If we hit a problem — we couldn't find sources, or the topic isn't something we'll cover — we tell you exactly why

  4. Every successful run includes cover art and a short podcast — they're part of the package

What it isn't

What Press Box doesn't do

Upfront about what's not in here, so you can decide if it fits.

  • No model picker — HFC chooses the right setup behind the scenes

  • No bulk article generation — Press Box is for one good article at a time

More inside the app

Press Box is one of 7.

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  • 06 · Createfrom 4Plays

Try it

Use Press Box on Hangout FC.

Eligible new creators may get 7 days of Press Pass — no card. After the week, subscribe to keep Press Pass. Plans and Play costs sit on Pricing.

Try free for 7 days

No card. After the week, subscribe to keep Press Pass.

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