Defending Champ - Mike Lupica

MIKE LUPICA has been called the greatest sports writer for middle school readers. He is the author of multiple bestselling books, including Heat , Travel Team , Million-Dollar Throw , The Underdogs , QB 1 , Fantasy League , Fast Break , Last Man Out , No Slam Dunk , Strike Zone , and Triple Threat . When not writing novels, Mike Lupica writes a column for the New York Daily News and MLB.com, appears regularly on MSNBC, and does twice-weekly The Sports Reporters podcasts for Compass Media. He has proven that he can write for andspeak to sports fans of all ages and stripes.