Table of Contents
Foreword Glenn Stout xi
Introduction Christopher McDougall xvii
The Gangster in the Huddle Paul Solotaroff Ron Borges. 1
The One-Legged Wrestler Who Conquered His Sport, Then Left It Behind David Merrill. 19
When 772 Pitches Isn't Enough Chris Jones. 36
20 Minutes at Rucker Park Flinder Boyd. 50
The Case Against High School Sports Amanda Ripley. 67
The Choice Patrick Hruby. 79
Manti Te'o's Dead Girlfriend, the Most Heartbreaking and Inspirational Story of the College Football Season, Is a Hoax Timothy Burke Jack Dickey. 100
The Match Maker Don Van Natta Jr. 112
Tomato Can Blues Mary Pilon. 132
The End and Don King Jay Caspian Kang. 146
The Last Days of Stealhead Joe Ian Frazier. 162
Elegy of a Race Car Driver Jeremy Markovich. 180
Serena the Great Stephen Rodrick 198
Li Na, China's Tennis Rebel Brook Larmer. 210
You Can Only Hope to Contain Them Amanda Hess. 223
"Anybody Who Thinks This Is Porn or Abuse Doesn't Know My Family" Eli Saslow. 230
The Coach Who Exploded Jonathan Mahler. 242
The Art of Speed Ben McGrath. 259
The Manic Mountain Nick Paumgarten. 279
Heart of Sharkness Bucky McMahon. 300
Mavericks Alice Gregory. 312
The Chaos of the Dice Raffi Khatchadourian. 322
Raider, QB Crusher, Murderer? Kathy Dobie. 337
The Last Man Up Christopher Solomon. 356
The Marathon Charles P. Pierce. 373
Contributors' Notes 381
Notable Sports Writing of 2013 385
