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Last Thursday Bill Littlefield visited with former Olympian Jo Warren Madden and others as they shared their Olympic experiences during a panel discussion at the Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History in Weston, MA. Take a look at some photos from the event.
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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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 »
This week on Only A Game, a look at the sports culture of China, where public exercise has suffered as the country develops elite athletes. Also, a profile of Italian long-jumper Andrew Howe, and a little league season in the life of perennial Williamsport contender, Toms River New Jersey.Audio for http://www.bu.edu/wbur/storage/2008/08/onlyagame_0816.mp3
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Like millions of people around the world, Bill Littlefield has been watching the Olympics and the news. In fact, he’s been watching both enough so that they have invaded his dreams.
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This week on Only A Game, we’ll preview the 2008 Summer Olympics and share with you the sounds of Beijing. Also, the U.S. Women’s Softball team prepares for its Olympic swan song and a house full of Olympic-hopeful Judokas fight over refrigerator space and general cleanliness.Audio for http://www.bu.edu/wbur/storage/2008/08/onlyagame_0809.mp3Continue reading »
The road to the Summer Games has not been an easy one for China. From human rights protests to concerns over athletes’ health due to polluted air, this year’s Olympics have not come without its fair share of controversy. Olympic Dreams: China and Sports, 1895-2008 is Professor Xu Guoqi’s new book that tells the story of the growth of sports in a country that has also grown important globally throughout the last century.
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This week on Only A Game, a profile of Sue Walsh, who missed her Olympic chance in 1980 but has recently been shattering world records as a masters swimmer. Also, dancing librarians let down their hair and their horn rimmed glasses at the 2008 Drill Cart Team Competition. Audio for http://www.bu.edu/wbur/storage/2008/07/onlyagame_0726.mp3Continue reading »
This week on Only A Game, the attempt by double amputee Oscar Pistorius to qualify for the South African Olympic team. Also, remembering the 1987 Leonard/Hagler fight, Major League Soccer players stretch the field as well as the season, and kids push the boundaries at summer asthma camp.Audio for http://www.bu.edu/wbur/storage/2008/07/onlyagame_0719.mp3
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