This week on Only A Game, as NASCAR prepares to garage the cars, we visit a NASCAR garage. Also, a book about the days when NFL players were Gaints, even though they’re bigger now, and a memorial for the pro wrestler who changed his name to "Killer."Audio for http://www.bu.edu/wbur/storage/2008/11/onlyagame_1115.mp3
NASCAR Mechanics
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NASCAR racing isn’t just about checkered flags and celebrity drivers. Only A Game’s Ron Schachter learns the ins and outs of NASCAR mechanics from the car design team at the Roush-Fenway racing complex in Concord, North Carolina.
MLB’s Shopping Season
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As the holidays peek around the corner, Major League Baseball is gearing up for its own shopping season. Bill Littlefield talks with Tim Sullivan of the San Diego Union- Tribune about the possible roster shake-ups and trades during this year’s MLB off-season.
Women’s College Basketball Season Preview
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Will head coach Pat Summit and the Tennessee Lady Vols come back for another NCAA Championship in 2009? Bill Littlefield talks with Michelle Smith of the San Francisco Chronicle about the possible favorites for the women’s college basketball season.
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Only A Game’s Michelle Seaton pays her respects to late pro wrestler Walter "Killer" Kowalski at his memorial wrestling show in Malden, Massachusetts.
Saying Goodbye to Herb Score
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Bill Littlefield talks with former ESPN executive Dick Glover on the recent passing of baseball phenom and broadcaster Herb Score.
The Mighty Tennessee Titans and More with Charlie Pierce
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Bill and Only A Game analyst Charlie Pierce discuss the Tennessee Titans road to perfection, Tony Romo’s return, and the New Jersey Nets tackle unemployment.
"Giants Among Men"
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Bill Littlefield talks with author Jack Cavanaugh about his new book, Giants Among Men: How Robustelli, Huff, Gifford, and the Giants Made New York a Football Town and Changed the NFL.
