Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-191) and index, pt.1. America's pastimes: Sports and life; lessons to be learned / Jeff Kemp -- Hitting the sweet spot / Stephen Lehman -- Out of their league / Jay Stuller -- An American sport revs up -- They got more than just game / Sara Hammel and Anna Mulrine -- Tennis racket / Patrick Hruby -- pt.2. Youth sports: Challenger baseball / Kerry Pianoforte -- As American as Volvos and Rovers / Bedra Galant -- Out of control / William Nack and Lester Muson -- Second impact syndrome; sports confront consequences of concussions / Jeffrey H. Tyler and Michael E. Nelson -- pt.3. College and semi-pro sports: Athletes in big-time college sport / Dave Meggyesy -- Backlash against Title IX; an end run around the female athletes / Andrew Zimbalist -- College athletes deserve some equity / Craig Greenlee -- Inside the NBA; springing a league / Jackie MacMullan and David Sabino -- Base hits; there are major-league benefits in the minors / Matthew J. Bernthal and Peter J. Graham -- pt.4. The good, the great, and the ugly: The greatest show on earth / Rick Reilly -- Touched by greatness / David Scott -- God bless Lance Armstrong / Heather Lende -- A season of shame / Mark Starr and Allison Samuels -- Boxing reformers should go for KO / Jack Newfield and Wallace Matthews -- pt.5. The business of sports: From Hearst to Stern; the shaping of an industry over a century / Rick Burton -- Goal lines, baselines, and bottom lines; can pro sports survive prosperity? / Robert Jabaily -- What price victory? Too much for most fans / Mark Dolliver -- The ultimate expansion / Eric M. Leifer -- Is it a stadium or a commercial? / Filip Bondy -- Going to extremes / Laura Petrecca -- pt.6. The Olympics: The Special Olympics; a tradition of excellence / Chris Privett -- "The athletes are the games" / Carl Lewis -- Women of the world / Cathy Harasta -- World strives to purify Olympic flame / Ilene R. Prusher, Ruth Walker ... [et al.] -- Drug scandal shines spotlight on image / Bruce Horovitz