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NPR Columns: Sports with Frank Deford Podcast






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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, May 24, 2012

NBA And NHL Playoffs: Does Anyone Really Care?


The NBA and NHL seasons are coming to a close, but as commentator Frank Deford points out, you couldn't be faulted for overlooki..


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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

The American Way: Winners And Losers, And No Ties


It's not whether you win or lose — it's how you play the game. But Frank Deford says its downright un-American to have a tie i..


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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Mind Games: Football And Head Injuries


Commentator Frank Deford wonders what will happen to American football as concerns over head injuries grow...


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Friday, May 4, 2012

A Horse Of A Different Color


The 3-year-old champion colt Hansen is unlikely to win this year's Kentucky Derby, but his white coloring ensures that all eyes ..


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Thursday, April 26, 2012

U.S. Women In Golf, Tennis: Where Are You?


There are lots of great American female athletes on teams, but where are the individual athletes? Frank Deford laments the lack ..


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Friday, April 20, 2012

Those Wild And Crazy Miami Marlins


The Miami Marlins are back in the news. That's no surprise to Frank Deford, who thinks the team is one of the zaniest in basebal..


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Thursday, April 12, 2012

The NCAA: Is Membership Worth It?


Following Kentucky's college basketball victory, commentator Frank Deford wonders about the ethics of the NCAA...


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Thursday, April 5, 2012

Is It Time To Tone Down The Tiger Woods Coverage?


With the Masters tournament poised to begin Thursday, Tiger Woods continues to dominate golf coverage — despite the fact that ..


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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Watching College Basketball's Slump Into Anonymity


This weekend, college basketball fans will be glued to TVs and computer monitors to keep tabs on the NCAA's Final Four. But as m..


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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Americans Hit The Brakes On NASCAR


NASCAR spent millions of dollars researching how to get people more interested in the sport, but Americans' love affair with car..


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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Calling Foul: In Basketball, Crunch Time Goes Limp


At the end of games in most team sports, the excitement is ratcheted up when a team tries daring new tactics and gambles to win...


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Thursday, March 8, 2012

What Baseball Really Needs: Mr. Personality


In baseball, there were always a fair complement of coaching characters: old cracker-barrel philosophers, feisty wise guys and ..


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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

100 Points, One Game: A Basketball Record Turns 50


Fifty years ago, in an unimportant game, basketball star Wilt Chamberlain reached a milestone: 100 points in one game. At the ti..


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Thursday, February 23, 2012

When There's More To Winning Than Winning


Cory Weissman didn't get a chance to play much basketball before suffering a stroke during his freshman year at Gettysburg Colle..


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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Looking For Lin In All The Wrong Places


Why are the so-called experts are always looking in the same places? Frank Deford wonders how many talented athletes like Jeremy..


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