Deford To Hollywood: Ban Boxing Movies
Some people wanna ban boxing. I just wanna ban boxing movies. You get the feeling sometimes that Hollywood still thinks Joe Louis is heavyweight champion and boxing is still top-tier popular? Yes,...
View ArticleWhy Is There An Extra Point In Football, And Do We Need It?
On Wednesday, in honor of footballs that are inflated, we must discuss extra points. The NFL is monkeying around with the extra point again. You think it should? Do you have a better idea? Do we even...
View ArticleYogi Berra, The Ultimate In Athletic Americana
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Yogi Berra died last night at the age of 90. In remembrance of his passing, let's go back 10 years and listen to a commentary Frank Deford...
View ArticleNBA Dares To Speak Out On Gun Violence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPcZo-f6Fhc It's an incident largely forgotten, but in 1964, the NBA — then a struggling fourth-string major league — finally got its All-Star Game on prime-time TV. The...
View ArticleRose Is Banned From Baseball, But What About Accused Steroid Users?
We start 2016 with a command: that the subject of Pete Rose and the Hall of Fame is over, finis, kaput forever and ever. As sure as we will no longer discuss whether Lindsey Graham or George Pataki can...
View ArticleSoccer, The Normal-Sized Player's Game
Much as we talk about certain financial institutions that may be too big to fail, you can be absolutely certain that the one organization in the whole wide world that truly fits that definition is...
View ArticleAfter Years Of Mediocrity, The Dallas Cowboys Have The NFL's Best Record
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: OK, let's stay in Texas now, where after two decades of futility, the Dallas Cowboys are back on top of the NFL. And commentator Frank Deford...
View ArticleBaseball's Proposed Changes Are 'Not So Good,' Says Frank Deford
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: With a new baseball season just around the corner - new baseball season - there are some proposed new rules aimed at making America's...
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