Texas is America’s heartland of grandeur and high school football. So it fits that a high school in the Dallas suburb of Allen is spending $60 million to build a new football stadium. Only A Game’s Karen Given was in Allen and returned with a report.

Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is a defensive rookie of the year candidate, but he almost led his team to a victory last weekend as a kicker…almost. Bill and Charlie Pierce discuss the 307 pound lineman’s failed extra point and more from the week in sports.

The MLS Cup playoffs are reason enough for Bill to slip some soccer into the show. He speaks with John Doyle, author of The World is a Ball, about the global appeal of the beautiful game.

Earlier this year, Only A Game’s Doug Tribou reported on New Hampshire native Dave Cummings’ quest to hit 1 million free throws to raise money to support military veterans. Dave is halfway to his free-throw goal, and Doug has an update on Hoops for Heroes.

Bill speaks with Sports Illustrated’s Brant James about whether Denny Hamlin can hang onto his lead to win NASCAR’s Sprint Cup or if Jimmy Johnson can come back to win his fifth straight Cup title.

Before the Philadelphia Spectrum is knocked down, fans had a chance to grab whatever they could carry from the old stadium. WHYY’s Joel Rose reports.

Bill speaks with Pete Thamel from the New York Times about what’s next for Auburn’s Cam Newton amid allegations that question the star quarterback’s eligibility.

The Philadelphia Spectrum hosted Dr. J’s gravity-defying slam dunks for over a decade. Its address provided a Flyers team that won back-to-back Stanley Cups with one of the greatest nicknames in sports – “The Broad Street Bullies.” This week on Only A Game, Philly fans say goodbye to their beloved old arena. Plus, Karen Given reports on a new stadium in the heart of high school football country – Allen, Texas.

George Steinbrenner may have been the most famous and most powerful owner in sports, but his three decades as The Boss of the New York Yankees weren’t all smooth sailing. Bill Littlefield asks whether the Boss deserves a spot in the Hall of Fame in this week’s commentary.

Only A Game senior producer Gary Waleik offers his weekly thoughts on the music we use on the show, including a suggestion from Annika Sorenstam, Sweden’s golfing queen.