Не далее как на этоим самом форуме я и toast2 регулярно занимаемся боксом по переписке на темы типа "как правильно переводить Limited Partnership". Я как заядлый буквалист настаиваю на "ограниченное партнерство", toast2 как заядлый легалист напирает на "коммандитное товарищество". При этом toast2 молчит, аки рыба об лед, когда речь заходит обо всякой не существующей на родной Родине (и не описанной в отечественном Гражданском кодексе) экзотике типа Master Limited Partnership...

А насчет спортивной журналистики... Есть дико крутая тема: использование бейсбольной лексики в деловой речи -- "home run", "batting average", "designated pitcher", "strikeout" и прочая и прочая...

> Интересный вариант с бейсбольной лексикой,
> только я что-то сомневаюсь, что смогу найти
> нужное количество деловых текстов с примерами
> бейсбольной лексики.

А Вы не сомневайтесь, а погуглите по ключам investments плюс бейсбольный термин. :)

Тема хороша еще и тем, что половину дипломной работы можно заполнить простым описанием правил игры в бейсбол. :)

или использование ее же применительно к романтическим отношениям, dating game, и прочему ухОжерству
(ко всему выше сразу добавить first base/second base/third base, three strikes you are out, и т.д.)

тоже как вариант ;)

судью на мыло

Clichés are expressions or sayings that have become so overused that they have lost some of their original impact. In football, clichés are used quite a lot and they are often associated with the emotional aspect of the game. Sometimes the meaning is clear or extremely obvious, e.g. football is a game of two halves but more often than not the original meaning of a cliché is often difficult to understand. Why, for example, are parrots sick? How can a player give 110% when 100% surely is the maximum? And why does a victory send players and managers over the moon?

Many feel that the overuse of clichés demonstrates the fact that football players, managers, fans, commentators and pundits have a poor vocabulary and are lacking in imagination. However, clichés form part of the football discourse and though there is often no logical explanation to their meaning, they do provide some colour and humour for the football world.

You will often hear football clichés in interviews with players before and after a match, as well as from TV match commentators and experts. Former manager Ron Atkinson famously introduced new expressions to the game such as ‘early doors‘, while British commentator Clive Tyldesley never seems to tire of referring to Manchester United’s 1999 Champions League win as ‘that night in Barcelona‘, among others.

http://www.sportsfeelgoodstories.com/sport-quotes/sports-team-slogans/hockey-slogans/
таких можно полно найти по многим видам спорта.

А по бейсболу могу добавить одно из своих любимых:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogi_Berra#Quotations

As a general comment on baseball: "Baseball is 90% mental, the other half is physical.
On why he no longer went to Ruggeri's, a St. Louis restaurant: "Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded."
"It ain't over 'til it's over." In July 1973, Berra's Mets trailed the Chicago Cubs by 9½ games in the National League East. The Mets rallied to win the division title on the final day of the season.
When giving directions to Joe Garagiola to his New Jersey home, which is accessible by two routes: "When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
On being the guest of honor at an awards banquet: "Thank you for making this day necessary."
"It's déjà vu all over again". Berra explained that this quote originated when he witnessed Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris repeatedly hit back-to-back home runs in the Yankees' seasons in the early 1960s.
"You can observe a lot by watching."
"Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't go to yours."