'Blind Side' Tackles Day-And-Day Release On March 23 Feb 22, 2010
Based on the 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis, the film, centering on the unexpected rise of Michael Oher from a life of poverty to his position as a star offensive tackle for the National Football League's Baltimore Ravens, grossed some $240 million at the box office. The Blind Side stars Quinton Aaron as Oher, and Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw as Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy, Oher's adoptive parents. (Multichannel News)
Atlantic ousted from playoffs Feb 19, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. PORT ORANGE -- The Atlantic boys basketball team won a pair of games in the district tournament last week with tenacious defense and just enough offense. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
First Coast cruises past DeLand Feb 19, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. JACKSONVILLE -- Dennis Diaz scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds, but DeLand fell into a 23-10 hole after the first eight minutes and couldn't recover in a loss to Jacksonville First Coast. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
University names Vogt coach Feb 19, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. When you're starting a high school football program from scratch, you need a coach who'll bring enthusiasm. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
This time, Florida Air eliminates Lopez Feb 17, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. DAYTONA BEACH -- Brad Ridenour knew Melbourne Florida Air Academy could be this good. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Go, Go, Goldman! Feb 15, 2010
Michael Lewis, a columnist for. Bloomberg News. (BusinessWeek)
Mainland rallies past DeLand Feb 14, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. DAYTONA BEACH -- The Mainland boys basketball team has another district championship banner to hang in its new gym. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Father Lopez blows out old rival Feb 12, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. DAYTONA BEACH -- Thursday night had to feel strange for the veterans on the Father Lopez girls basketball team. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Prep softball preview Feb 10, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. PLAYERS TO WATCH. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Taylor stalls at same spot Feb 10, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. PIERSON -- We're a week beyond Groundhog Day, but the Taylor boys soccer team might as well adopt Punxsutawney Phil as its mascot. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Oscar 2010: In defense of Sandra Bullock Feb 9, 2010
Which is why I'm here to give a big Texas cheerleader shout-out to Sandra Bullock in John Lee Hancock's "The Blind Side." The movie, based on the true story chronicled in Michael Lewis' book "The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game," details the rags-to-shoulder-pads rise of Michael Oher, a once-homeless African-American kid who was taken in by a Memphis mom and her family and who, with their help and encouragement, went on to become a top NFL draft pick. In the movie, the lumbering, gentle Oher --... (Salon)
Prep boys soccer Class 3A regional semifinals Feb 9, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. Orangewood Christian at Taylor. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Parks sparks Creek to upset Feb 7, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. PALM COAST -- Not even a bad ankle could cool off the brilliant shooting of Brooke Parks on Saturday. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Opinion: Ad spat no Tebow fumble Feb 6, 2010
By Michael Lewis, Special to CNN ... Michael Lewis says anti-abortion ad uproar should not be aimed at Tebow, but at CBS ... Editor's note: Michael Lewis is a staff writer for the Daytona Beach News-Journal and has written for Maxim, Tennis Week and other magazines. (CNN)
FPC falls short of Final Four Feb 6, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. FLAGLER PALM COAST -- Everything was in place for the Flagler Palm Coast girls soccer team to etch their cleats permanently into school history. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Prep girls soccer Feb 5, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. 6A REGIONAL FINAL. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Hawks fall short in regional quarters Feb 5, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- One post away from overtime. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
DeLand stymied in semis Feb 3, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. DELAND -- There were more fan ejections than goals scored Tuesday night at Sperling Sports Complex. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Nothing is official until they arrive Feb 3, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS SHORT AND SWEET. This is not going to be a popular opinion. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Sapp, Hawks edge 'Crabs Jan 30, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The Spruce Creek and Seabreeze boys soccer teams had played so long without a goal Friday that when one finally came, everyone had a delayed reaction. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Memo to Lloyd Jan 30, 2010
Goldman Trader Shares Three Big Ideas With Lloyd: Michael Lewis - Bloomberg ... Goldman Trader Shares Three Big Ideas With Lloyd: Michael Lewis ... Commentary by Michael Lewis. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Dokey, Botet power DeLand Jan 29, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. DELAND -- In its last two games, the DeLand girls soccer team needed goalie Shellie Robinson to make some huge penalty-kick saves to preserve wins. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
The Revolution That Wasn't Michael Zagaris/Sports IllustratedBilly Beane's Oakland A's made the playoffs five times from 2000-06 but have had three losing seasons since.The principles of Moneyball were supposed to change baseball forever, but seven years after the landmark book was published, has anything changed? Sky Andrecheck examines. Jan 29, 2010
