OAG 20th Anniversary

Bill Littlefield To Fans: "Thanks For Listening, Week After Week"

Bill Littlefield closed out Only A Game's first live show by sharing some final thoughts and offering his thanks to listeners.

Only A Game

02:16May 17, 2014

Charlie Pierce And Bill Littlefield: 20 Years On The Air

As Only A Game celebrates its 20th anniversary, analyst Charlie Pierce weighs in on Michael Sam, the future of golf, and changes in the sports landscape in the past two...

Only A Game

05:33May 17, 2014

The Poetry Of Sports With Former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky

For our 20th anniversary show, former U.S. Poet Laureate and long-time friend of Only A Game Robert Pinsky joined Bill Littlefield to discuss the connections between sports and poetry.

Only A Game

04:34May 17, 2014

Bill Littlefield talks with pioneering women's hockey coach Digit Murphy and U.S national team captain Meghan Duggan about the evolution of their sport. (Robin Lubbock/Only A Game)

For Women's Hockey, Progress With Room To Grow

One of the women's sports that has changed dramatically in OAG's 20 years on the air is ice hockey. For our 20th Anniversary Live Show, we invited two prominent women...

Only A Game

04:20May 17, 2014

Patriots Owner Robert Kraft On Belichick, Politics And Football Safety

In a wide-ranging conversation, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft tells Bill Littlefield, "We've done a very poor job in educating mothers -- young mothers -- how really safe the...

Only A Game

07:38May 17, 2014

Bill Littlefield was joined (from left to right) by Bob Ryan, Andrea Kremer and Will Leitch. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Bob Ryan, Andrea Kremer And Will Leitch On Sports Reporting

How has sports writing evolved over the past decades? To tackle that question, the Boston Globe's Bob Ryan, NFL Network's Andrea Kremer and Sports On Earth's Will Leitch joined Bill...

Only A Game

07:47May 17, 2014

Costumed participants run along Delaware Avenue in 2005's Turkey Trot in Buffalo, N.Y. (Don Heupel/AP)

The 'Only A Game' All-Time Wacky Sports Tournament

What's the wackiest "sport" of all? Over the past 20 years, Only A Game has featured plenty of candidates worthy of the honor.

Only A Game

03:06May 17, 2014

Bill Lee's MLB career came to an end in 1982 but he's still pitching today. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Bill 'Spaceman' Lee: 67 And Still Pitching

Twenty years after being featured on Only A Game's first show, Bill Lee returns to the program to update Bill Littlefield on his current hobbies: making bats and pitching.

Only A Game

05:46May 17, 2014

There's a rich football history in Needham, Mass., which sent a team (in blue) to the state Division I Super Bowl in 2011. (Jessie Jacobson/Flickr)

Former Football Prospects Look Back

In 1996, Michelle Seaton spent a season with the football program at Needham High School in Needham, Mass., reporting on the team's top prospects and how they navigated the college...

Only A Game

07:45Nov 30, 2013

Catching Up With A Lovable Loser: Zippy Chippy

After 100 races -- and zero victories -- Zippy Chippy called it quits. But his futility has made him a celebrity in horse racing circles. Bill Littlefield caught up with...

Only A Game

07:23Aug 24, 2013

Revisiting Roxbury: A Coach, A Family And National Title Dreams

2013 marks the 20th anniversary of Only A Game. Throughout the year, we'll be revisiting some of our favorite stories. More than a decade after he spent a season following...

Only A Game

10:18Feb 23, 2013

The Roxbury Community College team celebrating their Division III National Championship in 2001. (Courtesy Photo)

Roxbury Community College: The 2000-2001 Season

Can't get enough of Roxbury Community College men's basketball team and their run at the Division III National Championship? Here's Bill Littlefield's entire series from 2000-2001.

Only A Game

Feb 21, 2013

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OAG 20th Anniversary

Bill Littlefield To Fans: "Thanks For Listening, Week After Week"

Only A Game

Charlie Pierce And Bill Littlefield: 20 Years On The Air

Only A Game

The Poetry Of Sports With Former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky

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For Women's Hockey, Progress With Room To Grow

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Patriots Owner Robert Kraft On Belichick, Politics And Football Safety

Only A Game

Bob Ryan, Andrea Kremer And Will Leitch On Sports Reporting

Only A Game

The 'Only A Game' All-Time Wacky Sports Tournament

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Bill 'Spaceman' Lee: 67 And Still Pitching

Only A Game

Former Football Prospects Look Back

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Catching Up With A Lovable Loser: Zippy Chippy

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Revisiting Roxbury: A Coach, A Family And National Title Dreams

Only A Game

Roxbury Community College: The 2000-2001 Season

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Bill Littlefield To Fans: "Thanks For Listening, Week After Week"

Charlie Pierce And Bill Littlefield: 20 Years On The Air

The Poetry Of Sports With Former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky

For Women's Hockey, Progress With Room To Grow

Patriots Owner Robert Kraft On Belichick, Politics And Football Safety

Bob Ryan, Andrea Kremer And Will Leitch On Sports Reporting

The 'Only A Game' All-Time Wacky Sports Tournament

Bill 'Spaceman' Lee: 67 And Still Pitching

Former Football Prospects Look Back

Catching Up With A Lovable Loser: Zippy Chippy

Revisiting Roxbury: A Coach, A Family And National Title Dreams

Roxbury Community College: The 2000-2001 Season