The Weston Ski Center is home to the Eastern Mass Youth Cross-Country Ski Team, one of many in the Bill Koch Ski League. Only A Game’s Bill Littlefield visited this cross-country community and took some pictures along the way.
The Milwaukee Bucks have found a possible solution to their attendance woes…have a star player purchase season tickets for enthusiastic fans! This week on Only A Game, Andrew Bogut’s attempt to fill the home arena. Also, the best tales of the Stanley Cup, and Bill talks with Kelly Kulick, the first woman to win a PBA Tour title.
In an effort to increase attendance, Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut has given 100 season tickets to some of the most energetic fans around. They call themselves “Squad 6,” and get loud for all 48 minutes of every home game. Listen to our story by Wisconsin Public Radio’s Kirk Carapezza and check his photos from a recent game.
Only A Game Senior Producer Gary Waleik writes about his music selections for this week’s program, and takes a stab at presenting a Boston accent in writing.
Per NHL tradition, every player on the team that wins the Stanley Cup gets to take the trophy home, regardless of where they live. Needless to say, this custom has sent the Cup on a number of adventures, the best of which Kevin Allen captures in his new book Then Wayne Said to Mario: The Best Stanley Cup Stories Ever Told.
It’s still a week and a half away, but the Super Bowl has already claimed the attention of various fans and lots of writers, broadcasters, and commentators…among them Bill Littlefield.
These aren’t exactly the top stories from the world of sports … but they are some of the more unusual. Learn why the Stanley Cup is racking up frequent flier miles. And after all the bad blood in Tennessee, one Knoxville resident is proposing an “honor” for recently departed Vols football coach Lane Kiffin.
Epsom, NH resident Dave Cummings is shooting 1,000,000 free throws in an effort to raise money for US military veterans and their families. Only A Game’s Doug Tribou was on hand for some of Dave’s shooting sessions. Listen to his report and see photos of Cummings on the “charity stripe.”
This week on Only A Game, bounce the ball once, twice, breath, set and…shoot the 105,400 something free throw for charity. We’ll meet a guy who’s hoisting up 1,000,000. Also, Vikings? Saints? Jets?
The Only A Game staff never would have made it through the Summer of 2008 without John Weinstein and Carsey Yee on hand to teach Bill Littlefield how to properly pronounce “Beijing.” Now the Two Chinese Characters are back to teach Bill how to pronounce the name of the Chinese tennis star, Zheng Jie.




