"Sports from HELL"—Rick's New Book Coming out in May, 2010

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 question nobody else really saw the need to ask. Read more about Rick's latest book.

Catch one of Rick's hilarious talks and book-signings as he goes on a mini-book-tour for "Sports from Hell"
Beginning May 1

May 5 -- Columbus, OH (Columbus Performing Arts Center)
May 6 -- Lexington, KY(Joseph-Beth Booksellers)
May 7 -- Naperville, IL (Anderson's Bookshop)
May 11 -- Colorado Springs (Barnes and Noble)
May 12 -- Denver (Tattered Cover)
May 13 -- Santa Cruz (Capitola Book Cafe)
May 14 -- Phoenix (Changing Hands Bookstore)

... and more stores and appearances to come!

The Voice of Rick Reilly

Rick Reilly has been voted National Sportswriter of the Year 11 times, including for 2006. For nearly 23 years - from 1985 until 2007 — his unique, breezy, hilarious style graced the pages of Sports Illustrated. For the last 10 years there, he wrote the popular "Life of Reilly" column, which ran on the last page. It was the first signed weekly opinion column in the magazine's long history.

In June of 2008, Reilly began something new in an old spot. He now writes the back-page column for ESPN the Magazine. He'll also writes a weekly column for ESPN.com, and delivers essays for ESPN SportsCenter and ABC-TV's golf coverage. He will also host an interview show called "Homecoming: which will debut in the spring of 2008. Wow. Makes us tired just thinking about it all.

"Leatherheads" Movie

Rick Reilly is the screenwriter for "Leatherheads" starring George Clooney, Renee Zellweger and John Krasinski. Enjoy the movie and read more about it here:

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