| Description |
xx, 388 pages ; 21 cm |
| Series |
The best American series |
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Best American series.
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| Note |
"A Mariner original." |
| Summary |
Presents essays about sports chosen from magazines and newspapers on topics ranging from bullfighting to basketball, baseball, and boxing. |
| Contents |
The gangster in the huddle / Paul Solotaroff with Ron Borges -- The one-legged wrestler who conquered his sport, then left it behind / David Merrill -- When 772 pitches isn't enough / Chris Jones -- 20 minutes at Rucker Park / Flinder Boyd -- The case against high school sports / Amanda Ripley -- The choice / Patrick Hruby -- Manti Te'o's dead girlfriend, the most heartbeaking and inspirational story of the college football season, is a hoax / Timothy Burke and Jack Dickey -- The match maker / Don Van Natta, Jr. -- Tomato can blues / Mary Pilon -- The end and Don King / Jay Caspian Kang -- The last days of Stealhead Joe / Ian Frazier -- Elegy of a race car driver / Jeremy Markovich -- Serena the Great / Stephen Rodrick -- Li Na, China's tennis rebel / Brook Larmer -- You can only hope to contain them / Amanda Hess -- "Anybody who thinks this is porn or abuse doesn't know my family" / Eli Saslow -- The coach who exploded / Jonathan Mahler -- The art of speed / Ben McGrath -- The Manic Mountain / Nick Paumgarten -- Heart of sharkness / Bucky McMahon -- Mavericks / Alice Gregory -- The chaos of the dice / Raffi Khatchadourian -- Raider. QB crusher. Murderer? / Kathy Dobie -- The last man up / Christopher Solomon -- The marathon / Charles P. Pierce. |
| 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 |
McDougall, Christopher, 1962- editor.
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Solotaroff, Paul.
Gangster in the huddle.
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Merrill, David.
One-legged wrestler who conquered his sport, then left it behind.
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Jones, Chris.
When 772 pitches isn't enough.
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Boyd, Flinder.
20 minutes at Rucker Park.
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Ripley, Amanda.
Case against high school sports.
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Hruby, Patrick (Journalist).
Choice.
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Burke, Timothy.
Manti Te'o's dead girlfriend, the most heartbeaking and inspirational story of the college football season, is a hoax.
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Van Natta, Don, 1964-
Match maker.
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Pilon, Mary.
Tomato can blues.
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Kang, Jay Caspian, 1970-
End and Don King.
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| ISBN |
9780544147003 |
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0544147006 |
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