Evan Longoria, the third baseman of the Tampa Bay Rays, is probably happy to see the baseball season begin, since his offseason has been tough. Earlier this month, one of his cars was stolen. Then on Saturday, Longoria’s spring training residence was burglarized. One of the items taken has caught the attention of Bill Littlefield.

Senior Producer Gary Waleik explains his music selections for this week’s show.

The sport of boxing is filled with shady characters, flawed champions, and tragic tales. So maybe it’s not surprising that the sport of boxing has also inspired some very good writing. In At the Fights, editors John Schulian and George Kimball have collected their favorite stories about boxing, including articles they wrote themselves.

What does Tim Tebow do in his spare time? Well, when he isn’t playing football or preaching family values he’s modeling underwear, of course! Only A Game analyst Charlie Pierce comments on the quarterback’s Biblical boxer-briefs and the rest of this week’s sports news.

Sometimes players, owners and even fans forget that sports are supposed to be fun. The Harlem Globetrotters haven’t lost that feeling. They continue to enjoy their sport and relish in serving as role models. Bill explains why more athletes should get pleasure from their work.

The Harvard Crimson missed the NCAA tournament by one game, but basketball returned to Harvard for a day when the Harlem Globetrotters visited to teach kids about the importance of character. Bill Littlefield reports from Cambridge about the Globetrotters’ C.H.E.E.R. program.

College basketball isn’t just a game anymore. It has become a big business worth millions of dollars. Schools, television networks and the NCAA benefit from the money, but the players do not. Bill talks with PBS Frontline reporter Lowell Bergman about his documentary Money + March Madness, premiering next week.

By BILL LITTLEFIELD This week spectators at the perjury trial of Barry Bonds in San Francisco were told by experts that steroids can alter the user’s appearance. They heard the defendant repeat that he’d been told that “the clear,” a steroid which he has acknowledged that he used unknowingly, was just flaxseed oil. According to [...]

The 2011 women’s NCAA Tournament hasn’t seen too many upsets. All four number one seeds advanced to the Elite Eight, and there doesn’t seem like there’s much stopping them from reaching the Final Four. Bill talks with ESPNW’s Michelle Smith about which favorites might fall in the final rounds of the tournament.

Your bracket is in good shape and the team you picked to win it all is still in the NCAA tournament. So, you must be a college basketball guru, right? Wrong. Like Bill Littlefield, you’re probably just lucky.