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Glimpses of Gustatory Gladiators

When Joey Chestnut made competitive-eating, nay, sports history, Gelf was there with camera and notepad.

Sports

Baseball's Conservative Revolutionary

Branch Rickey was a staunch political conservative who had already transformed baseball before his famous signing of Jackie Robinson. Rickey's biographer talks to Gelf about the great executive's legacy.

Sports

The Power of Live Sports

In a new book, 100 sports figures and famous sports fans share their five most memorable moments of fandom. The author talks to Gelf about the joy of being there.

Sports

'A Poor Team With a Truly Brilliant Visionary'

Author John Heidenry on how Branch Rickey turned his cast of exploited, colorful ballplayers into a juggernaut.

Sports

An Interview with the Sports Guy

Bill Simmons won't answer our questions. So we're answering his.

Sports

Bane of Cheerleaders, Champion of the Little Guys

An interview with Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly, who says, 'I love writing about great, heroic deeds from small people.'

Sports

Building the Bobby Martin Brand

Born legless, Bobby Martin made headlines as a productive high-school football player. Now that he's out of school—and out of the limelight—Martin tells Gelf how he plans to extend his 15 minutes.

Books

Born a Gambling Man

Donald G. Evans has parlayed his one-time sports-betting addiction into a debut novel about a man named Chance and his gambling follies.

Books

One Sports Fan's Dream Year

Jim Gorant soaked in the fan experience at 10 events, including Wimbledon, the Kentucky Derby, and the Super Bowl. Then he got paid to write about it.

Books

An Irish Hoops Odyssey

Rus Bradburd, the former UTEP assistant and Tim Hardaway's one-time mentor, learned about Irish fiddling, Gaelic football, and the proper pour of a Guinness in his tour of duty as coach of the Tralee Tigers.

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