Tommy Heinsohn is a NBA Hall-of-famer, longtime TV commentator for the Boston Celtics, and, surprsingly to some, an artist. See Bill’s photos from an exhibit displaying Heinsohn’s work and listen to Bill’s conversation with the basketball legend Saturday on Only A Game.

NFL owners have submitted their proposal to the players’ union to increase the NFL schedule from 16 to 18 games. Bill Littlefield think the owners are getting greedy by asking players to do even more harm to their already-damaged bodies.

Only A Game Senior Producer Gary Waleik offers his weekly thoughts on the music we use for the show.

This week on Only A Game, will Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid’s decision to start Michael Vick at quarterback pay off? Plus, we figure out how Buck Showalter turned around the last-place Baltimore Orioles, and Jon Wertheim discusses changing attitudes to mental illness in sports.

The Baltimore Orioles have made a remarkable turnaround since manager Buck Showalter took over the team at the end of July. See Doug Tribou’s photos of the Orioles at Fenway Park and listen to his story Saturday on Only A Game.

The MLS is still having trouble catching on in the USA, but in Toronto the team’s pro soccer squad sells out almost every match thanks to its boisterous, flag waiving supporters that call themselves the Red Patch Boys. Check out Sean Cole’s photos here and listen to his story about the Red Patch Boys Saturday on Only A Game.

In the 1970′s the NFL’s most dominant franchises were the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys. “The Ones Who Hit the Hardest” documents the teams’ heated rivlary and contrasts the Steelers’ success with the decline of Pennsylvania’s steel industry. Doug Tribou shares his thoughts on the book.

Only A Game Senior Producer Gary Waleik offers his weekly thoughts on the music we use for the show.

Brother Rice lost a heartbreaking playoff game to Bloom Township High on a controversial buzzer-beater in 2000. Ten years later, the Brother Rice players had a chance for revenge thanks to the FSN reality series “Replay.” Check out the photos here and click the “high-school rematch” link on the show page to listen to the story from Alex Keefe of WBEZ in Chicago.

George Steinbrenner was never a fan of modesty. So maybe it’s no surprise that his monument towers over all the others in Yankee Stadium. But Doug Tribou says that while The Boss may get the biggest plaque, it’s the great players like Ruth, Dimaggio, Mantle and Gehrig that resonate with fans as the most important figures in Yankee history.