| Description |
xix, 361 pages ; 21 cm |
| Series |
The best American series |
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Best American series.
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| Contents |
Foreword / [Glenn Stout] -- Introduction / [Michael Wilbon] -- The phenomenal son / Dave Sheinin -- Why you should care about cricket / Wright Thompson -- Allen Iverson: fallen star / Robert Huber -- Bad nights in the NFL / Thomas Lake -- Punched out: the life and death of a hockey enforcer / John Branch -- The ferocious life and tragic death of a Super Bowl Star / Paul Solotaroff with Rick Telander -- The People v. Football / Jeanne Marie Laskas -- The heart of football beats in Aliquippa / S. L. Price -- Frank's story / John Brant -- Fixing Diane's brain / Bill Donahue -- He do what he do / Michael Mooney -- The forgotten hero / Tim Layden -- The two-fisted, one-eyed misadventures of sportswriting's last badass / Alex Belth -- Something went very wrong at Toomer's Corner / Tommy Tomlinson -- The shame of college sports / Taylor Branch -- Staring down history / S.L. Price -- Boy genius / Jeré Longman -- Queen of the D-League / Ben McGrath -- Welcome to the Far Eastern Conference / Wells Tower -- The history (and mystery) of the high five / Jon Mooallem -- Contributor's notes -- Notable sports wriiting of 2011. |
| Subject |
Sports literature -- United States.
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Sports -- United States.
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Sports journalism -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Wilbon, Michael. Editor.
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Stout, Glenn, 1958- Editor.
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| ISBN |
9780547336978 |
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0547336977 |
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