From Contento as usual: Run to Starlight, Sports Through Science Fiction ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander & Patricia S. Warrick (Delacorte, 1975, hc) * • Introduction • Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander & Patricia S. Warrick • in * • The Last Super Bowl Game • George R. R. Martin • nv Gallery Feb '75 * • The National Pastime • Norman Spinrad • nv Nova 3, ed. Harry Harrison, Walker, 1973 * • Run to Starlight • George R. R. Martin • nv Amazing Dec '74 * • Dodger Fan • Will Stanton • ss F&SF Jun '57 * • The Celebrated No-Hit Inning • Frederik Pohl • ss Fantastic Universe Sep '56 * • Naked to the Invisible Eye • George Alec Effinger • nv Analog May '73 * • Goal Tending • E. Michael Blake • nv, 1975 * • To Hell with the Odds • Robert L. Fish • ss F&SF Feb '68 * • Title Fight • William Campbell Gault • ss Fantastic Universe Dec '56 * • Steel • Richard Matheson • nv F&SF May '56 * • The Immortal Game • Poul Anderson • ss F&SF Feb '54 * • The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth • Roger Zelazny • nv F&SF Mar '65 * • Poor Little Warrior! • Brian W. Aldiss • ss F&SF Apr '58 Arena: Sports SF ed. Edward L. Ferman & Barry N. Malzberg (Doubleday, 1976, hc) * • Introduction • Edward L. Freman • in * • Whispers in Bedlam • Irwin Shaw • na Playboy Feb '69 * • Mirror of Ice • Gary Wright • ss Galaxy Jun '67 * • Dodger Fan • Will Stanton • ss F&SF Jun '57 * • Closed Sicilian • Barry N. Malzberg • ss F&SF Nov '73 * • Arena • Fredric Brown • nv Astounding Jun '44 * • Nobody Bothers Gus [as by Paul Janvier] • Algis Budrys • ss Astounding Nov '55 * • Open Warfare • James E. Gunn • nv Galaxy May '54 * • Gladys's Gregory • John Anthony West • ss F&SF Feb '63 * • The Night Boxing Ended • Bruce Jay Friedman • ss Gentleman's Quarterly, 1966 * • Beyond the Game • Vance Aandahl • ss F&SF May '68 * • The Hungarian Cinch • Bill Pronzini • nv * * • Afterword: On the Non-Transcendence of Sport • Barry N. Malzberg • aw The Infinite Arena ed. Terry Carr (Thomas Nelson 2050, 1977, 189pp, hc, cover by Frank Kalan) * 9 • Introduction • Terry Carr • in * 11 • Joy in Mudville [Hokas] • Poul Anderson & Gordon R. Dickson • nv F&SF Nov ’55 * 43 • Bullard Reflects [Bullard] • Malcolm Jameson • ss Astounding Dec ’41 * 61 • The Body Builders • Keith Laumer • nv Galaxy Aug ’66 * 91 • The Great Kladnar Race [as by Richard Greer] • Robert Silverberg & Randall Garrett • ss Amazing Dec ’56 * 101 • Mr. Meek Plays Polo [Mr. Meek] • Clifford D. Simak • nv Planet Stories Fll ’44 * 133 • Sunjammer • Arthur C. Clarke • nv Boys’ Life Mar ’64 * 157 • Run to Starlight • George R. R. Martin • nv Amazing Dec ’74 Baseball Fantastic, ed. by W. P. Kinsella, (2000) which includes: Fred Noonan Flying Services, by W.P. Kinsella Zanduce at Second, by Ron Carlson Judgment Call, by John Kessel In Boise, by Rick Wilber Streak, by Andrew Weiner Lost October, by David Sandner & Jacob Weisman Naked to the Invisible Eye, by George Alec Effinger The Vampire Shortstop, by Scott Nicholson Ted Williams Storms the Gates of Heaven, by Louis Phillips Two Men On, Bases Empty, by Stefano Donati Baseball Memories, by Edo van Belkon The Winning Spirit, by Robert H. Beer Drayton's Ace, by L.K. Rogers