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Since write a book called "The Whore of Akron," Scott Raab hasn't had much luck re-connecting with LeBron James. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Since write a book called "The Whore of Akron," Scott Raab hasn't had much luck re-connecting with LeBron James. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

When LeBron James ditched Cleveland for Miami, sportswriter Scott Raab wrote a book titled "The Whore of Akron." He now regrets his word choice... This week on Only A Game, the story of a writer's love-hate-love relationship with LeBron. Also, the story of the greatest intramural inner tube water polo dynasty you've never heard of. And a 23-year-old Wall Street analyst tries to join the Michigan football team. Join us!

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Lifelong Michigan Fan Trades Wall Street Job For College Football Dream

Michael Hirsch was working on Wall Street when he got a crazy idea: he was going to play football for the University of Michigan.

3 Stories: Final Four Venues, College Coach Salaries, Las Vegas Raiders

Should NCAA Final Fours be played in oversized football stadiums? Do college sports coaches deserve to be the highest paid public employees in their states? And is Draymond Green the right person to call for football fans to boycott the Oakland Raiders?

Long After College Ends, Inner Tube Intramural Water Polo Keeps 'Em Coming Back

At Colorado State University, a group of adults in their mid-30s dominates the sport of inner tube intramural water polo.

Charlie Pierce: The Week In Sports

Bill Littlefield and Only A Game analyst Charlie Pierce discuss whether changes to North Carolina's HB2 bill will convince the NCAA to play tournament games there again, the Chicago Cubs as defending MLB champs and why a new bust of soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is terrifying airport goers in Portugal.

A Sportswriter's Love-Hate-Love Relationship With LeBron James

After publishing a book titled "The Whore of Akron," sportswriter Scott Raab hasn't had much luck re-connecting with LeBron James.

This program aired on April 1, 2017.

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