I take a lot of pictures at sporting events so I need a good "sports" function if you know what I mean. eg. shutter speed :-) At first I thought you had a huge number of cameras to choose from, but then you mentioned sports...
Sorry .. you will have to buy a DSLR .. all the inexpensive cameras have so much shutter lag, you will have to be prescient to guess when to press the shutter.
Look for a good used DSLR with about a 70-300mm lens. Try craigslist in your area Hmm, Samsung is always a great brand. Canon's a bit out of reach in that price range, and other cameras don't operate so well for that price. Stick with Samsung! | 