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VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Canadian novelist W.P. Kinsella, who blended magical realism and baseball in the book that became the smash hit film Field of Dreams, has died. He was 81.His literary agent Carolyn Swayze said in a statement that Kinsellas death on Friday in Hope, British Columbia was doctor-assisted. Details about his health were not disclosed. Assisted deaths became legal in Canada in June.In the 1982 novel Shoeless Joe, a farmer hears a voice telling him to build a baseball diamond in his corn fields. When he does, Shoeless Joe Jackson and other baseball players of yesteryear come to play. It became the blueprint for the 1989 Oscar-nominated movie, which starred Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones and Ray Liotta.Key turns of phrases in Kinsellas book -- If you build it, they will come and Go the distance -- have taken their place in literatures lexicon and among Hollywoods most memorable movie lines.Kinsella, a bona fide baseball junkie, loved the movie and said he had tears in his eyes when he first saw it.In 2011 the Canadian baseball Hall of Fame awarded him the Jack Graney Award for a significant contribution to the game of baseball in Canada.I wrote it 30 years ago, and the fact that people are still discovering it makes me proud. It looks like it will stand the test of time, Kinsella said at the time.Scott Crawford, director of operations at the Canadian hall, said he was saddened to learn of the authors death.His work has touched the lives of thousands of baseball fans across Canada and around the world, Crawford said in a statement. His most famous book was the classic `Shoeless Joe, which inspired one of my favorite movies, `Field of Dreams.Much of Kinsellas work touched on baseball. He published almost 30 books of fiction, non-fiction and poetry and won the Order of Canada, one of the countrys highest honors.William Patrick Kinsella was born in Edmonton, Alberta. His father John had played minor league baseball, and the young Kinsella fell for the game playing with friends on sandlots in Edmonton.He began writing as a child, winning a YMCA contest at age 14.Kinsella took writing courses at the University of Victoria in 1970, receiving his bachelor of arts in creative writing in 1974. In 1978 he earned a master of fine arts in English through the Iowa Writers Workshop at the University of Iowa.He had been an English professor at the University of Calgary.Vancouver Writers Festival founder Alma Lee said Kinsella was a private man with a passion for baseball.He was a dedicated story-teller, performer, curmudgeon, an irascible and difficult man, Swayze said in a statement. His fiction has made people laugh, cry, and think for decades and will do so for decades to come.Kinsella was married three times. He is survived by two daughters, who the literary agency says cared for him in his final years, and several grandchildren.Kinsella has asked there be no memorial service.----Gillies reported from Toronto. Benardrick McKinney Jersey . -- Charlie Graham stopped 67 shots as the Belleville Bulls edged the visiting Guelph Storm 6-5 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. 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Does today signal the start of a trophy-laden era for Melbourne City?Or will the FFA Cup final with Sydney FC be a false dawn for the cashed-up super club with a head office in Abu Dhabi?Like everyone else, goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen isnt sure which outcome awaits City in the clubs maiden decider.But he knows how a trophy can change the fate of a club.Sorensen saw the transformation of Manchester City first hand, albeit in unfortunate personal circumstances.The Danish gloveman was in goals for Stoke City for the 2011 FA Cup final, the first trophy won by Manchester City under the same ownership that now supports his Melbourne side.The English Premier League powerhouse-in-waiting claimed their first trophy in 35 years when Yaya Toure struck home for a 1-0 win in the Wembley sunshine.Sorensen was an immense performer, producing 13 saves.But the occasion was all about City, and Sorensen remembers the transformation the club took after that.It was a massive game for them. They were feeling the pressure as well, he said.They were expected to win the final against us but it was a close game.They won the league the year after and the rest is history. Now theyre a top cluub and expected to win every year.ddddddddddddThats what we want to do here to but we need to get over the line (against Sydney FC).The 40-year-old said only victory at AAMI Park would suffice for the ambitious club.You can talk about it but at the end of the day youve got to win ... coming close all the time, that doesnt really move you anywhere, he said.Weve got the whole setup, the plans are in place.Weve got a good enough squad.Youve got to create that winning mentality, that winning culture, and the only way to do that is by winning trophies.Sorensen is far from guaranteed to play in the final, given coach John van t Schips recent preference for Dean Bouzanis in goal.But he hopes his big game experience might give him the edge when the Dutchman makes the call on his preferred gloveman.I think we all want to be in the Cup final. 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