After publishing “The Legends Club” about Dean Smith, Jim Valvano and Mike Krzyzewski, Feinstein thanked his friend for his time. “John, I should be thanking you … I’m Catholic. When I die, I can tell ...

John Feinstein died March 13. He and his career — which might have been the same thing — began at The Chronicle.

WASHINGTON — John Feinstein, one of the country's foremost sports writers and the author of numerous bestselling books, including the groundbreaking “A Season on the Brink” about college ...