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Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Most Excellent Adventure()
May 18, 2013 Hadfield just spent 146 days up at the International Space Station, during which time he performed rock concerts and shared his dazzling photographs with nearly a million Twitter followers.
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No. 1s: The Latest Greatest Of All Time ()
May 15, 2013 The NBA will soon crown another team as the best. And another MVP will be named. But commentator Frank Deford says such titles of greatness are fleeting.
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Mom's X-Ray Vision Also Sees The Best In Us()
May 11, 2013 Mothers know us better — sometimes better than we know ourselves. As any child will tell you, they really do have eyes in the back of their heads. When times are tough, they also have our back.
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Ladies, Want Women's Sports To Get More Attention? Pony Up()
May 8, 2013 Some critics say that women's sports aren't treated the same as men's sports when it comes to coverage, marketing and advertising. Frank Deford has some thoughts about why that is, and how it can change.
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Get Off My Lawn! And Other Grumblings About Sports Today()
May 1, 2013 Frank Deford's friend "the Sports Curmudgeon" reflects on some of the things that bother him about the sports world.
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The Pitch For More No. 42s()
April 17, 2013 There's more buzz than usual this year around baseball legend Jackie Robinson, who made his major league debut on April 15, 1947. But commentator Frank Deford says there isn't enough buzz in college athletics to help shape the Robinsons of the future.