I've already got my sports camera (my new Canon t4i). But, I found this interesting article on HubPages about choosing a digital camera for photographing sports. Thought I'd share the article with a few tips here in case anyone else is in the process of shopping...
Click through and read the original article for details, but here's the quick version.
High ISO. You need a high ISO setting if you're going to shoot indoor or night sports; no two ways about it. You need to be able to jack up the shutter speed with limited light, and that means 6400 or 12800 ISO. Anything less and you'll be disappointed.
Continuous Shooting Frame Rate. When you're trying to catch the peak moment of action in a quick moving sports environment, you'll need to shoot in continuous mode. Taking a few frames in quick succession gives you a better chance at picking the perfect moment. And being able to shoot more frames in a second means you get more choices. 3.5 FPS or so is eh. 5.0 fps is pretty good. 7 to 8 FPS is awesome.
Autofocus Performance. Finally, you need to be able to autofocus quickly. This means better autofocus points, and a better ability for the camera to determine when the image is in focus. If the action is moving quickly, you'll need to quickly refocus as the players move. If you've got to wait all day for that to happen, then you'll miss the action.
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