Michael Lewis' Moneyball was eye-opener but not game-changer - Sky Andrecheck - SI.com ... Michael Lewis' 2003 book chronicled the efforts of Billy Beane and the Oakland A's ... With the 2003 publishing of Michael Lewis' Moneyball, the baseball establishment was turned on its head. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Class 6A Girls Regional Soccer Quarterfinals Jan 28, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. Flagler Palm Coast at Neptune Beach Fletcher. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Cowan new Deltona coach Jan 26, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. For a young guy, Kihime "Ky" Cowan has been around a lot of football programs. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Boys prep soccer capsules Jan 25, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. District 2-6A. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Barnes, Hawks top Sharks Jan 24, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. PORT ORANGE -- Dalton Barnes may make bigger shots in his life as a Spruce Creek basketball player. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Keeper leads DeLand's upset of FPC Jan 23, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. PALM COAST -- This is getting to be a habit for the DeLand girls soccer team. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
DeLand, FPC get their kicks Jan 21, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. ORMOND BEACH -- Ali Botet had no idea she'd just become a season-saving hero. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Seabreeze honors Chandler with renaming of building Jan 21, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. DAYTONA BEACH -- The superlatives come tumbling out of everyone's mouth when they talk about him. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Hot Stove U: Let's evaluate Jan 20, 2010
You ever notice how Michael Lewis sells a lot of books creating long-term sports arguments, such as scouts versus stats or the value of a left tackle"? Well, he does. So, eight years after the publication of "Moneyball," will another AL West team swing the pendulum back the other way? Hmm. Let's see what Kevin Goldstein thinks. But to do so, we must be an ESPN Insider. So ... whatcha waiting for? Already an Insider? Sign in below: Username Password ESPN The Magazine subscribers Need more... (ESPN -- Baseball)
Cameron: Sox "old school" Jan 15, 2010
Since Michael Lewis penned "Moneyball" in 2003, franchises have been branded either by their support or disdain for the philosophies that the book espouses. The were held up as the model organization, the team that won by ignoring the traditions of baseball and finding value in underappreciated assets -- the most prominent of those at the time being slow, unathletic, career minor leaguers who draw walks to avoid making outs. (ESPN -- Baseball)
DeLand, Spruce Creek tie Jan 14, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Nobody on the field Wednesday night at the New Smyrna Beach Sports Complex was entirely happy with the result of the boys soccer match between DeLand and Spruce Creek. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Atlantic stops Flagler Jan 13, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. PALM COAST -- Nothing except her age would lead you to think Atlantic girls basketball forward Ronni Williams is a freshman. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Goldman Sachs Is Still Destination for MBAs Who See Criticism as `Hype' Jan 13, 2010
Bloomberg News columnist Michael Lewis wrote on July 28 that America stands at a crossroads, and Goldman Sachs now owns both of them. a Princeton University economist, wrote in the New York Times on July 17 that Goldman Sachs was operating under a system of heads they win, tails other people lose. (Bloomberg)
NHL rankings Jan 11, 2010
By MICHAEL LEWIS Staff Writer. Last rankings in parentheses. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Moneyball's future Jan 10, 2010
But if you were to deem the strategy discussed by Michael Lewis in the 2003 book a failure because of Oakland's recent record, you'd be as wrong as those old-schoolers who rely only on wins to judge a pitcher's worth. Throughout baseball, a new breed of club executive is searching for ways to identify more precisely a player's value. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Holocaust fable tipped to earn big slice of pi Jan 10, 2010
Why Everyone Owes Everyone and No One Can Pay by the British writer John Lanchester and The Big Short by the American Michael Lewis. Brain function - and how to save it - retains its fascination for ageing readers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Signature moments Jan 10, 2010
Michael Lewis' paean to Billy Beane and the Oakland A's --- a story of a business exploiting market inefficiencies -- divided the baseball world when it was first published in the spring of 2003. The book changed how front offices and fans saw the game. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
the books coming in 2010 Jan 10, 2010
by Michael Lewis: Original set for November 2009, the publication of Michael Lewis much anticipated chronicle of the financial crisis, The Big Short has been pushed back to April. In October 2008, when economic uncertainty was at its height and fears were voiced in some rarefied quarters about the possibility of some sort of structural collapse, , The world needs an exhaustive look at what happened in 2008 and why. (Harper's Magazine)
Chris Ballard Jan 10, 2010
"Jeff MacGregor's Rattlesnake Derby piece was remarkable in both tone and style." Writers who have inspired your work: Michael Lewis (for his insight), Rick Reilly (for his early takeout features), Jeff MacGregor (ridiculous style and wit), John McPhee (solid reporting and spare style), Dave Eggers (style, perspective) and David Foster Wallace (wit, genius) Hobbies: Reading, travel, basketball (playing) Most memorable SI story you've worked on: A January 2008 story on. "I love going into little... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Best Selling Books Jan 10, 2010
THE BLIND SIDE: EVOLUTION OF A GAME by Michael Lewis (Norton). 2. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
