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Sports from Hell

My Search for the World's Most Outrageous Competition

My Search for the World's Dumbest Competition

By Rick Reilly

By Rick Reilly

By Rick Reilly

By Rick Reilly

By Rick Reilly
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By Rick Reilly
Read by Mike Chamberlain

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May 31, 2011 | ISBN 9780767919708

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May 04, 2010 | ISBN 9780385532693

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May 04, 2010 | 412 Minutes

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    About Sports from Hell

    Bestselling author and ESPN star, Rick Reilly delivers a hilarious, unabashedly fun, and at times, skin-searing tour through some of the world’s most amazing and outrageous sports
     
    From the physically and mentally taxing sport of chess boxing to the psychological battlefield that is the rock-paper-scissors championship, to the underground world of illegal jart throwing, Rick Reilly subjected himself to both bodily danger and abject humiliation (or, in the case of ferret legging, both) in order to personally find the world’s strangest sporting event. Chronicling his adventures as only he can, Rick enters a world of bizarre characters, fierce competition, and exotic locals–with stops in Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Denmark, England, and even a maximum security prison at Angola, Louisiana–and the result is a laugh-out-loud book perfect for any sport’s fan.

    About Sports from Hell

    The most popular sports columnist in America puts his life (and dignity) on the line in search of the most absurd sporting event on the planet.

    What is the stupidest sport in the world? Not content to pontificate from the sidelines, Rick Reilly set out on a global journey—with stops in Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Denmark, England, and even a maximum security prison at Angola, Louisiana—to discover the answer to this enduring question.

    From the physically and mentally taxing sport of chess boxing to the psychological battlefield that is the rock-paper-scissors championship, to the underground world of illegal jart throwing, to several competitions that involve nudity, Reilly, in his valiant quest, subjected himself to both bodily danger and abject humiliation (or, in the case of ferret legging, both).

    These fringe sports offer their participants a chance to earn a few bucks and achieve the eternal glory that is winning—even when the victory in question might strike some as pointless, like the ability to sit in an oven-hot sauna for the longest time. It’s debatable whether these sports push the body or just human idiocy to the outermost limits, but one thing is for sure: Sports in Hell is laugh-out-loud hilarious and will deliver plenty of unabashed fun.

    About Sports from Hell

    The most popular sports columnist in America puts his life (and dignity) on the line in search of the most absurd sporting event on the planet.

    What is the stupidest sport in the world? Not content to pontificate from the sidelines, Rick Reilly set out on a global journey—with stops in Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Denmark, England, and even a maximum security prison at Angola, Louisiana—to discover the answer to this enduring question.

    From the physically and mentally taxing sport of chess boxing to the psychological battlefield that is the rock-paper-scissors championship, to the underground world of illegal jart throwing, to several competitions that involve nudity, Reilly, in his valiant quest, subjected himself to both bodily danger and abject humiliation (or, in the case of ferret legging, both).

    These fringe sports offer their participants a chance to earn a few bucks and achieve the eternal glory that is winning—even when the victory in question might strike some as pointless, like the ability to sit in an oven-hot sauna for the longest time. It’s debatable whether these sports push the body or just human idiocy to the outermost limits, but one thing is for sure: Sports in Hell is laugh-out-loud hilarious and will deliver plenty of unabashed fun.

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    About Rick Reilly

    Rick Reilly has been voted National Sportswriter of the Year eleven times. Formerly a writer for Sports Illustrated and ESPN.com, he continues to deliver his opinion essays and features on ESPN’s SportsCenter. He is also the author of eleven books, several of which have… More about Rick Reilly

    About Rick Reilly

    Rick Reilly has been voted National Sportswriter of the Year eleven times. Formerly a writer for Sports Illustrated and ESPN.com, he continues to deliver his opinion essays and features on ESPN’s SportsCenter. He is also the author of eleven books, several of which have… More about Rick Reilly

    About Rick Reilly

    Rick Reilly has been voted National Sportswriter of the Year eleven times. Formerly a writer for Sports Illustrated and ESPN.com, he continues to deliver his opinion essays and features on ESPN’s SportsCenter. He is also the author of eleven books, several of which have… More about Rick Reilly

    Product Details

    Category: Sports | Humor | Literary Collections

    Paperback | $15.95
    Published by Anchor
    May 31, 2011 | 224 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780767919708

    Category: Sports | Humor | Literary Collections

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Anchor
    May 04, 2010 | 224 Pages | ISBN 9780385532693

    Category: Sports | Humor | Literary Collections | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $15.00
    Published by Random House Audio
    May 04, 2010 | 412 Minutes | ISBN 9780307577955
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    “Reilly could write about lawn bowling and make it funny, informative, and entertaining.”–Los Angeles Times

    “[Reilly] knows and delivers a good story when he sees it . . . readers can’t help but be touched by the sheer ingenuity of many of these games and the sheer courage of many of the participants.”–Booklist

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