America's sportswriter, John Feinstein, goes behind the scenes of golf's most famed event, the U.S. Open. June 2002 was the first time the Open was held at a public course. Golf's biggest names tell why it meant so much to so many.
A candid look at the NFL focuses on the Baltimore Ravens and reveals the lesser-known aspects of the professional league, from the dangerous conditions under which athletes train to the pressures faced by coaches and players.
Nine minor league baseball players, three pitchers, three position players, two managers, and an umpire share their stories of being in limbo, in a league where at any moment they could be called up-- or back-- to the majors.
Feinstein returns to the subjects of his first 10 books (from his celebrated sagas of college basketball seasons to insider tell-alls on pro tennis, golf, and the Army-Navy football rivalry). He recounts the most revealing encounters he's had as a sportswriter.
THE MASTERS ELEVATED TIGER WOODS TO A LEVEL OF FAME THAT PERHAPS NO ATHLETE OTHER THAN MUHAMMAD ALI HAS EVER ACHIEVED. ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST ORIGINAL VOICES TACKLES ONE OF TODAY'S MOST PROVOCATIVE PERSONALITIES.