Kim Chapin

Kim Chapin has discovered the best way for an author to approach a book on stock-car racing: Simply ease the typewriter into gear and amble into the story. Do not rush. No literary double-clutching; just pull over...

He whoops and he hollers and thus, all psyched up, Mark Roth goes out and bowls them over as the professional circuit's high roller. Herman Weiskopf tells of the life and tempestuous times of the man they call the...

A golfing jigsaw takes place in Pinehurst when the top pros meet in a combination medal-match play tournament that may require a math degree to solve. Dan Jenkins tries.

The great race pits Jim Ryun, the world-record holder, against brash Marty Liquori, who beat him in their last two meetings, over a mile in Philadelphia's Freedom Games.

Arnie is 40 and, even worse, his hip hurts so much he can't play. A gallery of color photos, along with a touching tribute by Dan Jenkins, salute the glory days of Arnold Palmer.