Finally Four; The Female Field of Four; New Beginnings in Baseball; Altering His Field of Play; Letters; Brackets, Baseball, and More with Charlie Pierce; “The Soul of Baseball”

Buck O’Neil never aimed to be the center of attention , especially when writer Joe Posnanski first started traveling with him. Posnanski intended to do a book on life in the Negro leagues, and instead he write a book about O’Neil’s passion to tell other people’s stories.

It’s apparent that Gary Bettman has never faced off against a 6’3″, 220-lb. winger. If he had, he would know fighting is not just part of the game of hockey, it’s the increasingly brutal part. Bill Littlefield takes on the NHL Comissioner.

Brackets…please; A Foxy Cinderella; Rekindling the Magic; Updating the Earthrace; When Mayo Recruited U.S.C.; “Taking Shots”; Hoops, Fines and Folly; The Gym at the Corner of Third and Ross

Keith Glass recounts his fight to be the only noble NBA agent in an ignoble profession, and brings you inside the problems and people that shape today’s NBA culture. Bill has the review.

You know that smug look people get when they do well on their bracket picks after the first week of the tournament? The one’s whose Final Four is still possible, while your brackets lie in ruins? Well, Bill Littlefield is that guy.

Madness in Full Swing; Crack Shots in Fairbanks; Muslim Olympics; “Crazy ང”; Duke’s Demise and More with Charlie Pierce; Leotards and Loop Circles

The Louisiana State University women’s basketball team would usually be looking forward to some extra attention during the NCAA tournament. But, as Bill Littlefield notes, this year they might prefer to go home early.

Can 1908 be considered the best year in baseball history? Bill Littlefield’s not so sure it can, but it makes for good reading anyway.

Making Sense of the Madness; Feeling No Pain at Florida; Courage on the Court; “The Enlightened Bracketologist”; Women’s Hoops, NHL Spies, and the NBA; Cricket’s Cup on St. Kitt’s