Ebook: The best American sports writing. 2016

Foreword / Glenn Stout -- Introduction / Rick Telander -- It's only a few words, but it's motivation from Lynch / Matt Calkins -- Follow the white ball / Sam Knight -- Revenge of the Nerds / Chris Ballard -- Spun / Steve Friedman -- The king of tides / Kim Cross -- "Why him, why me?" / Eli Saslow -- Her decision, their life / Eric Moskowitz -- Board in the Florida suburbs / Chris Wiewiora -- Learn to dunk / Michael McKnight -- Going home / Chris van Leuven -- Zilong Wang and the cosmic tale of the white dragon horse and the karmic moonbeams of destiny that restored all faith in humanity / John Brant -- A long walk's end / William Browning -- The high life and fast times of Jim Dent / Michael J. Mooney -- Smack epidemic / L. Jon Wertheim and Ken Rodriguez -- The most dangerous man in football / Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada -- Meet Mago, former heavyweight / Dan Berry -- He's the last boxer to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr., and he so regrets it / Sam Borden -- Stopping the fight / Brett Popplewell -- A woman fell from a stadium / Michael Rosenberg -- Hold on, boys / John Branch -- American hustle / Alexandra Starr -- Ruck and roll / Steve Rushin -- There's somebody ruthless on the way / Chris Jones -- The greatest hitter who ever lived on / Wright Thompson -- The Patriot way / Don van Natta Jr. and Seth Wickersham -- Rotten ice / Gretel Ehrlich -- About winning / Henley O'Brien.;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.