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May 22nd, 2013

Golf Adds Another Rule To Its Repertoire

The USGA has decided to ban anchored putting beginning in 2016. Bill Littlefield thinks the ruling is just one in a long line of confusing and silly golf rules.

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May 15th, 2013

UNH Shot Putter Sets Sports Aside To Help A Stranger In Need

University of New Hampshire shot putter Cameron Lyle’s athletic career ended a few weeks sooner than he’d originally planned. Lyle had the chance to save a stranger’s life and he set sports aside to do it. Bill Littlefield shares his views on a touching story.

Commentary
May 8th, 2013

The Value Of Debating Value

LeBron James has once again been voted the NBA’s Most Valuable Player. But not unanimously. Against his better judgment, Bill Littlefield has been thinking about that.

Commentary
May 1st, 2013

NBA’s Jason Collins Comes Out To A ‘Thoroughly Prepared’ Public

NBA free agent Jason Collins is the first athlete in one of the four major male pro sports to acknowledge that he is gay. Bill Littlefield comments on what Collins’ announcement says about the world he came out to.

Commentary
April 24th, 2013

At Ballpark, Fans Can Catch More Than A Game

Baseball is no longer the National Pastime, at least as measured by number of TV viewers per game. But according to Bill Littlefield, it still offers spectators an opportunity to participate that football and basketball can’t match.

Commentary
April 17th, 2013

Reflecting On The Boston Marathon Tragedy

Only A Game is based in Boston. Like many people in the city and across the country, Bill Littlefield has been thinking about Monday’s events, and what they mean.

Commentary
April 10th, 2013

A Distraction During NCAA Women’s Tourney

On Tuesday night, the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team overwhelmed Louisville, 93-60, to win their eighth NCAA Championship. But according to Bill Littlefield, an NBA owner’s headline-grabbing draft plan provided an unnecessary distraction from the Huskies’ ongoing dynasty.

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April 3rd, 2013

Andy Enfield Lured To Southern California

Andy Enfield, who coached the Florida Gulf Coast University men’s basketball team to a couple of exciting upset wins at the NCAA tournament, has changed jobs. This apparently surprised his former employer at Florida Gulf Coast, but not Bill Littlefield.

Commentary
March 27th, 2013

Tiger Woods And Nike At No. 1 Again

Last weekend, Tiger Woods won his third tournament of 2013, thereby reasserting his position as the number one golfer in the land. Commentator Bill Littlefield is among the impressed, but perhaps not as impressed as Nike is.

Commentary
March 20th, 2013

NCAA Amateurism: The Real Madness Of March

As the NCAA tournament gets under way, Bill Littlefield wonders when athletes will see their share of the millions of dollars changing hands.

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