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About Only A Game
Only A Game is radio for the serious sports fan and the steadfast sports avoider. The program puts sports in perspective with intelligent analysis, insightful interviews, and a keen sense humor.
Host Bill Littlefield wrote his first com- mentary for WBUR in 1984, and shortly thereafter his work began airing on NPR's Morning Edition. Littlefield has hosted Only A Game since its inception in 1993.
The program is produced at WBUR in Boston and is distributed by NPR.
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The Stuff Kids (Like Kobe) Leave Behind
The sad story of how Mom threw out your potentially valuable baseball card collection got an update and a new wrinkle... more
Steroids Again An Issue For Major League Baseball
With 20 Major League Baseball players reportedly caught up in the latest doping scandal, Bill Littlefield takes a look... more
Bobby Orr … On A Pinball Machine … In A Blackhawks Uniform
On a recent trip to Chicago, OAG senior producer Gary Waleik discovered an unusual piece of Blackhawks memorabilia... more
2013: The Year Of The Gay Athlete
It's only late May, but Bill Littlefield believes 2013 will be remembered as the year that saw gay athletes take the... more
Golf Adds Another Rule To Its Repertoire
The USGA has decided to ban anchored putting beginning in 2016. Bill Littlefield thinks the ruling is just one in a... more
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Recent items from the WBUR Only A Game podcastJun 15, 2013 - 'Great Moments of the U.S. Open': A Historical Overview Of A Golf Major; Tebow Mania: Portrait Of A Media Circus; Redskins Take Heat From Congress, Zirin; Charlie Pierce: This Week In Sports; Diamondbacks Draft Paralyzed Former Arizona State Player; Karaoke Brings People Together In D.C.;
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Jun 13, 2013 - The sad story of how Mom threw out your potentially valuable baseball card collection got an update and a new wrinkle this week. As a man who still laments the loss of the shoe boxes full of cards he left behind when he left his parents' home, Bill Littlefield has something to say about it.
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Jun 08, 2013 - Predicting The Fallout From The MLB's Latest PED Scandal; Spurs Grab Early Lead In NBA Finals; Hollywood Park Readies For Swan Song; NHL Broadcaster Mike 'Doc' Emrick On The Art Of Calling Hockey Games; Dwight Gooden Looks Back On Highs And Lows In 'Doc'; Charlie Pierce: The Week In Sports; A Tennis Training Palace For A 12-Year-Old; Whistlers Show Their Stuff In North Carolina;
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Jun 01, 2013 - NHL's Penguins, Bruins Linked By History ... And Jagr; Wrestling Hopes For An Olympic Reprieve; What's In A Name: The French Open and Roland Garros; D-Wade: Dirtiest NBA Player? Let's Debate!; Phil Jackson Reflects On His Historic NBA Career In 'Eleven Rings'; Solving The Traffic Jams On Mount Everest; News Of The Week With Charlie Pierce; Favorite Center Fielders, Yearning For Hockey Talk, And More; America's Cup: Sailing The Line Between Control And Chaos;
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May 25, 2013 - Oklahoma City Thunder Support Tornado-Damaged Community; San Jose Sharks Try To Avoid Another Early Exit; Francona Right At Home As Red-Hot Cleveland Visits Fenway; Golfer Vijay Singh Gets Older...Sues The PGA; Runner Tackles The Tour De France ... On Foot; 'Mickey And Willie' Details Ties Between Two Baseball Legends; News Of The Week With Charlie Pierce; Chicago White Sox Pitcher Chris Sale And His Insatiable Appetite; World-Class Whitewater Lures Kayakers To Upper Midwest;
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May 22, 2013 - The USGA has decided to ban anchored putting beginning in 2016. Bill Littlefield thinks the ruling is just one in a long line of confusing and silly golf rules.
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May 18, 2013 - San Antonio Spurs Are A Model Of Consistency; Family Sues NHL After Hockey Player's Death; Budgets And Box Scores: Funding Sports In Public Schools; Beckham's Contributions Impossible To Ignore; 'The DiMaggio Brothers' Goes Beyond Baseball; Sports News Of The Week With Charlie Pierce; Derrick Rose: The Fallout From Sitting Out; A Derby Of The Sexes;
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May 15, 2013 - University of New Hampshire shot putter Cameron Lyle's athletic career ended a few weeks sooner than he'd originally planned. Lyle had the chance to save a stranger's life and he set sports aside to do it.. Bill Littlefield shares his views on a touching story.
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May 11, 2013 - Oklahoma City Continues Without Westbrook; Seventh-Seeded Senators Set For Second Round; College Baseball's Northern Teams Seek Break From Bad Weather; Chris Webber's 'Excommunication' Ends; D-III Men's Basketball Championship Steps Onto The Court With D-I; 'My Greek Drama': Winning The 2004 Olympics; Sports News Of The Week With Charlie Pierce; Buffett Adds 5K Race To Shareholders' Meeting; Dozens Of Gerbils Compete For Best In Show;
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