Chris Ballard
Chris Ballard, a senior writer at Sports Illustrated, writes about hoops and other human endeavors for SI and The New York Times Magazine.
This Writer's Byliner Stats
- Stories 21
- Followers 26
- Reads 383
- Books 4
Byliner Recommends
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Dewayne Dedmon's Leap Of Faith
by Chris Ballard + Follow
Sports Illustrated | November 2011
Discouraged for religious reasons from playing basketball, a young Jehovah's Witness who would soon be 7 feet tall had to decide whether to follow his mother's ardent beliefs or his own heart.
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The Courage of Jill Costello
by Chris Ballard + Follow
Sports Illustrated | November 2010
After a promising junior season as a coxswain at Cal, she learned she was in the late stages of cancer. The next year was her best.
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The Know It Alls
by Chris Ballard + Follow
New York Times Magazine | November 2000
Lurking on the sidelines of 'Millionaire' is a community of high-powered brainiacs for whom game shows are not a game but a way of life.
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