NFL Midseason Update, Cricket Makes A Comeback, and “Expatriate Games”
This week on Only A Game, the Tennessee Titans hope to make their season the stuff of mythology. Also, cricketeers comandeer a Boston area tennis club, and a conversation with author Dave Fromm about his season of misadventures in Czech semi-pro basketball. Audio for http://www.bu.edu/wbur/storage/2008/11/onlyagame_1108.mp3
NFL Midseason Update Audio for http://www.bu.edu/wbur/storage/2008/11/onlyagame_1108_1.mp3 The New York Giants are currently 7-1 in their NFL midseason and look fit to repeat another championship year. Bill Littlefield talks with FoxSports.com’s Alex Marvez on the AFC and NFC highlights and disasters of this fall’s NFL season so far.
Tenacious Titans Audio for http://www.bu.edu/wbur/storage/2008/11/onlyagame_1108_2.mp3 The Tennessee Titans are the only undefeated NFL team at the midpoint of the 2008 season and only seem to be getting stronger as the season goes on. What’s their secret and can they be stopped? Only A Game’s Ron Schachter reports from Nashville, Tennessee with the answers.
College Basketball Season Preview Audio for http://www.bu.edu/wbur/storage/2008/11/onlyagame_1108_3.mp3 
With powerhouse teams like the University of Kansas Jayhawks and the North Carolina Tar Heels coming back strong in the 2009 college basketball season, college hoop fans will be glued to their T.V. sets awaiting the arrival of March Madness. Bill Littlefield talks with ESPN’s Pat Forde on this spring’s college basketball favorites.
With powerhouse teams like the University of Kansas Jayhawks and the North Carolina Tar Heels coming back strong in the 2009 college basketball season, college hoop fans will be glued to their T.V. sets awaiting the arrival of March Madness. Bill Littlefield talks with ESPN’s Pat Forde on this spring’s college basketball favorites.Cricket Makes A Comeback Audio for http://www.bu.edu/wbur/storage/2008/11/onlyagame_1108_4.mp3 
The game of cricket has been absent from the U.S. sports scene long enough, and the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hills, Massachusetts, agrees. Only A Game’s Ken Shulman reports from the first exhibition cricket match at the Longwood Cricket Club in 75 years.
The game of cricket has been absent from the U.S. sports scene long enough, and the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hills, Massachusetts, agrees. Only A Game’s Ken Shulman reports from the first exhibition cricket match at the Longwood Cricket Club in 75 years.Letters Audio for http://www.bu.edu/wbur/storage/2008/11/onlyagame_1108_5.mp3 Bill Littlefield answers questions from listeners
Obama in Sports and More with Charlie Pierce Audio for http://www.bu.edu/wbur/storage/2008/11/onlyagame_1108_6.mp3 Bill and Only A Game analyst Charlie Pierce discuss: President-elect Barack Obama throwing for the Chicago White Sox, a former Phoenix Sun in the Sacramento mayor’s office, and how America’s favorite pastime might be British.
"Expatriate Games" Audio for http://www.bu.edu/wbur/storage/2008/11/onlyagame_1108_7.mp3 
Imagine living in Prague and playing semi-professional basketball. Now imagine not speaking Czech or knowing how to mesh North American basketball style with a Czech team. Bill Littlefield talks with author Dave Fromm about his new book, Expatriate Games: My Season of Misadventures in Czech Semi-Pro Basketball.
Imagine living in Prague and playing semi-professional basketball. Now imagine not speaking Czech or knowing how to mesh North American basketball style with a Czech team. Bill Littlefield talks with author Dave Fromm about his new book, Expatriate Games: My Season of Misadventures in Czech Semi-Pro Basketball.