Sports With Littlefield: New MLB Hazing Rules; Celtics; 2017 Boston Marathon

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December 14, 2016

Kassandra Sundt
Meghna Chakrabarti
Bill Littlefield

In this Sept. 24, 2008, file photo, Oakland Athletics rookie players dressed in costumes line up for a photo before boarding the team bus after their 14-4 loss to the Texas Rangers, in Arlington, Texas. That hazing ritual of dressing up rookies as Wonder Woman, Hooters Girls and Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders is now banned. (LM Otero/AP)

Major League Baseball has nixed the tradition of hazing new players by making them dress up as women. We talk to Only A Game's Bill Littlefield about the history behind the practice.

We also touch on how the Celtics are doing this year and what to look forward to in the 2017 Boston Marathon.

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Bill Littlefield, host of NPR’s Only A Game, which tweets @OnlyAGameNPR.

This segment aired on December 14, 2016.

Sports With Littlefield: New MLB Hazing Rules; Celtics; 2017 Boston Marathon

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