Sixty-four teams are good, so 128 must be better! This week on Only A Game, should the March Madness field be increased to include just about everybody? Also, the round-the-world saga of Canadian hero and Paralympian Rick Hansen.

College basketball bubble teams find out their fate on Sunday and Monday when the brackets are announced for the NCAA tournament. But, Only A Game’s Bill Littlefield’s favorite basketball moment has already come and gone.

Rus Bradburd’s new book, Forty Minutes of Hell: The Extraordinary Life of Nolan Richardson, tells the story of one of the first black coaches to run a basketball team at a predominantly white college, and how he led the University of Arkansas to the 1994 National Championship. Bill reviews the book and takes his own look at Richardson’s career.

Mark Yost’s new book, Varsity Green: A Behind the Scenes Look At Culture and Corruption In College Athletics, condemns the state of today’s major college programs. Bill reviews the book and admires the author’s passion, but doesn’t think the NCAA will be making ethical overhauls any time soon.

Will he goad the NFL, propose marriage or change his name yet again? This week on Only A Game, Karen Given fills-in for Bill and talks with Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver and provocateur Chad Ochocinco. Also, college basketball with Pat Forde and Indonesian bull racing.

This Week on “Only A Game,” all the men’s and women’s madness that’s fit to cover, including Kentucky’s unusual foray through the National Invitational Tournament. Also, a conversation with Bruce Weber, author of “As They See ‘Em: A Fan’s Travels In The Land of Umpires.”

This week on “Only A Game,” round one of hoops hysteria, and a conversation with former UConn star Mel Thomas, who must wish she was still a Huskey. Also, meet the subcontiental baseball players hoping to make it from spring training to the bigs.

On Thursday the men’s NCAA basketball tournament will get underway. Remembering that the “C” in NCAA stands for “collegiate,” commentator Bill Littlefield foresees some surprises.

This week on Only A Game, the latest March Madness news, including Morehead State’s unlikely berth into the NCAA men’s tournament. Plus, peeling back the curtain on one of baseball’s most enigmatic sluggers: Manny Ramirez. And from the thrill of good water pressure to the agony of a clog, it’s the Plumbers’ Olympics.

Alan Zaremba is a fan of the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament. He’s also a fan of the gambling scene that surrounds it. In his book he details the Vegas scene during the March tournament and the people that create it. Bill Littlefied reviews “The Madness of March.”