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Cover up mystery at the super bowl by peter skaluba
1. Cover Up: Mystery at the Super Bowl
By: John Feinstein
Peter Skaluba
Reading-Miss Roche
Period 5
May 11, 2012
2. John Feinstein: Biography
John Feinstein was born in 1956 in New York, New York.
Heused to workfor Washington Post, but now he is a special contributor to
Sports Illustrated and is a commentator for National Public Radio and
ESPN.He is a member of the U.S. Basketball Writer’s Association, U.S.
Tennis Writer’s Association, Newspaper Guild, and Sportscasters and
Sportswriters Association. His books include Last Shot and Vanishing Act:
Mystery at the U.S. Open. A Season on the Brink: A Year with Bob Knight and
the Indiana Hoosierswasnumber one on New York Times Bestseller List for
seventeen weeks! John Feinstein now lives in Shelter Island, New York.
<a
href="http://biography.jrank.org/pages/1792
/Feinstein-John-1956.html">John Feinstein
(1956-) Biography - Personal, Addresses,
Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings,
Adaptations, Work in Progress,
Sidelights</a>
(The website requested to mention the
bibliography.)
3. Summary
This book is about two teenagers that are reporting at the Super Bowl.
Susan Carol and Steve Thomas both were co-hosts on USTV’s show “Kid-
Reporters.” Steve Thomas was fired as co-host in the beginning of the
book. His journalism mentor, Bobby Kelleher, put him on the
Washington Herald list of people going to the Super Bowl. (Co-hosts of
the show “Kid-Reporters” were already on the Super Bowl list of media.)
When Steve arrives Sean MacManus, CBS television executive, offers him a
job. Things go well until USTV has Susan Carol go to a nightclub. The
California Dream’s team doctor (who was drunk) accidently told Susan
Carol that the Dream’s offensive line was taking HGH, a steroid. Susan
Carol tells that to her friend, Steve Thomas, and they tell this to their
journalism mentors, Bobby Kelleher and Tamara Mearns. Will they bring
the California Dream’s offensive line to justice?
Read the book to find out!
4. Characters
Main characters
1. Steve Thomas: young reporter, Susan Carol’s friend, was co-host
on USTV’s show “Kid-Reporters” (until fired.)
2. Susan Carol Anderson: young reporter, Steve Thomas’s friend, co-
host on USTV’s show “Kid-Reporters” (until fired at the end of the
book.)
3. Eddie Brennan: quarterback on the California Dreams, helps
Susan Carol and Steve Thomas withobtaining documents of the
actual HGH testing results of the Dreams.
Supporting Characters
1. Don Meeker: California Dreams owner, encouraged his offensive
line to take HGH and then covered it up.
2. Bobby Kelleher: Washington Herald reporter, Tamara Mearn’s
husband, Steve Thomas’s journalism mentor.
3. Tamara Mearns: Washington Post reporter, Bobby Kelleher’s wife,
Susan Carol’s journalism mentor.
5. Plot
Introduction
-meet Steve Thomas
-Steve Thomas gets fired by USTV.
-setting: Philadelphia and Indianapolis
Rising Action
-Steve arrives in Indianapolis
-Steve gets a job offer from CBS and accepts it
-Steve and Susan Carol get on each other’s nerves
Climax
-Susan Carol accidently finds out that the Dream’s offensive
line took HGH.
Falling Action
-Susan Carol and Steve run into Dreams owner’s bodyguards,
Mike and Moe who pin them until Darin Kerns, the Raven’s
equipment manager comes in with his bodyguards.
6. Plot Continued
-They get the documents from another team doctor.
- They print the story and the Dream’s owner is veryangry.
- USTV made the Dream’s ownerreceiveeasy questions
during his interview.
- CBS isfair to Steve and Susan Carol and the Dreams owner
in the questions asked during the interview.
Conclusion
-At the Super Bowl
- Jamie Whitsitt, who replaced Steve as co-host, tape
recorded the Dream’s owner admitting to the steroids
taken by the offensive line.
- The California Dreams win the Super Bowl.
- The Dream’s owner is nailed.
- Going back to Philadelphia and Goldsboro.
7. Vocabulary
Snickered- v. to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed
manner. Page 197, Tamara snickered.
