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The Charlotte Bobcats won their first game of the season. As of Tuesday, they had lost 27 of their last 30, and most games haven't been close. (AP)
This week on Only A Game, WFAE’s Scott Graf has a story from Charlotte on the ineptitude of the NBA’s Bobcats. WFPL’s Anne Marshall has a story on Dartball, a hybrid game of darts with baseball scoring that is sweeping the country, or at least Louisville, Kentucky. Also this week, Jim Yardley, author of the book Brave Dragons, will join Bill to discuss his season spent with one of China’s worst professional basketball teams, and Charlie Pierce, as always, will stop by for his take on the week’s news. All that and more, this week on Only A Game.
On Friday, another lawsuit was filed against the NFL by ex-players regarding concussion-related injuries. Bill Littlefield says the issue isn’t going away.
Jeremy Lin was cut by two NBA teams in the last three months. Now he’s a household name. In his latest commentary, Bill Littlefield examines the various reasons for the media storm around the Knicks’ guard.
This week, we looked at various athletes that have been investigated for, charged with, or prosecuted for crimes relating to on-the-field incidents. We assembled a photo gallery of some of the most notable athletes.
In the aftermath of the Super Bowl, it figures that lots of are still thinking about the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Bill Littlefield finds himself thinking about an athlete for whom the latter concept is apparently inconceivable.
This time last year, Erik Anderson of KPBS profiled the 6th-ranked San Diego State basketball team, which was outperforming expectations. After losing a number of key players, you might think the team would be struggling this season. You’d be wrong.
Dave Zirin of The Nation recently dubbed the Super Bowl “Woodstock for the 1 percent,” but Bill Littlefield has some doubts about whether that’s an accurate assessment.
Tiffany & Co. redesigned the NFL’s conference championship trophies last season. With that in mind, we re-visit a 2009 story on the company from Only A Game’s Doug Tribou.
With multi-million dollar television ads and “big day” radio promotions, the Super Bowl has long served as a way for companies to get their message to consumers. But, a recent pitch from a fast food chain has left Only A Game’s Karen Given confused.
