Anything can happen in the MLB post-season and this year is no exception. Bill Littlefield tells us what lessons could be learned from this fall’s unpredictable MLB playoffs.

In his new book, Going Deep: 20 Classic Sports Stories, author Gary Smith brings us a personal collection of his favorite sports stories originally featured in Sports Illustrated magazine. From stories on soccer star Mia Hamm to fiery pitcher Mark Fidrych, Smith’s energetic and memorable writing makes Going Deep worth the read. Bill Littlefield comments.

The league championship series have arrived. This week on Only A Game, a baseball postseason update. Also, Jose Feliciano remembers his controversial national anthem performance at the 1968 World Series, and we meet a team of athletes who are literally strong as oxen.

This week on Only A Game we’ll examine the new athlete-driven initiative to study the long-term effects of concussions. Also, meet the teenage pro soccer player whose path to Chivas U.S.A. began with a stop on a reality T.V. show, and all the latest Major League Baseball Playoff developments.

Only A Game’s Charlie Schroeder attended a recent Chivas USA game to get a glimpse of soccer’s rising star, Jorge Flores, a 19 year old who won a chance to try-out for the team on a reality TV show.
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Where do parents send their kids if they want them to be the next Tiger Woods?  One of the many choices is the David Leadbetter Academy on the IMG campus in Bradenton, Florida.  The school is the subject of Kevin Cook’s new book, Driven:  Teen Phenoms, Mad Parents, Swing Science and the Future of Golf.  Karen [...]