The Best American Sports Writing 2000

As its tenth birthday approaches THE BEST AMERICAN SPORTS WRITING is at the top of its game. In the past decade it has been hailed as a must for any sports fan and a venerable institution and has showcased promising new talents along with Pulitzer Prize winners such as David Halberstam Richard Ford and John McPhee. With the 2000 edition best-selling author and Emmy Awardwinning sports journalist Dick Schaap continues this tradition of excellence by bringing together the finest sports writing to appear in the past year. These pieces will delight fans of all athletic endeavors from football to fishing from basketball to birdwatching. From more than 350 publications Schaap has chosen essays that reach beyond the scores to the people and emotions behind the game.