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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. 
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
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In his new book, Giants Among Men: How Robustelli, Huff, Gifford, and the Giants Made New York a Football Town and Changed the NFL, author Jack Cavanaugh captures the essence of Giants football in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Bill Littlefield comments on this fun and entertaining read.
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In professional sports, the purpose of a player’s union is to protect the interests of it’s athletes. However, this is not always the case. Bill Littlefield comments on the class action lawsuit filed by retired NFL players against their own union, the National Football League Players Association.
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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.mp3Continue reading »
This week on Only A Game, Yankees fans bid farewell to their old Bronx ballyard and prepare for the new one right next door. Also, remembering the Dallas Cowboys’ wild and often uncontrollable ride in the nineties, and 1936 Olympian Jo Warren Madden recalls the Berlin Games.
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From drug busts to team stabbings, author Jeff Pearlman reveals the insanity behind the 1990’s reign of the Dallas Cowboys in his new book, Boys Will Be Boys: The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty. While Pearlman describes the team’s tremendous success on the field, it is his description of the team’s antics away from the stadium that keep the readers attention. Bill Littlefield comments on the glorified boys from Dallas.
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Ten hut! This week on Only A Game, why some American pro sports leagues are turning to the military to address security issues. Also, an NFL season preview, and powerlifter Anderson Wise prepares for the Beijing Paralympics.Audio for http://www.bu.edu/wbur/storage/2008/09/onlyagame_0906.mp3
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If you build it, it will be expensive! This week on Only A Game, we’ll consider the enormous costs of the Beijing games. Also, John Powers previews the final weekend of the Olympic competition, and synchronized swimmers have their day on the big screen. Audio for http://www.bu.edu/wbur/storage/2008/08/onlyagame_0823.mp3Continue reading »
It’s official. Brett Favre is a member of the New York Jets. Because Bill Littlefield was on vacation last week, he’s scrambling now to catch up with the fast-moving world of sports. One of the more bizarre aspects of that world has been the on-going soap opera starring Favre, formerly retired, who now is preparing to play quarterback again.
