The best American sports writing 2002 / edited and with an introduction by Rick Reilly ; Glenn Stout, series editor.

Her blue haven / Bill Plaschke -- Almost a hero / Frank Deford -- The Cuban Ali / Eugene Robinson -- Backyard bloodbath / Bob Norman -- "Please let me die" / Juliet Macur -- A name on the wall / Willian Nack -- Joe's gift / Mark Kram, Jr.-- Blind to failure / Karl Taro Greenfeld -- Transition game / Michael Leahy -- Recalling her brother's bravest hour / Mike Lupica -- Nightmare is real for mourners / Mike Bianchi -- Last call / Gene Wojciechowski -- Seeing the light / Adam Schefter -- Making their points / Rick Telander -- No angst in all-star Ichio / Art Thiel -- Don't go all rashed about this / Scott Ostler -- We all have some inner Daly, but most of us suppress it / Steve Hummer -- Cold comfort / Steve Rushin -- Big night in Bithlo / Dan Neil -- Detour / Dan Le Batard -- Flesh and blood / Peter Richmond -- Higher education / Gary Smith -- Near death in the afternoon / Elizabeth Gilbert -- Blood sport / Tom Scocca -- "It's gonna suck to be you" / Steve Friedman -- The killing of Alydar / Skip Hollandsworth -- Giants' 1951 comeback wasn't all it seemed / Joshua Harris Prager -- The enlightened man / Jeanne Marie Laskas.