For the past 14 years, Only A Game has celebrated the Super Bowl in verses consisting of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. But, Bill Littlefield asks, could another measure do just as well as the haiku?

From jailblazers to Trailblazers. This week on Only A Game, Portland finds itself back in the NBA’s elite. Also, a conversation with Baylor Women’s Basketball head coach Kim Mulkey, an Aussie Open update, and profile of champion powerlifter Anderson Wise.

Australian Open with Bonnie D. Ford; Blazermanina 2.0; Women’s Hoops with Michelle Smith; “Won’t Back Down”; Canseco the Bold Truth Teller and More with Charlie Pierce; Anderson Wise

In her new book, Baylor women’s Basketball Coach Kim Mulkey describes the challenges facing a woman climbing the ranks from player, to assistant coach, and finally head coach. Bill reviews the book.

Sometimes the New York-Boston sports rivalry gets out of hand. But, sometimes, says Bill Littlefield, it serves to add entertainment to what otherwise might be dull match-ups.

In her new book, Baylor women’s Basketball Coach Kim Mulkey describes the challenges facing a woman climbing the ranks from player, to assistant coach, and finally head coach. Bill reviews the book.

College Hoops with Pat Forde; Baseball’s Congressional Hearings; Law and Order: MLB; The Surging Chargers; Eli Emerges; “Tarnished Heisman”; Australian Open and More with Charlie Pierce; Underground in Wales

Fans of LSU might be able to legitimately say they’re the best team in college football. But, Bill Littlefield wonders what that term means when its applied to politics.

In “Tarnished Heisman,” Don Yeager’s new book about Reggie Bush, Bill Littlefield learned more than he’d like to know about the big business of college football.

NBA Update with Kevin Hench; Those Confounding Cavaliers; NFL Update with Mike Reiss; Fantasy Football and Math; Commentary; Marion Jones and More with Charlie Pierce; The Assist