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On Saturday, number-one ranked Alabama will take on the nation’s number two and number four college football teams, and they both happen to be Florida! We’ll have a preview of the SEC championship tilt. Also, an abbreviated golf season in the life of Tiger Woods. 
In his new book, Follow The Roar, author Bob Smiley follows the incredible 2008 tournament season of Tiger Woods. With Smiley’s well written and comedic account of Tiger’s struggles (yes, the bum knee.) and triumphs, Follow The Roar, is sure to be a sports fan favorite. Bill Littlefield comments.
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It’s that time of year when we all make lists of things for which we are thankful. For some, the list might be a bit shorter this year. But, Bill Littlefied suggests, at least you’re not one of these guys…
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This week on Only A Game, Tampa fans bask in the fall classic’s beneficent Rays. Also, Batman and Robin go batty for crazy golf, and a conversation with Chuck Culpepper, author of Bloody Confused: A Clueless American Seeks Solace in English Soccer. Audio for http://www.bu.edu/wbur/storage/2008/10/onlyagame_1025.mp3Continue reading »
Only A Game’s Karen Given recently traveled to Hastings on the southern coast of England for the World Crazy Golf Championships to explore the sport of crazy golf, the U.K.’s version of mini-golf. Click here to see more pictures from the wacky tournament.
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 Given has a review of the book.
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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. Audio for http://www.bu.edu/wbur/storage/2008/10/onlyagame_1004.mp3 Continue reading »
This week on Only A Game, the Tampa Bay Rays lose the "Devil" and gain respectability. Also, John Feinstein talks about "Living On The Black", his new chronicle of Mike Mussina and Tom Glavine’s 2007 major league season, and we’ll wrap up the NBA Finals. Audio for http://www.bu.edu/wbur/storage/2008/06/onlyagame_0621.mp3
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Whoever thought golf was just a straightfoward game of hitting a ball in a hole 18 times will be sorely mistaken after reading Franz Lidz’s Fairway To Hell. This collection of essays will expose the apparent strange and wacky world of golf and will have you laughing the whole way through.
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This week on Only A Game, former American men’s tennis champions explore why the U.S. doesn’t turn out number one ranked male players anymore, and a trip to a boot camp where recruits must ante up, bluff, push, call and go all in. listen to the entire show Audio for http://www.bu.edu/wbur/storage/2008/05/onlyagame_0531.mp3
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