Rhymes With BillLittlefield: Boston's BountyOn the brink of his final day as host of NPR’s Only A Game, Bill Littlefield was asked whether any other city would have been as appropriate a home for...ResumeOnly A Game02:59Jul 26, 2018Littlefield: A Baseball Rivalry At Its RipestThis weekend the Red Sox will play three games in New York against the Yankees. A quick look at the standings would tell anyone, including Bill Littlefield, that both teams...ResumeOnly A Game02:28Jun 27, 2018Littlefield: After A Celtics Surprise, LeBron Carries OnThe Celtics’ unlikely championship hopes ended on Sunday. Bill Littlefield feels the guy who brought those hopes crashing down is a good reason to keep watching basketball.ResumeOnly A Game02:41May 30, 2018Littlefield: This March Has Lived Up To The MadnessFrom a victory for the 16th-seeded UMBC Retrievers to Loyola Chicago and Sister Jean to buzzer-beaters, this year's NCAA Tournament has been sufficiently mad.ResumeOnly A Game01:40Mar 23, 2018Bill Littlefield's Message To NFL Fans: Hate The Pats, But Leave Me OutAs the Patriots prepare for another trip to the Super Bowl, football fans who live outside New England are preparing to root against them ... again. Bill Littlefield addresses the...Only A GameJan 24, 2018AdvertisementLittlefield: One Sure Bet When It Comes To Sports GamblingThe Supreme Court will eventually rule in Christie v. NCAA whether some states should have the same sports gambling opportunities currently available in Nevada. No matter the outcome, Bill Littlefield...Only A GameDec 7, 2017Littlefield: From Ballpark To Bowling Alley, Mookie Betts Does It AllMookie Betts is more than just a good ballplayer. He's also quite the bowler. Last week, he bowled a perfect game in the final qualifying round of the World Series...ResumeOnly A Game02:14Nov 15, 2017Littlefield: Gregg Popovich Deserves Our ApplauseLast week, President Trump wrongly claimed that previous presidents had not called the families of service members killed in action. This angered Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich. After hearing the...Only A GameOct 24, 2017Littlefield: An Unemployed Quarterback And An Angry PresidentLast weekend the biggest stories from the NFL took place before the games started, as more than 200 players across the league took a knee or sat during the national...Only A GameSep 27, 2017Littlefield: What I Did On My Summer VacationThis week on Only A Game, we’re telling stories on a theme. You might call it “What I did on my summer vacation." Bill Littlefield recalls a baseball memory from...ResumeOnly A Game01:08Jul 28, 2017Littlefield On Ichiro: Paying Homage To An Elder In The OutfieldAt 43, Ichiro Suzuki is the oldest player to start a Major League game in center field since 1900. Is it Suzuki's love of the game that allows him to...ResumeOnly A Game02:22Jun 28, 2017Littlefield: A Lesson For Ballpark SecurityOn Wednesday night at an Atlanta Braves game, an adult fan reached out and grabbed a ball from the field of play and gave it to a young fan. But...ResumeOnly A Game01:13May 26, 2017Littlefield: Seasons And SportsLike lots of sports fans, Bill Littlefield has been paying particular attention to the NBA playoffs. But he thinks he’d enjoy the basketball season – and all the other seasons...ResumeOnly A Game02:21May 19, 2017Poetry And Baseball: Revisiting 'Casey At The Bat'Baseball season is in full swing -- Bill Littlefield gives his take on Ernest Lawrence Thayer's classic poem, "Casey at the Bat."ResumeOnly A Game05:51Apr 28, 2017Littlefield: An Ode To The 'No Fun League'Over the weekend, more than 30 former and current NFL players engaged in an arm-wrestling tournament in Las Vegas, future home of the Raiders. The participants could be fined by...Only A GameApr 12, 2017Littlefield: A Poem For March MadnessBill Littlefield presents the myth of a couple whose lives were changed utterly and forever when they dipped into bracketology ...ResumeOnly A Game01:46Mar 16, 2017Littlefield: The Sports Fan's February Lament"For sports, as for a lot of things, this February...is a tough month," Bill Littlefield writes.Only A GameFeb 22, 2017Littlefield: Athletes Should Be Free To SpeakBill Littlefield sometimes hears from listeners who feel that athletes should stick to playing their games and that commentators and hosts should stick to talking about those games. This week,...ResumeOnly A Game03:05Feb 8, 2017Awaiting Football's Greatest ShowTwelve NFL teams are playing for a chance to compete on the grand stage of the spectacle that has come to dominate sports in this country. Bill Littlefield doesn’t think...ResumeOnly A Game01:27Jan 6, 2017Littlefield: Sports Hope For A New YearBill Littlefield looks forward to the sports feats yet to be accomplished in 2017.ResumeOnly A Game01:58Dec 28, 2016Next Page
