Satchel Paige And A Religious Cult, Fritz Pollard, Basketball And NASA
This week on Only A Game, a baseball fan investigates the day his father donned a House of David jersey and caught for the great Satchel Paige.
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How NASA Engineer Marcie Washington Worked 'Basketball-Style'
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Fritz Pollard: The Small Running Back Who Broke Big Barriers
Even though he was his team's star, Pollard wasn't allowed to change in the locker room.
Satchel Paige, The House Of David, And A Decades-Old Mystery
How did the greatest Negro League pitcher ever end up on the mound for a religious cult?
Special: Sports, Racism And The Myth Of Meritocracy
In a special episode of Only A Game, we investigate systemic racism in sports.
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Power, Money And Corruption: The Story Of The NCAA
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Christening An Antarctic-Bound Ship With 'The End Of The World'
Jill Heinerth and her colleagues set off to Antarctica. But there was a bad omen from the outset.
Card Collector Revisits Racist Incident Behind Garry Templeton's 1981 Suspension
Brad Balukjian wanted to meet all the players from one 1986 pack of baseball cards. One had a story that needed retelling.
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