ALT Graphic shows the book cover for The Year's Best Sports Writing 2026, edited by Mirin Fader, alongside the names of the writers whose work is featured in the anthology: KATIE BARNES • DOTUN AKINTOYE • STEPHANIE APSTEIN PETER BAUGH • ERIC SONDHEIMER • KENT BABB JULIET MACUR • TANIA GANGULI • VANN R. NEWKIRK II ROBERTO JOSÉ ANDRADE FRANCO • CASSIDY RANDALL BAXTER HOLMES • JAMES JACKSON • TOM JUNOD ANTHONY OLIVIERI • JAMES L. EDWARDS III DAN POMPEI • TAMERRA GRIFFIN • JOURDAN RODRIGUE MICHAEL A. FLETCHER • SHAKEIA TAYLOR • LIZ COOK CHRIS FELICIANO ARNOLD • NOA AVISHAG SCHNALL SIMON LEWSEN • MARCUS THOMPSON II