The host of NPR and WBUR's "Only A Game" since the program began in 1993, Bill joins us to talk about the latest news from the world of sports and the intersection of sports and storytelling.
Guest
- Bill Littlefield has been the host of "Only A Game" since the program began in 1993, but he wrote his first commentary for WBUR in 1984 and shortly thereafter his work began airing on NPR’s "Morning Edition," where for a few years he hit second in a lineup that included Frank Deford on Mondays and Red Barber on Fridays (Bill's commentaries aired on Tuesdays). His most recent book is "Take Me Out," a collection of sports- and games-related verse. For Library of America, he helped edit “The Top of His Game: The Best Sportswriting of W.C. Heinz,” and he wrote the introduction for the anthology.
Resources
- NPR: Supreme Court Rules States Are Free To Legalize Sports Betting
- NBA.com: Recent History Means Nothing, Because These Celtics Are Different
- Only A Game: Littlefield: NFL Protective Of Player's Heart, But Not Players' Brains
- Only A Game: Power, Money And Corruption: The Story Of The NCAA
- NPR: New Legislation To Outlaw Failing To Report Sexual Abuse In Olympic Sports
