Only A Game

As the head coach of the women's basketball team at Tennessee, Summitt presided over more wins than any other Division I coach, female or male.

Why should today's celebrity athletes send a thank you note to former Dodgers pitcher Don Newcombe? We'll answer that question this week on Only A Game. We'll also meet a 42-year-old boxer who's homeless...and a world champion. Plus, the story of a man who spent five years circumnavigating the globe. Join us!

This week David Ortiz said that he's had second thoughts about his season-long retirement tour. This admission has led Bill Littlefield to a poetic conclusion.

This week on Only A Game, we'll revisit some of our favorite origin stories.

Is it time to ban football from public high schools? That and more on this week's episode of Only A Game.

Since his conversation with Charlie Pierce last week, Bill Littlefield has been thinking about which athletes he'd most like to have met.

Since his conversation with Charlie Pierce last week, Bill Littlefield has been thinking about which athletes he'd most like to have met.

Stories from this broadcast: Littlefield: Remembering Muhammad Ali; #KilltheWin: An Attack On A Flawed — But Historic — Statistic; 3 Stories: LeBron Fatigue, Barry Bonds, Pro Boxers In Rio; 50+ Years After Undefeated Season, 'Bestwick Boys' Rally Around Coach; Charlie Pierce: The Week In Sports; Sweater Versus Jersey: The Hottest Debate On Ice; Jim Palmer Remembers Staring Down His Childhood Hero

Stories from this broadcast: Littlefield: Remembering Muhammad Ali; #KilltheWin: An Attack On A Flawed — But Historic — Statistic; 3 Stories: LeBron Fatigue, Barry Bonds, Pro Boxers In Rio; 50+ Years After Undefeated Season, 'Bestwick Boys' Rally Around Coach; Sweater Versus Jersey: The Hottest Debate On Ice; Jim Palmer Remembers Staring Down His Childhood Hero

Like millions of other people, Bill Littlefield has been watching the NBA postseason. He doesn't know whether the Warriors or the Cavaliers will emerge victorious...but he's pretty sure what he'll remember about the Finals, and why.

Stories from this broadcast: O' Indy 500: Poetry Returns For 100th Anniversary; Proudly (And Not So Proudly) We Sing The National Anthem; 3 Stories: NFL CTE Funding, Matt Harvey, Draymond Green's Low Blow; Mike Pesca: America's Obsession With Deflategate; The Sabermetricians Who Got To Run A (Real) Baseball Team; Charlie Pierce: The Week In Sports; To Change The Culture Of Sports, Try Putting Women In Charge; The Ride Of His Life: Lew Alexander Cycles For Diabetes Prevention

After golfer Phil Mickelson was named in an insider trading lawsuit, Bill Littlefield was reminded that it can be good to be a famous athlete.

Stories from this broadcast: Not Dead Yet: The Unpredictable History Of Baseball's Bunt; A Magazine Editor's Attempt To Get (Very) Good At Tennis; 3 Stories: Zero Latino Managers, NCAA Concussion Lawsuits, David Ortiz; High-Interest Loans Tempt Families Waiting For NFL Settlement Checks; Charlie Pierce: The Week In Sports; Tommy Warren: A WWII Veteran Turned MLB Pitcher

Even before the San Antonio Spurs were bounced out of the playoffs by the Oklahoma City Thunder, there was speculation about whether Spurs veteran Tim Duncan would retire. Bill Littlefield offers the potential retiree some advice.

The NFL's postseason gets underway this weekend. Over the next month's worth of weekends, 12 teams will be whittled down to the two that will meet in the Super Bowl, which Bill Littlefield has already begun to consider.