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¿Por Qué Leo Ferris Todavía No Está En El Salón De La Fama De Naismith?
El co-creador del reloj de lanzamiento de 24 segundos en baloncesto.

Why Is Leo Ferris Still Not In The Naismith Hall Of Fame?
The contributions Leo Ferris made to the NBA are well documented, so why is he still being snubbed?

OAG Staff Picks: Peter Sagal, Tup Holmes, Leo Ferris And More
For the very last week of Only A Game, we're bringing back some of our favorites. NPR host Peter Sagal drops by with a story about running and male body...

Littlefield: A Rhyme About Sports During A Pandemic
Bill Littlefield returns for one last view of the sports landscape ... in verse.
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The World Series Apocalypse That Never Was
Transport your mind back to 2003 and imagine what it would have been like if the Red Sox and the Cubs had met in the World Series.

OAG's Most Memorable: Barkley's Friendship, Syracuse 8, The Carewlands And More
This week we’re bringing back some of our most memorable, most requested stories. Reporter Shirley Wang tells the story of her father, Lin Wang, and his friendship with NBA Hall...

Universal Pictures Basketball, Diving Inside An Iceberg And Running With Sherman
It's Only A Game book club day, as we bring back three listener favorites from three great books. First up, the story of how the Universal Pictures basketball team went...

Bob Cousy's Regrets, Devo And Chi Chi, Tacko Fall Learns To Swim And More
Bob Cousy and Bill Russell won six NBA championships together on the Boston Celtics. This week on Only A Game, Cousy says he regrets not doing more for his teammate...

Why Doris Kearns Goodwin Says Baseball Made Her A Better Historian
Author and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin says the Brooklyn Dodgers were her childhood love, but she ended up married to the Red Sox.

Cari Champion And Jemele Hill Won't 'Stick To Sports'
"We have to stop with this lie of: Sports is happening over here, and the rest of the world is happening somewhere else. They're in the same world," Hill says.

Athlete Activism Against Police Violence Reminds Ken Shropshire Of '85's 'Sun City'
"If the prize is ending racism in America, that's not going to happen with one action," Professor Kenneth Shropshire says.

'You Do Know Who His Wife Is, Don’t You?': My Brush With Mia And Nomar
At the Cheesecake Factory with his parents in the early 2000s, producer Martin Kessler got a tip: Nomar Garciaparra was there.

'And Finally, Charlie...': Bill and Charlie, One More Time
Bill Littlefield returns for one last romp through the sports landscape with Charlie Pierce.

How Only A Game's First Story Helped Lay The Foundation For A 27-Year Run
Our very first episode featured a story about an eccentric former MLB pitcher. It set the stage for many stories to come.

The Farewell Show: Revisiting Our First Episode, Bill Littlefield Returns, And More
On the last new episode of Only A Game, producer Martin Kessler revisits a childhood meeting with Mia Hamm and Nomar Garciaparra. Also, Doris Kearns Goodwin explains how baseball made...

Charlie Pierce: The Week In Sports
Karen and Charlie discuss the Washington NFL team's new team president, plus Jimmy Butler's thriving bubble business.

How Cherelle George Found A Home With The Harlem Globetrotters
Before becoming “Torch,” Cherelle George was often told to “tone it down.”

Checking In With Jared Wells, Bodybuilder With Cystic Fibrosis
Jared Wells has put a temporary hold on going to the gym because of the pandemic. But he's still exercising.

For Nick Andersen, Running And Type 1 Diabetes Are Linked
"Because I started running just as I found out I would be living with Type 1 diabetes, ... these two things fused together," Nick writes.