sportswriters

More than 130 sportswriters talk about their glamorous profession.

Looks at the life and career of American newspaper columnist Mike Lupica.

"An account--part autobiography, part sports history--of a young New York sportswriter sent out to cover his favorite team, the New York Knicks, during the social unrest of the 1960s and 70s"--Provided by publisher.

Roger Angell recounts the experiences he had growing up in Prohibition-era New York with his father, mother, Katharine White, one of the founding editors of "The New Yorker", and his famous stepfather, writer E.B. White.

Personal accounts help demonstrate why Americans are obsessed with sports and discuss why some men have to give up their dreams of stardom and how they deal with that loss.

Sportswriter Stefan Fatsis describes the three months he spent on the Denver Bronco's professional football team, and details his months of training, the strenuous team practices, and player interactions.