The Year's Best Sports Writing 2021.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stout, Glenn.

Contributor:

Stout, Glenn, Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports.

Sports journalism.

Sports literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (380 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Triumph Books, 2021.

Summary:

A must-read collection featuring the best in sports journalism Glenn Stout, founding editor of the Best American Sports Writing, has curated an essential anthology showcasing incredible feats and diverse perspectives across the world of sports. Selected from a wide range of newspapers, magazines, and digital publications during the previous year, these stories capture enduring moments while celebrating the craft of writing at its most sublime. This extraordinary collection reveals the fascinating stories behind the sports we love, the competitors who push their boundaries, and the cultures they are ultimately embedded in.

Contents:

Front Cover

Title Page

Half Title

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

Walk, Run or Wheelbarrow-Allison Glock From espnW

What Happens When Two Strangers Trust the Rides of Their Lives to the Magic of the Universe-Kim Cross From Bicycling

Pre-Game Interview-Jay Martel From The New Yorker

The Ramshackle Garden of Affection-Ross Gay and Noah Davis From The Sun

The Inheritance of Archie Manning-Wright Thompson From Espn

"There Might Be a Family Secret"-Jayson Stark From The Athletic

This Woman Surfed the Biggest Wave of the Year-Maggie Mertens From The Atlantic

Hook Shot Charlie Is Spreading Hope Throughout Charlotte. If You Want Some of It, Just Try The Hook-Michael Graff From Axios Charlotte

The Most Magical Place on Earth-Taylor Rooks From GQ

Is College Football Making the Pandemic Worse?-Louisa Thomas From The New Yorker

The Confederate Flag Is Finally Gone at NASCAR Races, and I Won't Miss It for a Second-Ryan Mcgee From Espn

Twelve Minutes and a Life-Mitchell S. Jackson From Runner's World

Kobe Always Showed His Work. So We Have to in Remembering Him, Too-Brian Phillips From The Ringer

How Kobe Bryant's Death Brought Bobby McIlvaine-an Athlete, a Scholar, the Friend I Should've Known Better-Back to Life-Mike Sielski From The Philadelphia Inquirer

Andrew Giuliani, Official Sports Guy of the White House, Sees a Score in Big Ten's Return-Kent Babb From The Washington Post

Baseball's Fight to Reclaim Its Soul-Tom Verducci From Sports Illustrated

Inside the Rise of MLB's Ivy League Culture: Stunning Numbers and a Question of What's Next-Joon Lee From Espn

Shades of Grey-Ashley Stimpson From Longreads

A Nameless Hiker and the Case the Internet Can't Crack-Nicholas Thompson From Wired

The Master Thief-Zeke Faux From Bloomberg Businessweek.

The Bout-Cary Clack From Truly*Adventurous

The Bubble of a Dream-Peter Bromka From Medium

Out There: On Not Finishing-Devin Kelly From Longreads

Fifty Years After Its Unfathomable Loss, Marshall Spends Another Nov. 14 with Pain and Memories-Chuck Culpepper From The Washington Post

Their Son's Heart Saved His Life. So He Rode 1,426 Miles to Meet Them-A.C. Shilton From Bicycling

Advisory Board

Notable Sports Writing of 2020.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-64125-709-1

OCLC:

1283850405