Incompetent- adj. not legally qualified. Page 251, And if
these people were so bitter and incompetent, why were
they still working for you---
Lingered- v. to be slow to act. Page 253, At Andy Kaplan’s
invitation they lingered into the CBS compound for a
while, not wanting to deal with more media queries
than they had to.
Auxiliary- adj. supplementary. Page 255, The auxiliary
box was huge.
Speculate- v. to meditate on or ponder on a subject. Page
259 “It wouldn’t be fair to Eddie to speculate that way,”
Susan Carol said.
12. Soundtrack Tunes
“Heart of a Champion” By: Nelly
C'mon, uhh, uhhI guess he's back 'urr derrty, S-T-L derby. I'm like Magic to Kareem, man you tell me I ain't
Worthy I ain't speaking 'bout a jersey, I'm speaking 'bout income. DID YOU HEAR THAT ELIZABETH? HERE
COME THE BIG ONE!I put mo' money in the community than you got in yo' budget. I wipe my butt with yo'
advance to the toilet then flush it. My last stance be a stance of a General CustardI hot dog cause I can, I got the
cheese and mustard. I got the stats of a hall of famer - in just two records. That's why I'm back up at the Super
bowl - with Julius Peppers. I got that can't stop, won't stop, in my veins That's why they can't stop, won't stop,
screaming the name. NELLY! NELLY! Go tell a friend to tell a friend I'ma keep the same grin whether I, lose or win.
Up, or down ten, I'ma fight to the end[breathing hard] Let's go [Chorus: L.U.V.E.] Ain't no way they can stop me
now Nelly. Cause I'm on my way, I can feel my ring coming. It's the blood of a champion, pumping. Deep inside my
veins, too much pride to be running. I’maget what I can and more, even if my blood, my sweat, and my tears don't
mean nothing. It's the heart of a champion (it's the heart of me) (It's the heart of a..) in me [Nelly] I'm the first pick,
the first round, signing bonus profound. Playing for his hometown, rapping for the home ground. And getting buffer
like Michael Redd, tell 'em again I gets buffer like Michael Redd, heard what I said? The M-V-P of the game, intensity
still the same. I'm shooting out from my reign, with Peyton Manning type aim. Can't stop me from scoring so they
result to just hacking. So there's, three of us now - me, A.I. and Shaq'n. From the look to the as I say Hover man with
more heart than Hallmark on Valentine's Day,. I'm the one that you've been Raven about, like Ray Lewis I think it
hard to go and change your route. Cause you don't know if I'm blitzing or if I'm sitting and reading. Waiting for you
to go and trip, drop back and throw up a brick, man. AIN'T NO WAY THEY CAN - NO, AIN'T NO WAY THEY CAN -
NOAIN'T NO WAY THEY CAN - NO, AIN'T NO WAY THEY CAN – NO [Chorus][ Nelly] It's like a big time decision
made on how I can twurk it. If hard work pays off then easy work is worthless. My work habit ain't no habit man, I do
it on purpose. I push myself to the limit so my talent'll surface. So now it's, curtains and drapes, on anybody who
hates. Disliking what I'm reciting, biting what I've been writingI've been dog fighting, scratching and clawing on every
height.Trying to make you remember me like you +Remember the Titans+Cause I'm a WARR-IOR, my daddy was a
soldier. A Vietnam vet, lil' derrty I thought I told yaI'm supposed to, whip up your town in Testarossas. Heating like
Folgers mayne, I'm young black and rich. As good as it gets, and giving your point guard fits. He think he done seen
pressure mayne, but he ain't seen shhhh...AIN'T NO WAY THEY CAN - NO, AIN'T NO WAY THEY CAN - NOAIN'T
NO WAY THEY CAN - NO, AIN'T NO WAY THEY CAN - NO[Chorus - repeat 2X]
13. Soundtrack Tunes Continued
I picked this song because this is the song they play when Ray
Lewis comes out in real life. Ray Lewis plays on theRavens who
are played against the California Dreams in the Super Bowl.
This song also talks about how determined many athletes are to
succeed.This is why I picked “Heart of a Champion” by Nelly.
14. Rating
I gave Cover Up: Mystery at the Super Bowl a rating of
4 out of 5 stars
I really enjoyed the book. I found Don Meeker’s
screaming funny, and I enjoyed the story even
though it showed the bad side of football. I did
not like the way Mr. Meeker got away with
everything by intimidating or paying off people.
Overall, I would recommend this book to sports
fans.