For more than twenty-five years, The Best American Sports Writinghas built asolid reputation by showcasing the greatest sports journalism of theprevious year, culled from hundreds of national, regional, and specialtyprint and digital publications. Each year, the series editor and guest editor curate atrulyexceptional collection. The only shared traits among all these diverse styles, voices, and stories arethe extraordinarily high caliber of writing, andthepure passion they tap into that can only come from sports.