Listen carefully.  Just beneath the jingle of the bells and the jolly carolers begging lustily for figgy pudding, are those the mid-December strains of anxiety, desperation, and panic? Don’t cover your ears!  There’s hope, even now, as the days before the holidays dwindle down to a precious few.  Assuming some of the people for whom [...]

Red Grange was a dominant college football player and the first true star of the National Football League. In his book, The Galloping Ghost: An American Football Legend, Gary Andrew Poole profiles the man who was an American icon long before the NFL was the place where players went to become stars. Bill Littlefield shares [...]

On Monday evening, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell spoke to the issue of New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress, whom Goodell had suspended for the remainder of the regular season after Burress shot himself in the leg with a gun for which he had no New York City license. Plaxico Burress was in a night club [...]

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.

Play audio Regular medical check-ups are important for everyone.  But, they are especially imporant for former NFL players who have additional risk factors from their punishing years on the field.  Only A Game’s Doug Tribou recently was on hand as more than 30 players received some special attention from the Living Heart Foundation, and he [...]

Last month, the winners for the 2009 Dance Your PhD contest were announced.  Only A Game was not first with the story, but we will not be the last.  There’s something mesmerizing about watching science geeks (of varying artistic abilities) dance their hearts out in the name of educating YouTube viewers on scientific research.  Above, [...]

In his new book, Follow The Roar, author Bob Smiley follows the incredible 2008 tournament season of Tiger Woods. With Smiley’s well written and comedic account of Tiger’s struggles (yes, the bum knee.) and triumphs, Follow The Roar, is sure to be a sports fan favorite. Bill Littlefield comments.

Today you can be buried in a Red Sox casket or have your ashes laid to rest in a Red Sox urn. While many chose to show their team loyalty until the end, maybe there’s room for a little restraint when it comes to the afterlife and your favorite MLB team. Bill Littlefield comments.