Maxie Silas, by Augustine Funnell The Franchise, by John Kessel Sunny Billy Day, by Ron Carlson The Indestructible Hadrian Wilks, by W.P. Kinsella And also: Baseball 3000 ed. Frank D. McSherry, Jr., Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Elsvier 0-525-66732-6, 1981, hc) * 1 • Introduction • Frank D. McSherry, Jr. • in * 5 • Home Team Advantage [Slugger; Julius Hawkline] • Jack C. Haldeman, II • ss IASFM Fll '77 * 13 • Devil Play • Nathaniel Norsen Weinreb • ss Fantastic Universe Apr '55 * 21 • Star Slugger • William Morrison • ss F&SF Jun '56 * 37 • The Heavenly World Series • Frank O'Rourke • ss Esquire Oct '52 * 53 • Half Past Alligator • Donald Colvin • ss Galaxy Sep '53 * 73 • The Einstein Inshoot • Nelson Bond • ss Astounding Nov '38 * 81 • Who's on First? • Lloyd Biggle, Jr. • nv If Aug '58 * 125 • The Word of Babe Ruth • Paul Gallico • ss The Saturday Evening Post Feb 13 '54 * 143 • The Celebrated No-Hit Inning • Frederik Pohl • ss Fantastic Universe Sep '56 * 165 • On Account of Darkness • Barry N. Malzberg & Bill Pronzini • ss F&SF Nov '77 * 173 • The Mighty Casey • Rod Serling • sa Stories from the Twilight Zone, Bantam, 1960 The Infinite Arena ed. Terry Carr (Thomas Nelson 2050, 1977, 189pp, hc, cover by Frank Kalan) * 9 • Introduction • Terry Carr • in * 11 • Joy in Mudville [Hokas] • Poul Anderson & Gordon R. Dickson • nv F&SF Nov '55 * 43 • Bullard Reflects [Bullard] • Malcolm Jameson • ss Astounding Dec '41 * 61 • The Body Builders • Keith Laumer • nv Galaxy Aug '66 * 91 • The Great Kladnar Race [as by Richard Greer] • Robert Silverberg & Randall Garrett • ss Amazing Dec '56 * 101 • Mr. Meek Plays Polo [Mr. Meek] • Clifford D. Simak • nv Planet Stories Fll '44 * 133 • Sunjammer • Arthur C. Clarke • nv Boys' Life Mar '64 * 157 • Run to Starlight • George R. R. Martin • nv Amazing Dec '74 and partially relevant: Future Pastimes ed. Scott Edelstein (Aurora 87695-181-7, 1977, $6.95, 325pp, hc) * vii • Time on Our Hands: An Introduction • Scott Edelstein • in * 1 • An Uneven Evening • Steve Herbst • ss Clarion, ed. Robert Scott Wilson, Signet, 1971 * 11 • We All Have to Go • Elizabeth A. Lynn • ss Tricks and Treats, ed. Joe Gores & Bill Pronzini, Doubleday, 1976 * 27 • The National Pastime • Norman Spinrad • nv Nova 3, ed. Harry Harrison, Walker, 1973 * 47 • The Agent • Richard Hill • ss Worlds of Tomorrow Spr '71 * 55 • The Hotsy-Totsy Machine • Pg Wyal • ss * * 67 • Tarfu's Last Show • Bruce Boston • ss * * 77 • Halcyon in a Mirror at Midnight • Scott Bradfield • ss * * 93 • The Summer of the Irish Sea • C. L. Grant • ss Orbit 11, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam's, 1972 * 103 • The Newsocrats: Confessions of a Eunich Dreamer • Pg Wyal • ss * * 119 • Canis Familiaris • Robin E. Wallace & Donna Bronson • ss * * 131 • Weekend in a War Zone • George R. R. Martin • nv * * 149 • Epic • William Rotsler • nv Worlds of Tomorrow Spr '71 * 171 • The Lady Was for Kroinking • David R. Bunch • ss Generation, ed. David Gerrold, Dell, 1972 * 177 • High Bank • C. C. Clingan • ss * * 187 • The Poet in the Hologram in the Middle of Prime Time • Edward Bryant • ss Nova 2, ed. Harry Harrison, Walker, 1972 * 205 • Heavy Metal • Dave Bischoff • ss Other Times #2 '76 * 212 • The Future Sportsman's Manual • Duane Ackerson • ss * * 223 • At the Accident • Dave Wise • ss * * 239 • A Night at the Fair • Kathryn Ramsay • ss * * 241 • Fragmentary Blue ["There Are No Banisters"] • Jack M. Dann • nv New Worlds Quarterly 5, ed. Michael Moorcock, London: Sphere, 1973; Fantastic Apr '75 * 263 • Getting Off • Ronald Anthony Cross • ss * * 267 • The Mask of Night on His Face • Stephen Leigh • ss * * 283 • When We Went to See the End of the World • Robert Silverberg • ss Universe 2, ed. Terry Carr, Ace, 1972 * 293 • Servo • Calvin Demmon • ss Amazing Mar '71 * 303 • Useful Phrases for the Tourist • Joanna Russ • ss Universe 2, ed. Terry Carr, Ace, 1972 * 307 • The Dirty War • David R. Bunch • ss Eternity #2 '73 * 313 • Skyghosts and Dusk-Devils • Alan Brennert • ss * * 319 • Waygift • Gerald W. Page • ss * Science Fictional Olympics ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Signet 0-451-12976-8, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $3.50, 356pp, pb); Anthology of 17 stories of sf athletic prowess, by Piers Anthony, Arthur C. Clarke, L. Sprague de Camp, and others. * 1 • Introduction: Competition! • Isaac Asimov • in * 4 • Run to Starlight • George R. R. Martin • nv Amazing Dec ’74 * 33 • The Mickey Mouse Olympics • Tom Sullivan • ss Omni Jun ’79 * 47 • Dream Fighter • Bob Shaw • ss F&SF Feb ’77 * 59 • The Kokod Warriors [Magnus Ridolph] • Jack Vance • nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Oct ’52 * 94 • Getting Through University [Dr. Dillingham] • Piers Anthony • nv If Aug ’68 * 127 • For the Sake of Grace • Suzette Haden Elgin • nv F&SF May ’69 * 150 • The National Pastime • Norman Spinrad • nv Nova 3, ed. Harry Harrison, Walker, 1973 * 169 • A Day for Dying • Charles Nuetzel • ss If Jul ’69 * 179 • The People Trap • Robert Sheckley • ss F&SF Jun ’68 * 197 • Why Johnny Can’t Speed • Alan Dean Foster • ss Galaxy Sep ’71 * 210 • Nothing in the Rules • L. Sprague de Camp • nv Unknown Jul ’39 * 239 • The Olympians • Mike Resnick • ss, 1982 * 247 • The Wind from the Sun [“Sunjammer”] • Arthur C. Clarke • nv Boys’ Life Mar ’64 * 267 • Prose Bowl • Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg • nv F&SF Jul ’79 * 293 • From Downtown at the Buzzer • George Alec Effinger • nv F&SF Nov ’77 * 313 • A Glint of Gold • Nicholas V. Yermakov • ss F&SF Jul ’80 * 329 • The Survivor • Walter F. Moudy • nv Amazing May ’65 One could also mention Nicholas Royle's anthology, _A Book of Two Halves_, which consists of stories about football (Association Football, that is, or "soccer"). Future Sports - Dann/Dozois Future Sports : The Wind from the Sun - Arthur C. Clarke Future Sports : Arthur Sternbach Brings the Curveball to Mars - Kim Stanley Robinson Future Sports : Man-Mountain Gentian - Howard Waldrop Future Sports : Winning - Ian MacDonald Future Sports : The Dead - Michael Swanwick Future Sports : Game of the Century - Robert Reed Future Sports : Streak - Andrew Weiner Future Sports : The Holy Stomper Vs. the Alien Barrel of Death - R. Neube Future Sports : Stroboscopic - Alastair Reynolds Future Sports : Vanilla Dunk - Jonathan Lethem Isaac Asimov’s Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction # 2: The Scie