Sportswriting: The Lively Game

Acknowledgments.

Part One: The Kickoff.

1. The Writer’s Arena.

2. What You Owe Your Readers.

Part Two: Our Blocking and Tackling: Strong Reporting.

3. Reporting the Key Elements.

4. Reporting the Wider Picture.

Part Three: Making the Writer’s Muse Move.

5. Writing It Straight.

6. Taking Readers Beyond the Score.

Part Four: Covering the Majors.

7. Covering Football: A Case Study.

8. Covering Baseball.

9. Covering Basketball.

Part Five: Covering the Others.

10. The Wider World of Sports.

Part Six: Columns: The Winner’s Circle in Sportswriting.

11. Writing Game Columns.

12. In This Corner.

Addendum.

Name Index.

Subject Index.