片濑高中的新生“阿扁”星野裕（片山福十郎 配音）和“笑爷”月本诚（内山昂辉 配音）是同出自一个乒乓球道场的朋友。阿扁个性张扬，爱说爱笑，由于对球技信心十足，因此根本不把乒乓球部的同期和前辈放在眼里。与之相对，笑爷内敛冷静，对于取胜这件事似乎根本没有半点强烈的欲望，潜意识中他更希望像机器人一般不被人注意到。为了迎接即将到来的高中联赛，乒乓球部顾问小泉老师（屋良有作 配音）选定月本进行操练。与此同时，附近的辻堂学院高中转来了被踢出国家队的中国选手孔文革（文晔星 饰），此人恃才傲物，完全不把技术底下的日本选手放在眼里。另一方面，高手云集的海王学院高中也蓄势待发，备战接下来的大赛。方寸球桌，战况激烈…… 本片根据松本大洋的同名原作改编。

Through the modern history of the sport of swimming, readers come to understand the mysteries of technique, training, and coaching while meeting the athletes and the coaches. Contains portraits of Rowdy Gaines, Mary T. Meagher, Mike O'Brien, and Dara Torres. Published to coincide with the 1988 Summer Olympics. 8 pages of photos.

What is SprawlBall? The recent change in the NBA isn’t from large ball to smallball. It’s from large ball to sprawlball. Many of the most powerful areas on the court are now sprawling out from the interior, decorating the edges. And the men who thrive there are now the game’s most powerful players… Sprawlball explores the past, present, and future of a league in transition and attempts to capture the nature of this surreal time in the NBA.

The author of this text traces the growth and development of major leagues in baseball, football, basketball, and hockey in the USA, and predicts fundamental changes as the majors pursue international expansion. He shows how every past expansion of sports publics has been accompanied by significant changes in the way sporting competition is organized. With each reorganization, the majors have created teams closer in ability, bringing repetition to competition across time, only to expand and energize the public's search for differences between teams and for events that disrupt the repetitive flow. Leifer's ideas have significant implications for the future of major league sports.