Littlefield: Boston's BountyOn the brink of his final day as host of NPR’s Only A Game, Bill Littlefield was asked whether any other city would have been as appropriate a home for...ResumeOnly A Game02:59Jul 26, 2018
Littlefield: A Baseball Rivalry At Its RipestThis weekend the Red Sox will play three games in New York against the Yankees. A quick look at the standings would tell anyone, including Bill Littlefield, that both teams...ResumeOnly A Game02:28Jun 27, 2018
Littlefield: After A Celtics Surprise, LeBron Carries OnThe Celtics’ unlikely championship hopes ended on Sunday. Bill Littlefield feels the guy who brought those hopes crashing down is a good reason to keep watching basketball.ResumeOnly A Game02:41May 30, 2018
Littlefield: This March Has Lived Up To The MadnessFrom a victory for the 16th-seeded UMBC Retrievers to Loyola Chicago and Sister Jean to buzzer-beaters, this year's NCAA Tournament has been sufficiently mad.ResumeOnly A Game01:40Mar 23, 2018
Bill Littlefield's Message To NFL Fans: Hate The Pats, But Leave Me OutAs the Patriots prepare for another trip to the Super Bowl, football fans who live outside New England are preparing to root against them ... again. Bill Littlefield addresses the...Only A GameJan 24, 2018
Littlefield: One Sure Bet When It Comes To Sports GamblingThe Supreme Court will eventually rule in Christie v. NCAA whether some states should have the same sports gambling opportunities currently available in Nevada. No matter the outcome, Bill Littlefield...Only A GameDec 7, 2017
Littlefield: From Ballpark To Bowling Alley, Mookie Betts Does It AllMookie Betts is more than just a good ballplayer. He's also quite the bowler. Last week, he bowled a perfect game in the final qualifying round of the World Series...ResumeOnly A Game02:14Nov 15, 2017
Littlefield: Gregg Popovich Deserves Our ApplauseLast week, President Trump wrongly claimed that previous presidents had not called the families of service members killed in action. This angered Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich. After hearing the...Only A GameOct 24, 2017
Littlefield: An Unemployed Quarterback And An Angry PresidentLast weekend the biggest stories from the NFL took place before the games started, as more than 200 players across the league took a knee or sat during the national...Only A GameSep 27, 2017
Littlefield: What I Did On My Summer VacationThis week on Only A Game, we’re telling stories on a theme. You might call it “What I did on my summer vacation." Bill Littlefield recalls a baseball memory from...ResumeOnly A Game01:08Jul 28, 2017
Littlefield On Ichiro: Paying Homage To An Elder In The OutfieldAt 43, Ichiro Suzuki is the oldest player to start a Major League game in center field since 1900. Is it Suzuki's love of the game that allows him to...ResumeOnly A Game02:22Jun 28, 2017
Littlefield: A Lesson For Ballpark SecurityOn Wednesday night at an Atlanta Braves game, an adult fan reached out and grabbed a ball from the field of play and gave it to a young fan. But...ResumeOnly A Game01:13May 26, 2017
Littlefield: Seasons And SportsLike lots of sports fans, Bill Littlefield has been paying particular attention to the NBA playoffs. But he thinks he’d enjoy the basketball season – and all the other seasons...ResumeOnly A Game02:21May 19, 2017
Poetry And Baseball: Revisiting 'Casey At The Bat'Baseball season is in full swing -- Bill Littlefield gives his take on Ernest Lawrence Thayer's classic poem, "Casey at the Bat."ResumeOnly A Game05:51Apr 28, 2017
Littlefield: An Ode To The 'No Fun League'Over the weekend, more than 30 former and current NFL players engaged in an arm-wrestling tournament in Las Vegas, future home of the Raiders. The participants could be fined by...Only A GameApr 12, 2017
Littlefield: A Poem For March MadnessBill Littlefield presents the myth of a couple whose lives were changed utterly and forever when they dipped into bracketology ...ResumeOnly A Game01:46Mar 16, 2017
Littlefield: The Sports Fan's February Lament"For sports, as for a lot of things, this February...is a tough month," Bill Littlefield writes.Only A GameFeb 22, 2017
Littlefield: Athletes Should Be Free To SpeakBill Littlefield sometimes hears from listeners who feel that athletes should stick to playing their games and that commentators and hosts should stick to talking about those games. This week,...ResumeOnly A Game03:05Feb 8, 2017
Awaiting Football's Greatest ShowTwelve NFL teams are playing for a chance to compete on the grand stage of the spectacle that has come to dominate sports in this country. Bill Littlefield doesn’t think...ResumeOnly A Game01:27Jan 6, 2017
Littlefield: Sports Hope For A New YearBill Littlefield looks forward to the sports feats yet to be accomplished in 2017.ResumeOnly A Game01:58Dec 28, 2016
