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Only A Game - November 5th, 2011 Updated: 2011-11-05 13:28:03 Description: This week on Only A Game, a preview of men's college hoops and a profile of a talented women's basketball player. Also, the frenzy following Frank McCourt's decision to finally sell the Los Angeles Dodgers, and an update on the MLS postseason. Finall...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sports at the CIA Updated: 2011-11-04 22:03:47 Description: Student athlete chefs at the Culinary Institute of America whip up a tasty recipe for sporty success, even as they battle distasteful stereotypes. Only A Game's Doug Tribou has our story....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Spanish La Liga: The Woes Of Levante Updated: 2011-11-03 18:27:47 Description: With Major League Soccers post-season underway, Bill Littlefield turns his attention to a popular Spanish soccer team that has battled an unfortunate monetary obstacle....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Only A Game - October 29th, 2011 Updated: 2011-10-30 08:34:14 Description: Many baseball observers said the Rangers and Cardinals were equally matched... and they were right. Tune in to Only A Game this week for a wrap-up of an especially tight World Series between Texas and St. Louis. While Rangers fans in Dallas are enjoy...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 'Sweetness' Updated: 2011-10-28 21:32:00 Description: Sportswriter Jeff Pearlman chronicles the story of Walter Payton, legendary running back for the Chicago Bears, in Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton. Bill Littlefield talks with Pearlman about Paytons college years, 13-year pro career, a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NCAA Athletes Take A Stand Updated: 2011-10-28 17:21:05 Description: After NCAA President Mark Emmerts announcement on Monday that he is recommending an annual increase of up to $2,000 in the benefits students on athletic scholarship can receive, Bill Littlefield wonders about the long-term outcome of the recent upris...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Only A Game - October 22nd, 2011 Updated: 2011-10-22 12:38:20 Description: It's official: the Texas Rangers will look for their first World Series title for the second year in a row after defeating the Detroit Tigers in the ALCS. And it won't be an easy task. The St. Louis Cardinals own 11 trophies and are looking for their...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Adventure Racing: Spartans Traverse The Ultimate Obstacles Updated: 2011-10-21 19:07:28 Description: Amesbury Sports Park played host to the 2011 Spartan Death Race, as 250 fierce warriors gathered for a true test of endurance. Only A Games Karen Given reports on the growing popularity of Spartan-style adventure racing....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD World Series Wonders And Woes Updated: 2011-10-20 19:05:36 Description: The World Series begins tonight in St. Louis, where the National League Champion Cardinals will be hosting the American League Champion Texas Rangers. The focus of the baseball world should be on that series, though, as Bill Littlefield has noticed, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Only A Game - October 15th, 2011 Updated: 2011-10-15 12:59:24 Description: The championship-starved Milwaukee Brewers are taking on the St. Louis Cardinals for a spot in the World Series, while the similarly ring-free Texas Rangers face the Detroit Tigers in the ALCS. This week on Only A Game, tune in for the latest MLB pos...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sojourner Truth Football: New Orleans New Underdogs Updated: 2011-10-14 18:42:53 Description: The football team at Sojourner Truth Academy in New Orleans is going into the fifth game of its inaugural season. With just 23 players on the roster they are considered underdogs, but winning is not all thats important to the Jaguars squad. Keith OBr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NFLs Packers Are In The Money Business Updated: 2011-10-13 18:50:52 Description: The Green Bay Packers are a perfect 5-0 on the season. According to Bill Littlefield, the defending NFL champions have also outdistanced their competition with their business model. Read his new column....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Only A Game - October 8th, 2011 Updated: 2011-10-08 12:25:17 Description: This week on Only A Game, a look at the teams that remain in the quest for baseball's World Series championship. Also, Bill gets some insight on the the daring and dangerous pastime of long-distance motorcycling, and the growing rowing scene along Cl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Man Who Would Stop At Nothing Updated: 2011-10-07 18:55:57 Description: In her The Man Who Would Stop At Nothing, Melissa Holbrook Pierson profiles the Worlds Toughest Motorcyclists, 50,000 members of the Iron Butt Association for whom long-distance motorcycling is an impassioned pastime....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Baseball History Up For Bid Updated: 2011-10-06 18:33:09 Description: As baseballs post-season is gearing up for the the Fall Classic, Bill Littlefield finds himself thinking of a World Series game played 25 years ago and a particular piece of baseball memorabilia....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Only A Game - October 1st, 2011 Updated: 2011-10-01 12:57:03 Description: This week on Only A Game we'll hear about Milwaukee's quest to cap off its best regular season ever with a World Series crown. We'll also look at their opening round opponent, the worst-to-first Arizona Diamondbacks and get an update the two America...