Bill Littlefield http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100803&ft=1&f=2100803 Bill Littlefield, nationally known author and veteran sports commentator, hosts NPR's <em>Only A Game</em>, produced by NPR Member station WBUR in Boston. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:58:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Bill Littlefield http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100803&ft=1&f=2100803 Game Over: Blame For Abuse Lies With Iconic Coach Over the weekend, news broke that Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky allegedly abused young boys. But can the team's leader, Joe Paterno, still be relied on as a moral compass? WBUR's Bill Littlefield argues that Paterno's status as an icon makes him especially vulnerable to criticism. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:58:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2011/11/08/142142879/game-over-blame-for-abuse-lies-with-iconic-coach?ft=1&f=2100803 http://www.npr.org/2011/11/08/142142879/game-over-blame-for-abuse-lies-with-iconic-coach?ft=1&f=2100803 Over the weekend, news broke that Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky allegedly abused young boys. But can the team's leader, Joe Paterno, still be relied on as a moral compass? WBUR's Bill Littlefield argues that Paterno's status as an icon makes him especially vulnerable to criticism.

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]]> Report: Ortiz, Ramirez on Drugs List The New York Times is reporting that David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez were among the more than 100 Major League Baseball players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. The article cited lawyers involved in pending litigation over the testing results. Bill Littlefield discusses the latest revelations. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111388936&ft=1&f=2100803 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111388936&ft=1&f=2100803 The New York Times is reporting that David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez were among the more than 100 Major League Baseball players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. The article cited lawyers involved in pending litigation over the testing results. Bill Littlefield discusses the latest revelations.

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]]> Ode to the Rise and Fall of Barry Bonds Former San Francisco Giant Barry Bonds broke Hank Aaron's record for home runs. Courts allege that he might have broken the law to do it, by taking performance-enhancing drugs and lying to a grand jury about it. In honor of Bonds' indictment, "Only a Game" host Bill Littlefield reads an original poem. Sun, 18 Nov 2007 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16400417&ft=1&f=2100803 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16400417&ft=1&f=2100803 Former San Francisco Giant Barry Bonds broke Hank Aaron's record for home runs. Courts allege that he might have broken the law to do it, by taking performance-enhancing drugs and lying to a grand jury about it. In honor of Bonds' indictment, "Only a Game" host Bill Littlefield reads an original poem.

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]]> An Extraordinary Finish to the Baseball Season NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to WBUR's Bill Littlefield about this extraordinary baseball season, as the Boston Red Sox battle the Yankees, and the Chicago Cubs find themselves one game away from the National League pennant and the World Series. Sun, 12 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1463869&ft=1&f=2100803 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1463869&ft=1&f=2100803 NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to WBUR's Bill Littlefield about this extraordinary baseball season, as the Boston Red Sox battle the Yankees, and the Chicago Cubs find themselves one game away from the National League pennant and the World Series.

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