| Foreword | p. 5 |
| Introduction | p. 7 |
| Rants | |
| "The Swooshification of the World" (February 24, 1997) | p. 13 |
| "Sis! Boom! Bah! Humbug!" (October 18, 1999) | p. 16 |
| "That Signature Moment in Sports" (April 5, 1999) | p. 18 |
| "Glory to the Gridiron" (August 29, 1988) | p. 20 |
| "This One's From the Heart" (May 17, 1999) | p. 23 |
| "Too Many Spoilsports" (January 11, 1993) | p. 25 |
| "Look Out for the Bull!" (March 14, 1994) | p. 28 |
| "Need an Excuse? Take It from the Pros" (March 16, 1998) | p. 30 |
| "Class Struggle at Ohio State" (August 31, 1998) | p. 33 |
| "School Of Professional Athletics" (August 30, 1999) | p. 35 |
| "The Buck Stops Here" (October 25, 1999) | p. 38 |
| "The Team I Love to Hate" (November 1, 1999) | p. 40 |
| "National Bunco Association" (November 22, 1999) | p. 43 |
| "He Needs a Dream" (January 24, 2000) | p. 45 |
| "Save Your Prayers, Please" (February 4, 1991) | p. 47 |
| "Two Men, Two Flips of Fate" (February 7, 2000) | p. 50 |
| Raves | |
| "Quick, Before You're 30" (June 22, 1987) | p. 55 |
| "Hey, This Turning 40 Ain't So Bad After All" (April 13, 1998) | p. 58 |
| "Superspectator: My Olympic Feats" (August 17, 1992) | p. 60 |
| "Speaking of Class to the Class of '98" (May 25, 1998) | p. 72 |
| "The Heavenly Hundred" (May 22, 1989) | p. 75 |
| "An Easy Choice" (November 4, 1996) | p. 79 |
| "An All-Consuming Hunger for Victory" (July 6, 1998) | p. 84 |
| "What's Not to Like?" (January 10, 2000) | p. 86 |
| Reality | |
| "The Big Hero of Littleton" (May 3, 1999) | p. 91 |
| "It Doesn't Get Any Tougher Than This" (August 23, 1999) | p. 93 |
| "The Longest Yard for Doak Walker" (May 18, 1998) | p. 96 |
| "When Your Dream Dies" (December 26, 1994-January 2, 1995) | p. 98 |
| "Just Trying to Make an Indecent Wage" (November 9, 1998) | p. 113 |
| "The Inconvenience of Being Human" (November 16, 1998) | p. 115 |
| "Funny You Should Ask" (April 12, 1999) | p. 118 |
| Roots | |
| "Let's Get World Serious" (September 6, 1999) | p. 123 |
| "Bringing Parents Up to Code" (February 28, 2000) | p. 126 |
| "A Warm Ending to a Cold Story" (March 29, 1999) | p. 128 |
| "Putting It in Writing" (January 16, 1995) | p. 130 |
| "The Lipinski Who Was Left Behind" (March 2, 1998) | p. 133 |
| "The Missing Links" (June 13, 1988) | p. 135 |
| "Answer to a Young Man's Prayer" (March 23, 1998) | p. 148 |
| "A Team with Some Pop" (March 8, 1999) | p. 150 |
| "Get the Message?" (June 21, 1999) | p. 153 |
| "Magic's Greatest Trick" (November 15, 1999) | p. 155 |
| "Now Their Hearts Are in the Right Place" (January 25, 1999) | p. 157 |
| "Seoul Searching" (Time, August 28, 2000) | p. 160 |
| Rough | |
| "Perfect Pard" (June 12, 1995) | p. 167 |
| "Mon Dieu! Better Safe Than Sorry" (July 26, 1999) | p. 175 |
| "Day of Glory for a Golden Oldie" (April 21, 1986) | p. 177 |
| "Need a Fourth?" (March 31, 1997) | p. 186 |
| "Southern Discomfort" (October 12, 1998) | p. 192 |
| "Give Casey Martin a Lift" (February 9, 1998) | p. 194 |
| "S.O.S. from the ATandT" (February 15, 1993) | p. 197 |
| Wrecks | |
| "On a Wing and a Prayer" (September 20, 1999) | p. 209 |
| "Next Time, Stop the Freaking Race" (August 17, 1998) | p. 211 |
| "Heaven Help Marge Schott" (May 20, 1996) | p. 214 |
| "Saturday Night Fever" (February 8, 1999) | p. 230 |
| "Locked In with NBA Players" (December 21, 1998) | p. 232 |
| "And the Band Fought On" (October 5, 1998) | p. 234 |
| "A Chauvinist Pig in a Poke" (April 24, 2000) | p. 236 |
| Royalty | |
| "A Paragon Rising above the Madness" (March 20, 2000) | p. 241 |
| "This Girl Gets Her Kicks" (October 19, 1998) | p. 243 |
| "No Fuss Necessary in Wayne's World" (April 26, 1999) | p. 246 |
| "The Appeal of O'Neal" (June 5, 2000) | p. 248 |
| "The Goal-Goal Girls!" (July 5, 1999) | p. 250 |
| "The Mourning Anchor" (September 26, 1988) | p. 252 |
| "What Would No. 62 Be Worth to You?" (September 7, 1998) | p. 266 |
| "Finest Man I Ever Knew" (August 24, 1998) | p. 268 |
| "'Twas the Fight before Christmas" (December 27, 1999) | p. 270 |
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