Get Featured on 360 Sport News — Sports Coverage and Story Pitches

Quick answer: To get featured on 360 Sport News, pitch a genuinely newsworthy sports story to our editorial team, or choose a clearly labelled paid route such as sponsored content. Independent coverage is earned on merit and never for sale, and we do not feature betting or gambling. Send your pitch.

Key takeaways

• Two paths: earn independent coverage on merit, or buy a disclosed placement.
• Editorial is free but selective: we cannot promise coverage in exchange for anything.
• Paid routes: sponsored content, press release and advertising, all labelled.
• Good pitches: timely, specific, verifiable and relevant to sports fans.
• Excluded: betting and gambling; nothing misleading; no undisclosed paid links.

Two ways to get featured

There are two honest routes, and it helps to know which you want. The first is editorial: you pitch a newsworthy sports story and our team decides, on merit, whether to cover it — this is free and cannot be bought. The second is commercial: you pay for a clearly labelled placement such as sponsored content or a press release. Both can put you in front of our readers; only one is independent coverage. Being clear with yourself about which you are after will make your approach much stronger.

How to earn independent coverage

Editorial features go to stories that matter to sports fans and followers: a standout performance, a meaningful signing or transfer, a rule change, a comeback, a grassroots initiative or a genuine first. Give us the facts, the timing and why it is relevant now, plus a way to verify. Strong, specific pitches tied to real news get read; generic promotion does not. It also helps to think like a reader — what would make someone stop and want to know more — rather than like a press office ticking a box. A single vivid detail, an unexpected angle or a genuine human story will often do more than a page of context, because it gives an editor something concrete to build coverage around. If you can summarise why the story matters in a sentence a fan would repeat, you are most of the way to a yes.

What makes a strong pitch

• News value — something has actually happened, or is about to.
• Specificity — names, dates, results and concrete detail.
• Relevance — it matters to our multi-sport audience.
• Verifiability — sources or a contact who can confirm the facts.
• Timeliness — sent while the story is still live.

Paid routes to get featured

If your goal is guaranteed visibility rather than editorial selection, the disclosed options are sponsored content for a longer brand story, a sports press release for an announcement, or advertising for placement across our sections. Each is clearly labelled as paid so readers always know the difference. These routes are legitimate and effective; they simply are not the same thing as being chosen by our newsroom, and we will never present them as if they were.

Common reasons pitches are declined

Most pitches that miss do so for predictable reasons: there is no real news, only a desire for coverage; the detail is vague or cannot be verified; the story is not relevant to a sports audience; or it arrives long after the moment has passed. Sometimes a strong story simply clashes with what we are already covering. If we pass, it is rarely personal — a tighter, timelier, more specific pitch next time often lands.

What we will not feature

We do not feature betting or gambling, and we do not court betting advertisers. We also decline misleading claims, invented achievements and undisclosed promotion. We do not sell undisclosed or disguised paid links, and paying for advertising or sponsored content never buys a place in our independent reporting. These limits are part of keeping the site useful and trustworthy for everyone who reads it.

Why our coverage stays independent

The value of being featured on 360 Sport News comes from readers trusting that our editorial picks are ours. That is why our coverage is never for sale: no advertiser, agency or PR budget decides what we report. Keeping the wall between paid and editorial firmly in place is what makes an independent feature worth earning in the first place. A mention our readers know we chose carries a weight that a placement they know was bought never can, and that credibility is precisely what a well-earned feature gives you. It is also why we will never quietly blur the two: doing so would spend the trust that makes an editorial feature valuable in the first place, and leave everyone worse off.

How to submit your story

Send a concise pitch — the news, the key facts, why now and how to verify — through our contact page or to [email protected]. If you want a paid, disclosed route instead, say so and we will share options and current rates.

How to help us verify your story

The stories that move fastest from pitch to page are the easiest to check. Give us a named contact who can confirm the details, links to primary sources such as an official club or league statement, and any figures with an explanation of where they come from. If there is an image or footage we may use, tell us who owns it and whether we have permission. The more you make verification straightforward, the more likely a busy editor is to take the story on while it is still current.

Equally, be honest about what the story is not. Overstating a result, implying an endorsement that does not exist, or dressing a routine update as a landmark tends to backfire — we check, and an inflated pitch damages trust for next time. A modest, accurate story told clearly will always travel further with us than a grand claim we cannot stand behind. That is the same standard we apply to our own reporting, which is decided on merit and never for sale, and it is why an earned feature here carries weight.

360 Sport News is an independent multi-sport news publication with a named editorial team and published standards. Learn how we work on our about page, meet the people who decide our coverage on the team page, read our editorial guidelines, and review our advertising disclosure. Paid placements are labelled in line with the FTC endorsement guidelines, and our independent coverage is never for sale.

Frequently asked questions

How do I get featured on 360 Sport News?

Pitch a newsworthy sports story via our contact page, or choose a disclosed paid route such as sponsored content or a press release.

Can I pay to be featured in your reporting?

No. Independent coverage is earned on merit and never for sale. Paid routes are clearly labelled and separate from editorial.

What kinds of stories do you cover?

Timely, verifiable multi-sport news — performances, signings, rule changes, initiatives and genuine firsts.

Do you feature betting or gambling?

No. We do not feature betting or gambling and do not court betting advertisers.

What are the paid options?

Sponsored content, a press release or advertising — all disclosed.

How should I pitch?

Keep it concise: the news, key facts, why now and how to verify. Specific, timely pitches work best.

Will you guarantee editorial coverage?

No. Editorial selection is at our team’s discretion and cannot be guaranteed or bought.

Do you accept undisclosed paid links?

No. We do not sell undisclosed or disguised paid links; all commercial placements are labelled.

Can I pay to get featured on 360 Sport News?

Independent editorial features are earned on merit, not paid. For guaranteed, scheduled placement choose clearly disclosed sponsored content.