The Best American Sports Writing, 1998
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Biographical notes (p. [392]-395).
Notable sports writing of 1997 (p. [396]-399).
Blonde and sand / Tony Hendra -- Asphalt legends / Rick Telander -- Bird-watching as a blood sport / David James Duncan -- Resurrecting the champ / J.R. Moehringer -- On planet Venus / Linda Robertson -- Cale registering on a hook / Robert Cole -- Over the hill, my ass! / Rick Telander -- My body, my weapon, my shame / Elwood Reid -- "Uno-- dos-- tres--urrrrggghhh!" / Tad Friend -- Golf's saving grace / David Finkel -- The Man. Amen / Charles P. Pierce -- The case against golf / Bruce McCall -- A big game / Charles P. Pierce -- The hustle / Tim Layden -- Far beyond a mere marathon / David Ferrell -- A delicate balance / Gary Smith -- Goofy golf / Thomas Korosec -- Tackling the competition / John Seabrook -- Coming of age on the 50-yard line / Robert Andrew Powell -- Fallen star "Goose" Ligon is looking for a miracle / Pat Forde -- Late Boomer / Tom Boswell -- The hit king / Scott Raab -- Kid Dynamite blows up / David Remnick -- Betrayal of trust / Johnette Howard ; Lester Munsion -- A man's appreciation for women athletes / Steve Marantz -- The soccer parents / Susan Sterling.
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SERIES
Best American series.
PUBLISHED
Boston, MA. : Houghton Mifflin Company ; 1998.
Year Published: 1998
Description: xvi, 399 p. : 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0395797640 :
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Littlefield, Bill.
Stout, Glenn.
SUBJECTS
Sports stories.
Sports literature.