The Best American Sports Writing - by Michael Wilbon & Glenn Stout (Paperback)

About the Book

The Best American Sports Writing brings together the finest writing on sports to appear in the past year. Culled from over 350 publications, this collection captures the world of sports in all its drama, humanity, and excitement.

Book Synopsis

The Best American Series(R)

First, Best, and Best-Selling

The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected -- and most popular -- of its kind.

The Best American Sports Writing 2012 includes

PAUL SOLOTAROFF JEANNE MARIE LASKAS WELLS TOWER WRIGHT THOMPSON S. L. PRICE DAVE SHEININ JON MOOALLEM and others

This collection, guest edited by Michael Wilbon, goes beyond the headlines to deliver:

• Investigative Reporting: Hard-hitting pieces from top publications that uncover the truth behind the games, including the life and death of a hockey enforcer.
• CTE and Concussions in Sports: A critical look at the price of football, exploring the devastating effects of head trauma on NFL players like Dave Duerson and Fred McNeill.
• Unforgettable Athlete Profiles: In-depth portraits of sports icons, from the rise of prodigy Bryce Harper to the tragic fall of NBA star Allen Iverson.
• Surprising Sports Histories: Go beyond the box score with fascinating stories you've never heard, like the mysterious origins of the high five.

From the Back Cover

The Best American Series(r)
First, Best, and Best-Selling
The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country s finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume s series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected and most popular of its kind.
The Best American Sports Writing 2012 includes
PAUL SOLOTAROFF JEANNE MARIE LASKAS WELLS TOWER WRIGHT THOMPSON S. L. PRICE DAVE SHEININ JON MOOALLEM and others
[insert author photo] Michael Wilbon, editor, is one of the nation s most respected sports journalists and an industry pioneer: he is one of the first sportswriters to broaden his career beyond newspapers to include television, radio, and new media. A cohost of ESPN s Pardon the Interruption and a NBA studio analyst for ABC and ESPN, Wilbon left the Washington Post in December 2010 after thirty-one years to assume an expanded role as a columnist for ESPN.com and ESPNChicago.com.

Look for the other best-selling titles in the Best American series:
THE BEST AMERICAN COMICS
THE BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS
THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES
THE BEST AMERICAN NONREQUIRED READING
THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE AND NATURE WRITING
THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES
THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING

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