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cricket's Comeback in Needham, MA Updated: 2011-09-30 17:19:24 Description: While celebrating his towns 300th anniversary on Sunday, Bill Littlefield discovered a cricket match being played on a neighborhood field that many residents thought was named after a chirping insect....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bud Selig: Enjoying The Road To October Updated: 2011-09-29 19:33:37 Description: Amid turmoil in the NFL over injury protection and the continued lockout in the NBA, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig has reason to smile with his own Milwaukee Brewers heading to the playoffs and two exciting wildcard chases coming down to the wire....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Only A Game - September 24th, 2011 Updated: 2011-09-24 12:56:18 Description: This week Only A Game has updates on Major League Baseball's final stretch to the postseason and a look at the WNBA playoffs. Also, Bill Littlefield discusses some of the most iconic boxing films of all time and Karen Given takes us to the Highland G...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Only A Game - September 24th, 2011 Updated: 2011-09-24 11:46:19 Description: This week Only A Game has updates on Major League Baseball's final stretch to the postseason and a look at the WNBA playoffs. Also, Bill Littlefield discusses some of the most iconic boxing films of all time and Karen Given takes us to the Highland G...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Highland Games: Americans Top The Scots Updated: 2011-09-23 19:58:41 Description: Last weekend, more than a dozen kilted competitors converged on Lincoln, New Hampshire for the International Highland Games Federation World Championship, and Only A Games Karen Given was there to capture the spirit of the event....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 'Knockout' Updated: 2011-09-23 18:48:40 Description: Knockout: The Boxer and Boxing in American Cinema is an examination of Hollywood boxing films, including such classics as Million Dollar Baby, Rocky, and Raging Bull. Leger Grindon takes a look at how on-screen boxers bring to life the struggles and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mariano Rivera Celebrates Saves Milestone Updated: 2011-09-22 19:14:09 Description: Mariano Rivera has finally earned his spot at the top of the all-time saves list, closing out his his 602nd game on Monday night. Bill Littlefield weighs in on whether the big Mo should now be considered the most accomplished Yankee of them all....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Only A Game - September 17th, 2011 Updated: 2011-09-17 13:01:24 Description: The Detroit Tigers' ace Justin Verlander has had a phenomenal run this season, posting up a 23-5 record and a lights-out 2.36 ERA. This week on Only A Game, WDET's Noah Ovshinsky reports on why the 28-year-old is having such a standout year. Also, Bi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Historian Taylor Branch Critiques College Sports Updated: 2011-09-16 17:34:37 Description: The NCAA is facing growing scrutiny from college athletes, coaches, and the people who follow college sports. Pulitzer-prize winning historian Taylor Branch authored "The Shame of College Sports" for the current issue of the Atlantic Monthly. He join...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Red Sox Fans Losing Hope Updated: 2011-09-15 19:24:39 Description: After losing all three games in their last series against the Rays, the Red Sox have fallen even further behind the Yankees in the AL East standings. Bill Littlefield comments about the recent Sox disappointment through the eyes of a habitual viewer:...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Only A Game - September 10th, 2011 Updated: 2011-09-10 13:14:14 Description: This week, updates on the U.S. Open and a profile of the winningest active tennis player in the world. Hint: she's not named Williams. Only A Game's Jon Kalish speaks with wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer about her career and her remarkable 42...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Runners Remember 9/11 Updated: 2011-09-09 21:50:13 Description: The current issue of Runners World magazine includes personal stories of runners who were affected by September 11. Bill Littlefield speaks with the executive editor, as well as one of the runners featured in this months issue....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fanatics Rejoice: Football Is Back With A Vengeance Updated: 2011-09-08 19:18:56 Description: Avid soccer fan Bill Littlefield briefly sets aside his loyalties to comment on all the excitement surrounding the upcoming NFL season....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Only A Game - September 3rd, 2011 Updated: 2011-09-03 12:31:18 Description: This week on Only a Game, the college football season officially begins, and Bill Littlefield gets a preview from Yahoo! Sports' Dan Wetzel. We'll have a report on the University of Nebraska at Omaha as the school makes the leap to Division I, and th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 'Captain For Life' by Harry Carson Updated: 2011-09-02 19:11:50 Description: Throughout his 13 seasons in the NFL, Harry Carson was known as one of the most ferocious inside linebackers in the game. Carson recounts his football career in Captain For Life, as well as his years after retirement. Bill Littlefield talks to the NF...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What I Did On My Summer Vacation Updated: 2011-09-01 20:44:31 Description: Despite a vow to spend his two week summer vacation devoid of sports, Bill Littlefield took a guided kayaking tour around Cape Cod, Massachusetts....