North Carolina came out on top when they played Duke on March 3rd, but how will each team fare in the ACC tournament? (AP)
Amid the recent allegations of a bounty program promoted by NFL coach Gregg Williams, this week on Only A Game, Bill Littlefield will examine the issue. As NCAA basketball conference tournaments play out, we’ll let you know who will be going to the big dance, and we’ll also have a story from Greg Echlin on the high financial stakes for mid-major teams that make the tournament. Also this week, Bill will be joined by Robert Andrew Powell for a discussion about Powell’s book, This Love Is Not For Cowards: Salvation and Soccer in Ciudad Juárez. Lastly, we’ll have a story about Cowboys and Indians playing hockey – not football or baseball.
- NFL Players And Coaches Weigh In On Bounty Issue
- NFL Bounties: Beyond The Playing Field
- Peyton Manning No Longer A Colt
- High Financial Stakes For Mid-Major College Hoops
- ‘This Love Is Not For Cowards’ By Robert Andrew Powell
- The Week In Sports With Charlie Pierce
- MLS Season 17 Begins
- The Battle Of Little Big Puck: Hockey Meets History
- Music On Only A Game
With the recent news about bounty programs in the NFL, Bill Littlefield wonders how widely the practice might have spread.
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1 Comment | More »WFAE’s Scott Graf has a story this week on the ineptitude of the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats. But exactly how bad are they? Intern Jeremy Conlin delves into the numbers to add a little context.
2 Comments | More »On Friday, another lawsuit was filed against the NFL by ex-players regarding concussion-related injuries. Bill Littlefield says the issue isn’t going away.
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3 Comments | More »This week, we looked at various athletes that have been investigated for, charged with, or prosecuted for crimes relating to on-the-field incidents. We assembled a photo gallery of some of the most notable athletes.
Comment | More »In the aftermath of the Super Bowl, it figures that lots of are still thinking about the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Bill Littlefield finds himself thinking about an athlete for whom the latter concept is apparently inconceivable.
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