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OldFatGuy, I think I can help. I've felt the same way. The news is a great feature, that feels quite original; the problem I've seen so far is that only major individual or calendar-based events seem to be the trigger. Anything on league events will have a nice blurb saying the season is getting started. Then all the players get comments - big games, injuries, transactions, if they are in trade rumors, and coach hiring/firings get on the list.
I haven't been playing v9 long but I haven't seen a mention of team events. Besides the ones you've talked about, I can think a long winning or losing streak, or comments about how the defending champion team has started out rough or in a slump. Other ideas off the top of my head...
- long winning or losing streaks, with rumors of making a move/firing the coach or postitive comments from the manager
- comments with more team history - "the defending champ has gotten off to a rough start", "team x is surprisingly in 1st place after april ends; they went 67-95 last year" etc.
- random stories about game context - "a sell out crowd supported the team", "in front of frigid temperatures the team rallied..." etc.
- big matchups ahead: a big rivalry series or a 1st place vs 2nd place anytime of year, then pennant stretch/playoff implications.
- of course, the results of the big matchup weekend
I'm not sure if increased team news on the v10 suggestion list so credit may already be due.
Some users may complain about the increased volume of the news, but the already suggested news filter would be great too.
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