william-nack - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

R.I.P. Rubin CarterRubin Carter died yesterday. Here's Bill Nack's 1992 SI profile:...

Still Diggin': 13 Memorable BASW StoriesAnd just cause, here's a baker's dozen of my favorite BASW stories over the years:...
A Name on the Wall
Bill Nack's fine 2001 SI story:...
Searching for Bobby Fischer
In the mid-1980s, Bill Nack went searching for the chess master and recluse Bobby Fischer. He wrote about his experience for Sports Illustrated:...
The Heart of the Matter
Over at The Neiman Storyboard, Don Van Natta Jr. explains why Bill Nack's beautiful story, "Pure Gold" is so damn good. ...
Stories That Don't Suck: The Kentucky Derby Is Faulkneresque, Heartbreaking And, As Always, Decadent And Depraved
Every week, Tommy will excerpt a handful of stories - old and new, sports and otherwise, relevant and merely sublime - that he urges you to read for one reason or another. Today, I'm filling in. Still, send suggestions: [email protected]....
Chad Johnson: The New Barbaro?
How far has horse racing sunk? Far enough that sport's biggest event of the day isn't at Belmont, but at River Downs in Cincinnati....
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