Xmas time--BASW '07 stories

Folks,

Here they are, with as many links as I could find via Google.

Best,

Mike


Table of Contents:
Foreword xi
Introduction by David Maraniss xvii

Larry Brown. The White Coon 1
from Field & Stream
http://www.st0ries.com/?p=246

Derek Zumsteg. Bugs Bunny, Greatest Banned Player Ever 7
from USS Mariner.com
http://www.ussmariner.com/2006/03/12/bugs-bunny-greatest-banned-player-ever/

Oscar Casares. Ready for Some Fútbol? 22
from Texas Monthly
http://www.texasmonthly.com/preview/2006-11-01/casares
(just an excerpt)

Chris Ballard. The Game of the Year 28
from Sports Illustrated

Dave Hyde. Filling in the Pieces of Jake Scott 42
from The South Florida Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-spjakescott19nov19,0,3570478.story

Wright Thompson. Fading Away 54
from ESPN.com
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=mcgwire

John Klima. Deal of the Century 63
from The (Torrance, California) Daily Breeze

William C. Rhoden. An Unknown Filly Dies, and the Crowd Just Shrugs 81
from The New York Times
http://www.all-creatures.org/adow/art-20060525.html

Jeff MacGregor. Let Us Now Raze Famous Men 84
from Sports Illustrated

Sally Jenkins. Only Medal for Bode Is Fool’s Gold 104
from The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/25/AR2006022501546.html

Daniel Coyle. That Which Does Not Kill Me Makes Me Stranger 107
from The New York Times Play Magazine
http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:HvirBbTR9-AJ:www.birthdaychallenge.com/news/news.html+Daniel+Coyle+That+Which+Does+Not+Kill+Me+Makes+Me+Stranger&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=6&gl=us&ie=UTF-8
(page down to read story)

Mimi Swartz. Polite When in Neutral 120
from The New York Times Play Magazine
http://vegasmike.multiply.com/journal/item/973

Ian Frazier. Snook 131
from The New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/10/30/061030fa_fact_frazier
(it's just the article's abstract)

William Finnegan. Blank Monday 144
from The New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/08/21/060821fa_fact_finnegan
(again, just the abstract)

Michael Lewis. What Keeps Bill Parcells Awake at Night 159
from The New York Times Play Magazine
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/29/sports/playmagazine/1029play_parcells.html?ei=5088&en=cd475c257228379a&ex=1319778000&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

Robert Huber. The Madness of John Chaney 181
from Philadelphia Magazine
http://www.phillymag.com/articles/the_madness_of_john_chaney/

Michael Wilbon. The Real Deal in So Many Ways 192
from The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/29/AR2006102901012.html

Bob Hohler. $neaker War 196
from The Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/articles/2006/07/23/36neaker_war/

Sara Corbett. Baseball for Life 225
from The New York Times Play Magazine

Eli Saslow. A New Game Plan 240
from The Washington Post Magazine
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/25/AR2006102501523.html

Eric Neel. The Saturday Game 261
from ESPN.com
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=saturdaygame

Bryan Smith. Playing 4 Keeps 282
from Chicago Magazine

L. Jon Wertheim. The Ultimate Assist 293
from SI.com

Bruce Wallace. In Iraq, Soccer Field Is No Longer a Refuge 304
from The Los Angeles Times
http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:R3yus6C2bZ0J:downthisvideo.com/tag/feher+%22Bruce+Wallace%22+and+%22In+Iraq,+Soccer+Field+Is+No+Longer+a+Refuge+%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&ie=UTF-8
(page down to read story)

Steve Friedman. A Moment of Silence 309
from Runner’s World
http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-243-297--10017-0,00.html

John Brant. Team Hoyt Starts Again 322
from Runner’s World
http://www.runnersworld.com/events/boston06/Mag_hoyt.html

Paul Cullum. The Big Show by Little People 337
from The Los Angeles Times Magazine
http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/magazine/la-tm-losmatadoritos23jun04,1,3816371.story?coll=la-headlines-magazine

Bill Buford. Talking Turkey 346
from The New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/11/20/061120fa_fact_buford
(abstract)

Contributors’ Notes 359
Notable Sports Writing of 2006 365

 

Nothing from the Dwarf or Loopy and Rhoden's story has nothing to do with race (wasn't a bad read, actually. Depressing, but solid)... might have to buy this after all...

 

The Saslow story gave me chills. It's outstanding.

 

Hasn't some variation of the "bugs bunny = greatest player ever" story been floating around teh internets for years now?

 

I read "The White Coon" shortly after my Field & Stream hit my mailbox.
Very sad story.

 

Thanks, Mike ... Interesting list.

 

Yes, Bristol, interesting list, but it's a waste of space to run it back like that.

 

Is there anywhere to find TOC for other Best American books?

 

How is the DFW piece on Federer not in here?

 

Amen, JMac...I'll never forget reading that story in Communications 415: Media Law. I sat in my cramped seat, bawling, at something that wasn't really all that sad. But the pure emotion of the damn article just floored me. Damn.

And the Saslow story is indeed amazing...

 

Agree whole-heartedly on the Scott story. If I were a teacher, I'd bring it to my class to provide examples of three things: scene-setting, flow, persistence. That must've been a damn tough story to get, and he wrote it beautifully.