I need an inspirational sports story to write a feature on, anyone have any suggestions?
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For an emotional sports story I would think Brian Piccolo would be Tailor made for it.\n A good site for info is:\nhttp://www.bearshistory.com/lore/brianpiccolo.aspx
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Hi there!\n\nBBC is transmitting since march 2006 a series of documentaries about World Cup Stories. \n\nEach program focuses on one nation's World Cup achievements, contrasting victories and defeats on the field with events and influences off it ( such as war, economic and political instabilities, etc).\n\nSince is World Cup's year, why don't you choose Football, more precisely the World Cup, as a great occasion to be your main theme ?\n\nIf you need inspiration, I suggest you try to watch specially these 2 documentaries ( they are pretty cool ):\n\nBrazil: The Golden Team\nThink of the World Cup and you automatically think of Brazil. \n\nWe tell the story of how, inspired by the incredible talents of two of the greatest footballers of all time, Pele and Garrincha, Brazil put behind it one of the World Cup's greatest upsets to dominate the competition over the last 50 years. \n\n------------------------------------------------------------\n\nArgentina: From Darkness Into The Light\n\nWe see how Argentina emerged from the suffering of military dictatorship and the Falklands War to find a new national self-confidence in the 1980s inspired by the genius of Diego Maradona. \n\nFor more information you can try to access this page:\n\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4977066.stm\n\nOr just go to bbc.com \n\nI hope this can help you.\n\nGood Luck !\n\nClaire ;P
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Try to think of things that really interest you and you will find the paper a lot easier to write and enjoy it a lot more. If you are interested in basketball then you could write about the different nationalities that play in the NBA and how they seem to progress through the league. If you like hip-hop then you could do a piece on this and talk about the successes of black rappers versus white rappers, and also the difference between the successes of male and female rappers.\nThose are just a couple of ideas but I would try to think of something that interests you personally.
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post try-outs and have it annonced over the local radio,make fliers and put up in your neiborhood. i hope you get that energetis person your looking for.        GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! TEAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
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Good idea, thanks!\n\nhttp://www.worldcupkickoff.com/
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Put it in the non-american football category :)
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http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/lfc_story/\n\nloads of stuffs...
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This probably depends on your level of interest. \n\nSports Illustrated is my personal favorite, devoting plenty of space to baseball in season. The writing is always great. ESPN the magazine has its share of baseball material. It targets a younger audience than SI.\n\nThe Sporting News has good team reports and some features, although it is not as comprehensive as "the good old days." Baseball America is like the old Sporting News in that it covers the minor leagues and other baseball (draft, colleges) quite well. Some teams have specific newspapers covering just the club (Diehard for the Red Sox, Yankee magazine, Inside Pitch for the Mets, I believe, etc.) USA Today's Baseball Weekly does a pretty good overall job, although it has added other sports in the last couple of years.
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Sports Illustrated\nPlayboy
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I heard one recently about the English football team, called "Dont Mention the War".  Very funny.
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please name the sport for which u want the information.
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talk about something that is interesting...
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Try "Lucky Man" by Michael J. Fox. BTW, you could have just said autobiography.
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Just start writing about sports and post the articles to your web site... When you have a good group of articles, start contacting newspapers looking for open positions and provide them links to your work.
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I started a company mixed softball team (I hope softball counts as baseball because where I come from its a big deal)\n\nWe were a small company of only 10 employees but we brought in some had some good young talent and I fancied myself a decent if older player.\n\nWell, when we arrived for our first game, we were in for a shock even before it started! The other team had full uniforms and matching bat bags and equipment bags.  They had team-colour batting helmets and every kind of equipment that you can imagine.   \n\nMy boss wasn't into company sport and didn't give us any money so we self-funded it.  It was just for fun anyway.  Right?  We thought that we had gone all out to get custom T-shirts and matching generic navy-blue sweatpants.  We were the laughing stock of the whole league.  \n\nIf I never hear another comment about pajamas in my whole life I will be happy.\n\nAnyway, the game's played on the diamond not on the fashion runway right?  Well we found out that we didn't just LOOK out of place.  I was playing left field and I just watched ball after ball sail over my head well beyond the home run fence.\n\nThe final score.  32-0.  The next week was a little better at 24-4.  At least we scored a few runs.  The whole season went that way.  We were the bad news bears and then some but we didn't quit we kept on going in our crappy uniforms and all.\n\nWe did improve a bit as we did have some good athletes but never before has the saying 'out of your league' been so appropriate.  \n\nAnyway in the last game of the season in the bottom of the last inning, the score was 7-2 against us.  I had played hardball many years before and I fancied myself a very good hitter.  I was the player manager and I had put myself in the number four clean-up spot.  \n\nThere was just one hitter and then we were back to the top of the order.  The first guy got out but then the\nnext three guys got on base so there I was bases loaded and stepping up to the plate.  \n\nI'll never forget that one sweet swing.  It was like all time had stopped and the universe was still and just waiting for me to finish my swing.  I hit the ball further than I had ever in my whole life.  It was my only home run of the season but it was probably just as far or further than the dozens of home-runs that routinely sailed over my head on defence.\n\nA grand slam in that situation was the most gratifying feeling in the world, now could we win the game?\n\nIt was now 7-6 against with one out and nobody on base.  I went back to coaching first base as I normally did after hitting.\n\nThe next batter got a single.  The next batter drove a hot ground ball to second.  The second baseman bobbled it a bit and didn't have time for the double play so he tossed it to first instead.  It was a close play at first but the Umpire called him out.\n\nI was standing at first and I could see that he was safe but what could I do, the ump had made his call.  My player who was standing at second could also see that the batter was safe at first so when the ump called him out, he complained bitterly.  He didn't say anything directly offensive but he obviously didn't accept the call.\n\nYou see we were on the verge of winning our first game after a very very dissapointing season and we were all very excited.  I think we would have won too if it wasn't for the Umpire's response. \n\nHe stuck to his guns.  He called the player at first out and he called the player at second out as well for arguing.  Thats the way the game ended.  A blown call and an ejection.  \n\nI would have liked to win the game but I'll still never forget that swing.  It was a single highly concentrated moment of glory within a larger context of great frustration.  Who says that baseball isn't like real life?
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"Local Hero" by Dire Straits.  It seems really fitting and sets one up for a big match at St James'.  I only hope that it would work on the players so they could win some more.  Good result today at the Emirates Stadium though.
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I'd definetly have links to the main websites for every sport (nfl.com, nba.com, mlb.com, MLS, NHL, atp.com, pgatour.com). Then have updated scores for current games (at least major events going on). fantasy would be awesome if you could do it!