Twelve chapters deal with unique topics related to sports. Each chapter concludes with a detailed bibliography.

Ch.1 - Sport and American History; Ch.2 - Sport: Business and Law; Ch.3 - Sport and Education; Ch.4 - Sport: Ethnicity and Race; Ch.5 - Sport and Gender; Ch.6 - Sport and Literature; Ch.7 - Sport: Philosophy and Religion; Ch.8 - Sport and Popular Culture; Ch.9 - Sport and Psychology; Ch.10 - Sport: Science and Technology; Ch.11 - Sport and Sociology; Ch.12 - Sport and World History. Two appendices follow: Important Events in American Sports - 1980-2000;Halls of Fame, Libraries, Museums, Periodicals, and Web Sites.