Feinstein was 30 when he penned 'A Season on the Brink,' a 1986 portrait of Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers.

Knight was an almost Shakespearean character: Brilliant, thoughtful and tragically flawed.” When the news flashed Thursday ...

Among John Feinstein's books was "A Season on the Brink," which detailed a year in the life of then-Indiana basketball coach ...

John Feinstein, author of the bestselling book “A Season on the Brink” about college basketball coach Bob Knight, died ...

A Washington Post sportswriter, John Feinstein became the best-selling author of more than 40 books, including “A Season on ...

Feinstein wrote “A Season on the Brink” in 1986, a book chronicling the 1985-86 Indiana men’s basketball season coached by ...

Feinstein was part of a spectacular golden era of sports writers at the Post. The newsroom was an incubator of talent, filled with big personalities, and Feinstein was happy to spar with any of ...

An acquaintance when he began researching his tennis volume, 'Hard Courts', John evolved into a friend and, often, sparring partner.

Feinstein was a full-time reporter for the Washington Post from 1977 to 1991 and a commentator for outlets such as NPR, ESPN ...

John Feinstein, one of the country’s foremost sports writers and the author of numerous bestselling books, has died ...

John Feinstein, a Washington Post sportswriter ... inside look at volatile Indiana University men’s basketball coach Bob Knight, died March 13 at his brother’s home in McLean, Virginia.