After a few roster changes, Sony Pictures’ baseball film, Moneyball heads into the box office game led by Brad Pitt as the marquee player. Based on a true story, Pitt portrays Billy Beane, a former ballplayer who never met expectations before switching to the business side of the sport as the general manager of the Oakland A’s. Heading into the 2002 season, he faces a daunting situation: his small-market Oakland A’s have lost their star players (again) to big market clubs (and their enormous salaries) and is left to rebuild his team and compete with a third of their payroll. [...]
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Look for the San Diego Chargers to edge out the Baltimore Ravens then defeat Green Bay February 5th at Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis. [...] A promising young golfer, Luke Chisholm (Lucas Black) has a terrible day. His meltdown after contending for the lead in a tournament in Texas drives his father/coach to abandon him and makes television headlines. Heading out onto the back-roads to blow off some steam, Luke instead blows right through the pasture fence of eccentric rancher Johnny Crawford (Duvall) and finds himself stranded in the tiny town of Utopia. [...] All Things Fall Apart, a drama that tells the story of a Heisman-bound college football star whose career hits a wall when he is diagnosed with a tumor only inches from his heart, has been picked up by Image Entertainment which has secured all U.S. rights. [...] The Philadelphia Eagles bolstered their defense in particular signing linemen Jason Babin and Cullen Jenkins as well as top flight backs Dominique Cromartie and Nnamdi Asomugha. With six of their first nine opponents coming off losing seasons, Michael Vick and company should get a comfortable division lead early and ride that into the playoffs. Pressure’s on as expectations are much greater this season [...] One of the featured documentary films on the program at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival is one about hockey. No surprise Eh? [...] Da Brick, a new series set in Newark, New Jersey with elements of former champion Mike Tyson’s upbringing, has announced its lead and several supporting players. [...] Way out West, you gotta believe Case Keenum will throw forever, or at least until the Cougars clinch the title. Riding on the arm of one of the most prolific passers in college football history, Houston should edge out SMU and Tulsa which shared the West crown last season. Tulsa gobbles up a lot of yards (the Golden Hurricane outgained C-USA opponents by an average of 70+ yards per game ) but have a new coach and a weak defense while SMU, though it has 18 starters returning, has a tough schedule compared to Houston with difficult games at Texas A&M, TCU and Southern Miss. [...] On the Atlantic side, Boston College with 14 returning starters led by RB Montel Harris (3,600 career yards) and consensus All-America Luke Kuechly at middle linebacker and Maryland with the tough run defense and one of the league’s best QB’s in Sophomore Danny O’Brien flinging it for new Terrapin coach Randy Edsall, should be the leading contenders, but in the end it should be Florida State’s trophy. [...] Most conferences use geographical terms in naming their divisions like north and coastal but the Big Ten, not sure of their statement with Legends and Leaders. Whatever they choose as a moniker, of the TWELVE teams in the Big Ten, look for Nebraska and Wisconsin to take their respective division titles, but not without a fight. [...] |
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