Overview
A must-read collection featuring the best in sports journalism
J.A. Adande, ESPN personality and Director of Sports Journalism at Northwestern University#&39;s Medill School of Journalism, has curated an essential anthology showcasing incredible feats and diverse perspectives across the world of sports.
Selected from a wide range of newspapers, magazines, and digital publications during the previous year, these stories capture enduring moments while celebrating the craft of writing at its most sublime.
This extraordinary collection reveals the fascinating stories behind the sports we love, the competitors who push their boundaries, and the cultures they are ultimately embedded in.
Author Biography
J.A. Adande is the director of sports journalism at Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. He is also the graduate journalism Sports Media Specialization leader. Adande has worked in sports media for over two and a half decades, including multiple roles at ESPN and 10 years as a sports columnist at the Los Angeles Times, in addition to jobs at The Washington Post and Chicago Sun-Times. He has covered a broad array of sports and events, including 20 NBA Finals, Super Bowls, the World Series, the Stanley Cup finals, the Olympics, the World Cup, Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, and the Masters. He continues to appear on ESPN’s Around The Horn, where he has been a panelist since the show’s beginning in 2002.
Glenn Stout served as an editor for the Best American Sports Writing series for 30 years. He is the author of several books including The Young Woman and the Sea, Fenway 1912, and Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid.
Press Releases
Triumph Books Announces the 2022 Selections for the Annual Series “The Year’s Best Sports Writing”
Edited by J.A. Adande
Contact: Bill Ames, Triumph Books, 312-676-4256, b.ames@triumphbooks.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Triumph Books, the leader in sports publishing, is thrilled to announce selections for The Year’s Best Sports Writing 2022, set to be released on October 4, 2022.
J.A. Adande, ESPN personality and Director of Sports Journalism at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, has curated an essential anthology showcasing incredible feats and diverse perspectives across the world of sports. Selected from a wide range of newspapers, magazines, and digital publications during the previous year, these stories capture enduring moments while celebrating the craft of writing at its most sublime. This extraordinary collection reveals the fascinating stories behind the sports we love, the competitors who push their boundaries, and the cultures they are ultimately embedded in.
“Triumph Books is privileged to publish the definitive annual best sports writing collection,” said Triumph Books publisher Noah Amstadter. “One of the most respected writers in America for decades, J.A. Adande is shaping the future of sports journalism in his current position at Northwestern University. He was the perfect person to edit our 2022 edition of The Year’s Best Sports Writing.”
A must-read collection featuring the best in sports journalism, here are this year’s selections for The Year’s Best Sports Writing 2022:
- “The Kentucky Derby of My Childhood Was a Fantasy. Now It Feels Raw, and Real” by Jerry Brewer. First published in The Washington Post, May 1, 2021.
- “Stephen Curry Is Not the MVP—He’s Something Much More” by Marcus Thompson II. First published in The Athletic, April 20, 2021.
- “Badwater Ultramarathon: What I Lost and Found During 135 Miles of the World’s Most Impossible Run” by Kelaine Conochan. First published in ESPN, November 26, 2021.
- “I Flew to Texas to Watch Bull Riding on an Aircraft Carrier During COVID” by Matt Crossman. First published in Experience, January 6, 2021.
- “Simone Biles Chose Herself ” by Camonghne Felix. First published in The Cut, September 27, 2021.
- “The Depths She’ll Reach” by Xan Rice. First published in Long Lead, November 18, 2021.
- “Let Us Appreciate the Grace and Uncommon Decency of Henry Aaron” by Howard Bryant. First published in ESPN, January 23, 2021.
- “Felipe Ruiz Took the Ride of His Life Working as Tommy Lasorda’s Assistant” by Bill Plaschke. First published in the Los Angeles Times, February 1, 2021.
- “Living Nonbinary in a Binary Sports World” by Frankie de la Cretaz - Reprinted courtesy of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED. First published in Sports Illustrated April 16, 2021.
- “Say You Wandered into Kansas vs. Texas Not Long After Halftime. Man, Did You Luck Out.” by Chuck Culpepper. First published in The Washington Post, November 14, 2021.
- “Super League Rage, Ronaldo Mania and the Fight for the Soul of Manchester United” by Wright Thompson. First published in ESPN, September 16, 2021.
- “‘Got Back to My Roots’: Nia Dennis and the Groundbreaking Genius of #BlackExcellence” by Thuc Nhi Nguyen. First published in the Los Angeles Times, February 12, 2021.
- “Paspalum Shadows” by Andrew Lawrence. First published in The Golfer’s Journal, May 16, 2021.
- “Rosalie Fish Wants to Be the Face of Change” by Mirin Fader. First published in The Ringer, July 23, 2021.
- “Courtney’s Story” by Diana Moskovitz. First published in Defector, September 13, 2021.
- “What It Was Like to Watch Naomi Osaka Up Close During Her Vexing 2021 US Open” by Kevin Van Valkenburg. First published in ESPN, September 4, 2021.
- “Beneath 9/11’s Terrible Smoke, a Flash of Gold” by Sally Jenkins. First published in The Washington Post, September 11, 2021.
- “‘Things Are Going to Be Different Now’” by Shaker Samman First published in Sports Illustrated, September 10, 2021.
- “In Mavericks’ Dream Surf Season, 51-Year-Old Peter Mel Making Big-Wave History” by Bruce Jenkins. First published in the San Francisco Chronicle, January 17, 2021.
- “Canelo Álvarez and the Mystical Man Behind His Quest for Immortality” by Roberto José Andrade Franco. First published in ESPN, November 5, 2021.
- “The Luckiest Two Women in the WNBA” by Mike Piellucci. First published in D Magazine, September 23, 2021.
- “How a Gymnast Who Lost a Friend in the Parkland Mass School Shooting Came to Iowa and Found Ways to Heal” by Mark Emmert. First published in The Des Moines Register and Iowa City Press-Citizen, March 10, 2021.
- “Charlotte’s First and Forgotten Sports Star: Life, Death and His Season in the Sun” by Scott Fowler. First published in the Charlotte Observer, December 6, 2021.
- “The Resurgent Appeal of Guinness World Records” by Tove K. Danovich. First published in The Ringer, July 20, 2021.
- “Can a Boxer Return to the Ring After Killing?” by Jacob Stern. First published in The Atlantic, November 18, 2021.
- “I’ve Covered Nine Olympics. Nothing Prepared Me for Seeing My Daughter Win a Medal” by Pat Forde. First published in Sports Illustrated, August 5, 2021.
- “‘His Name is Sang. He Is a Pitcher.’ A Family’s American Dream, Their Unbearable Loss” by Stephen J. Nesbitt. First published in The Athletic, September 22, 2021.
- “Why Giannis Antetokounmpo Chose the Path of Most Resistance” by Zach Baron. First published in GQ, November 16, 2021.
The Year’s Best Sports Writing 2022 will be released on Tuesday, October 4, and review copies are available upon request. More information on the book can be found at https://www.TriumphBooks.com/YBSW22.
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