Bill Littlefield bids goodbye to the baseball season in Boston.

Amid turmoil in the NFL over injury protection and the continued lockout in the NBA, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig has reason to smile with his own Milwaukee Brewers heading to the playoffs and two exciting wildcard chases coming down to the wire.

A list of songs featured on this week’s show provided by Only A Game Senior Producer Gary Waleik.

Last weekend, more than a dozen kilted competitors converged on Lincoln, New Hampshire for the International Highland Games Federation World Championship, and Only A Game’s Karen Given was there to capture the spirit of the event.

Only A Game analyst Charlie Pierce weighs in on new developments in the NBA lockout, Mariano Rivera’s milestone, and the latest from the Big 12.

Knockout: The Boxer and Boxing in American Cinema is an examination of Hollywood boxing films, including such classics as Million Dollar Baby, Rocky, and Raging Bull. Leger Grindon takes a look at how on-screen boxers bring to life the struggles and disappointments central to the shaping of America’s ideas of masculinity.

Sixteen-year-old Lexi Thompson shattered the age record for the Navistar LPGA Classic, winning this year’s events by five shots over Tiffany Joh. Alan Shipnuck of Sports Illustrated and Golf.com joined Bill Littlefield this week to discuss Thompson’s achievement and the youngster’s future in golf.

The WNBA playoffs are underway, with the Minnesota Lynx facing up against the Phoenix Mercury in the Western Conference Final and the Indiana Fever playing the Atlanta Dream in the East. Clay Kallam of FullCourtPress.com joins Only a Game this week.

The Yankees have already secured their spot in the postseason, and the Red Sox are in a shaky lead for the Wild Card with the Rays and Angels in hot pursuit. Bill Littlefield was at Fenway Park on Wednesday.

Mariano Rivera has finally earned his spot at the top of the all-time saves list, closing out his his 602nd game on Monday night. Bill Littlefield weighs in on whether the big Mo should now be considered the most accomplished Yankee of them all.