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NPR Morning Edition's Frank Deford gives weekly commentary on a cross section of the world of sports. Sometimes acerbic, often funny, always insightful.

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Thursday, February 9, 2012

For Love And The Game, A Star Shines In Delaware


Four years ago, Elena Delle Donne was the top basketball recruit in the country. But Delle Donne walked away from an elite coll..


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Friday, February 3, 2012

Signing Day: Like Christmas For College Sports


On National Signing Day, high school seniors can officially plight their troth to a college football program. And that means gro..


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Thursday, January 26, 2012

As A Coach, Paterno Was One Of A Kind


For a moment, put aside how Penn State's Joe Paterno — whose credo was "Success with Honor" — acted with regard to pedophili..


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Friday, January 20, 2012

Take Your Ball And Go Home? How Dare You!


When Serena Williams said recently that she doesn't love tennis, many people gasped and clutched their pearls. When we see someo..


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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

If You Pay For Cable, You're A Hostage Of Sports


In television, sports is where the money is. And whether or not they watch live sporting events, cable subscribers pay to subsid..


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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Why The BCS Is The Holy Roman Empire Of Sport


The Bowl Championship Series climaxes Monday with a game in New Orleans between Louisiana State and Alabama. But should the winn..


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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Dear NHL: Hit The Puck, Not The Players


Commentator Frank Deford suggests a New Year's resolution for the National Hockey League: No more fighting...


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Thursday, December 22, 2011

The NBA Is Bullish On Christmas, By Necessity


In 2010, Phil Jackson, then the coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, complained about the NBA's scheduling of games on Christmas Day..


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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Look, Ma, I'm In The End Zone!


Frank Deford asks, is it time to seek a restraining order against football's end zone follies? The seemingly endless victory cel..


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Thursday, December 8, 2011

For Some Marching Bands, Hazing Means Brutality


A story about violent hazing in the marching bands at historically black colleges and universities — HBCUs — detailed a prob..


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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

For Two Old Teammates, Risks Of Loyalty Are Real


In the 1960s, Dave Bing and Jim Boeheim were the starting guards for Syracuse University's basketball team. Since then, both men..


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Thursday, November 24, 2011

An Eternal Tee Time Option For Die-Hard Golfers


For the most fanatical of sports junkies, commentator Frank Deford has news of a way to carry that fervor into the afterlife...


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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Is Football Culture The Core Of The Problem?


Commentator Frank Deford wonders if the very nature of the sport contributed to the events at Penn State...


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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Frank Deford: In With The South, Out With The East


In sports, the SEC is very popular these days, especially in football. But, as Frank Deford points out, it's hard times for mem..


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Friday, November 4, 2011

No Love For November, Sports' Drama-Free Month


For commentator Frank Deford, there's not a lot of excitement in the sports world these days — a feeling he chalks up to the N..


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