An anthology of top-selected sports writing from the past year is culled from hundreds of national, regional, and specialty publications as well as a variety of leading sports blogs.
Formatted Contents Note: William Perry / Rick Telander -- Barry Switzer laughs last / Pat Jordan -- A wonderful life / Dave Sheninin -- The outsized life of Muhammad Ali / David Remnick -- The spirit of a legend / Kurt Streeter -- 26.2 to life / Jesse Katz -- Lost in America / Luke Cyphers and Teri Thompson -- The away team / Alexis Okeowo -- Too fast to be female / Ruth Padawer -- The longest run / S. L. Price -- Why Steve Kerr sees life beyond the court / John Branch -- Four years student-athlete / Patrick Hruby -- Kaepernick is asking for justice, not peace / Bomani Jones -- Andrew Cuomo would have blacklisted Muhammad Ali / Dave Zirin -- Some very dirty trick / John Colapinto -- Welcome to the big time / Don Van Natta Jr. -- Hooked for life / George Dohrmann -- The most successful female Everest climber of all time is a housekeeper in Hartford, Connecticut / Grayson Schaffer -- (Long) gone girl / Jon Billman -- The secret history of Tiger Woods / Wright Thompson -- Today, her whole life is a free skate / Terrence McCoy -- The shooter and the saint / Sean Flynn -- Sucker punch / Tim Elfrink -- Why one woman pretended to be a high-school cheerleader / Jeff Maysh -- Hit man / Dan Barry -- Serena Williams, Andy Murray and a political Wimbledon / Louisa Thomas -- Almost there / Roger Angell.