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Sportswriter Jeff Pearlman chronicles the story of Walter Payton, legendary running back for the Chicago Bears, in Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton. Bill Littlefield talks with Pearlman about Payton’s college years, 13-year pro career, and the troubled times before his death at age 45.

Only A Game analyst Charlie Pierce discusses the World Series, the recent changes made by the NCAA, and a clever Halloween costume.

Get in touch with us and we shall reply. Bill Littlefield reads this week’s correspondence.

Bill Littlefield gets an update from Gregg Doyel of CBSSports.com about who’s on top and who’s at the bottom of the NFL.

In Division I athletics, colleges are changing conferences in a series of moves that are like a jigsaw puzzle, a game of dominoes, and a US geography quiz all rolled into one. Only A Game’s Doug Tribou untangles the flurry of moves and the motivations behind them.

The Houston Astros are on the verge of new ownership and could find themselves in the American League next season. Bill Littlefield speaks about the future of the team with Richard Justice, sports writer for the Houston Chronicle, Rob Neyer, national baseball editor for SB Nation, and Mickey Marvins, an Astros fan who is convinced her team is better off in the NL.

Bill Littlefield talks with ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian about this rollercoaster of a World Series.

After NCAA President Mark Emmert’s announcement on Monday that he is recommending an annual increase of up to $2,000 in the benefits students on athletic scholarship can receive, Bill Littlefield wonders about the long-term outcome of the recent uprising of college athletes.

The New England Revolution have fired Steve Nicol after a decade as the MLS franchise’s head coach. Bill Littlefield reflects on Nicol’s tenure.