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Only A Game - August 27th, 2011 Updated: 2011-08-27 11:46:35 Description: While Bill Littlefield and the rest of the Only A Game crew enjoy a late-summer getaway, we offer some of the year's best stories. Join us as Bill chronicles Micky Ward's Hollywood knockout and speaks to comic book legend Stan Lee about his new broo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Stan Lee 'Rescues' The NHL Updated: 2011-08-26 20:30:12 Description: Comic book legend Stan Lee joins Bill Littlefield to discuss his new line o fsuperheroes based on the 30 NHL teams....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Only A Game - August 20th, 2011 Updated: 2011-08-20 12:46:51 Description: Another fall, another scandal in college football. This time it's the University of Miami and a bevy of improper benefits allegedly given to athletes by Nevin Shapiro, a former Miami booster who's now serving jail time for his role in a Ponzi scheme....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pitchers of Beer Updated: 2011-08-19 20:51:14 Description: The Seattle Rainiers were more than just a minor league baseball team to the people of post-Depression Seattle. They were credited with waking up a "depressed, slumbering town." Guest host Doug Tribou talks with Dan Raley, author of "Pitchers of Be...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Only A Game August 13th, 2011 Updated: 2011-08-13 13:03:51 Description: While established NCAA football teams are preparing for the 2011-2012 season, one southern university is working to create a football team of its own. This week on Only A Game, WUNC's Dave Dewitt reports on efforts to bring football to the UNC-Charlo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD All In Updated: 2011-08-12 18:21:54 Description: After only playing poker for a couple of years, Jerry Yang became the champion at the World Series of Poker in 2007. Yang has now written a entitled All In, in which he recounts both his poker career and his childhood....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD They Are Not Us Updated: 2011-08-11 16:59:28 Description: Should a woman in her sixties be trying to swim from Cuba to Florida? Should a professional soccer team sign a 7-year-old? Bill Littlefield weighs in on stories of athletes young and old....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Only A Game August 6th, 2011 Updated: 2011-08-06 13:10:49 Description: NFL players are happy to have their jobs back and are working hard to prepare for the much anticipated 2011-2012 season. This week on Only A Game, Bill Littlefield checks in with players and fans at training camps around the league. Also, Tulane spor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wonder Girl: Babe Didrikson Zaharias Updated: 2011-08-05 23:34:54 Description: From the 1930s through her death in 1956, Babe Didrikson was a female sports pioneer. In his new book, 'Wonder Girl,' Don Van Natta Jr. explores the many complexities of a woman who, when it came to sports, really could do it all. Bill Littlefield sp...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Players And Fans Back To NFL Training Camp Routines Updated: 2011-08-04 18:29:03 Description: Players are excited. Fans are excited. The lockout loomed large for months, but now its quickly becoming a tiny speck in the NFLs rearview mirror. Bill Littlefield attended the New England Patriots training camp to see what, if anything, has changed....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Only A Game July 30th, 2011 Updated: 2011-07-30 13:37:11 Description: The gates to NFL lockout land have finally been closed, as owners and players agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement last Thursday. This week on Only A Game, a look at the free agency and trade issues the league is facing now that the 2011 s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Womens Squash Tourney Bounces From Egypt To U.S. Updated: 2011-07-29 21:37:06 Description: Some of the top female squash players in the world have gathered at Havard University for the Womens World Junior Squash Championship. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Cairo, but was moved due to the political unrest. As Only A G...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD They Are Not Us Updated: 2011-07-28 17:57:02 Description: Should a woman in her sixties be trying to swim from Cuba to Florida? Should a professional soccer team sign a 7-year-old? Bill Littlefield weighs in on stories of athletes young and old....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Only A Game July 23rd, 2011 Updated: 2011-07-23 13:11:12 Description: Finally, a reason to smile in the labor talks between NFL owners and players. This week on Only A Game, the latest news on the league's new collective bargaining agreement. Also, on the occasion of Yao Ming's official retirement, we'll talk to a re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Baseball For All Updated: 2011-07-22 20:51:05 Description: More than 50 years after the All American Girls Professional Baseball League entertained crowds during World War II, women and girls are still struggling to find their place in the sport. Bill Littlefield meets with a group who's making sure the youn...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Only A Game July 16th, 2011 Updated: 2011-07-16 13:39:24 Description: Judge Reggie Walton declared a mistrial in the case against former MLB star Roger Clemens. Clemens is accused of lying to Congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs. This week on Only A Game, the reasoning behind the ruling. Also, Bill L...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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