Foreword

Introduction by Michael Wilbon

DAVE SHEININ. The Phenomenal Son
from the Washington Post Magazine

WRIGHT THOMPSON. In Tendulkar Country
from ESPN.com

ROBERT HUBER. Allen Iverson: Fallen Star
from Philadelphia

THOMAS LAKE. Bad Nights in the NFL
from Sports Illustrated

JOHN BRANCH. Punched Out: The Life and Death of a Hockey Enforcer
from The New York Times

PAUL SOLOTAROFF with RICK TELANDER. The Ferocious Life and Tragic Death of a Super Bowl Star
from Men’s Journal

JEANNE MARIE LASKAS. The People v. Football
from GQ

S.ºL. PRICE. The Heart of Football Beats in Aliquippa
from Sports Illustrated

JOHN BRANT. Frank’s Story
from Runner’s World

BILL DONAHUE. Fixing Diane’s Brain
from Runner’s World

MICHAEL MOONEY. He Do What He Do
from D Magazine

TIM LAYDEN. The Forgotten Hero
from Sports Illustrated

ALEX BELTH. The Two-Fisted, One-Eyed Misadventures of Sportswriting’s Last Badass
from Deadspin.com

TOMMY TOMLINSON. Something Went Very Wrong at Toomer’s Corner
from Sports Illustrated

TAYLOR BRANCH. The Shame of College Sports
from The Atlantic

S.ºL. PRICE. Staring Down History
from Sports Illustrated

JERE LONGMAN. Boy Genius
from the New York Times

BEN McGRATH. Queen of the D-League
from The New Yorker

WELLS TOWER. Welcome to the Far Eastern Conference
from GQ

JON MOOALLEM. The History (and Mystery) of the High Five
from ESPN: The Magazine

Contributors’ Notes

Notable Sports Writing of 2012