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This week in sports blogs and news:

• Brad Pitt and Steven Soderbergh to make “Moneyball” movie on Billy Beane - Variety
• USA Swimming Suspends Michael Phelps for 3 months - ESPN
• Patriots put the franchise tag on Matt Cassell: $14.65 million -Fox Sports
• Top high school prospect may choose CFL over NCAA - SportsByBrooks
• Anquan Boldin wants out of Arizona - Larry Brown Sports
  

This week on the Smarter Sports Blog we covered:

• “Champions” 
• Santonio Holmes Catch Makes the Steelers Champions
• Manny Ramirez to the Dodgers: No Thanks
• Kevin Costner to Bring Baseball to Illinois Suburbs
• Prank Gone Bad: Peyton’s Joke on Cutler Backfires
  

“If you build it, he will come.”

This quote should be familiar with any movie lover and baseball fan. Kevin Costner is hoping “he” will turn into “they” as he attempts to field a minor league baseball team in Zion, Illinois.

Costner has become one of the primary owners of the Northern League expansion team and is planning to start building the stadium this year, in hopes of fielding the team for the 2010 season.

Costner has always been a big baseball fan, but lets hope he doesn’t become one of the owners who buys a team, hoping he can hit the diamond himself at times.

But if you’re actually interested in attending one of their minor league games, season ticket reservations go on sale in about a month.

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