The marathon / Charles P. Pierce. 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.
Summary:
Presents essays about sports chosen from magazines and newspapers on topics ranging from bullfighting to basketball, baseball, and boxing.
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