What are some nice reasonable digital cameras that take professional style photos?

I am wanting to start taking photos of ball teams and families and want a nice professional camera that is reasonably priced.

"Professional style" isn't in the camera, it's in the photographer. You can buy a $5000 camera and still produce mediocre snapshots.

That said, you will probably need a dSLR rather than a point & shoot. Faster autofocus and writing, and less shutter lag.

I guess you have to define reasonable. Go to Cnet.com and look at the reviews on hundreds of cameras, then narrow down what you like, and then shop the price at bizrat.com, froogle.com, pricegrabber.com, or another comparative shopping site of your choice.

Kodak and Nikon Cameras are very nice cameras......
however do not get olympus!!! those cameras suck and break easily!
and if you want it to take quality pictures do it in the $200 or more range.
you want to pey attention to magepixels and zoom

Professional results are all about complete control over by careful use of lighting and composition.

It's possible to get a good composition and capture good lighting even with a disposable camera.

If you want professional results, take a photography class to learn about these two things.

You can go for Nikon D40 ro D40X. those are very good reasonable price for a digital camera. If you want to go for canon you can buy Canon EOS XTi.

thank you

I have a Canon Powershot SD 600...It's a great camera, and takes some really good pictures. I got mine for about $250. I would suggest any of the Canon powershot series. But just remember "professional style photos" have more to do with the photographer then the camera. As my dad always says, "It's not the camera, but the person behind it".