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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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When Football's Deadly Brutality Outraged America

In just one season 100 years ago, 26 players died from injuries sustained in football games. The deaths sparked a national outcry and forced the new collegiate athletic association to take action to make the sport safer....

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[ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:15:50 -0500 ]

Favre Gets A Bye Week -- But Will He Ever Say Bye?

The Minnesota Vikings had a bye week this weekend — and that's a problem for both sports fans and wordsmiths. But a week off is not really a bye — nor is it a reason not to discuss the NFL's age-defying quarterback, Brett Favre....

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[ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:14:59 -0500 ]

A-Rod's New Success: Enough To Put Demons To Rest?

When the New York Yankees won the American League title, Alex Rodriguez was embraced by his teammates. The moment marks a turnaround for A-Rod, who has struggled in past post-seasons — and hasn't always had the affection of teammates and fans....

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[ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:03:24 -0400 ]

Tailgating: When A Picnic Turns Into An Event

For some football fans, firing up the grill and sharing a beer are as essential to pregame ritual as the coin toss and "The Star-Spangled Banner." Even late in the season, football fans will tailgate, gathering on the cold, hard tarmac to dine alfresco Americano — even when the weather is cold and very un-picnic-y....

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[ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:03:46 -0400 ]

Boise State Needs NCAA's Help To Buck BCS

Boise State has one of the upwardly mobile teams in college football — but there may be a limit to how far the team can go. Commentator Frank Deford says the powers that be in college football keep teams like Boise State from having a shot at the big time....

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[ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:03:11 -0400 ]

Chicago, Chrissie And Khloe: Of Love And The Game

Love blossoms for some athletes, while it wilts for others — including Chicago and the brutal rejection of its proposal to host the 2016 Olympics....

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[ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:03:12 -0400 ]

Baseball Announcers: More Than Just A Voice

They may not wear a uniform, but baseball announcers like Ernie Harwell become as much a part of the team as the players for some fans, says commentator Frank Deford....

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[ Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:04:42 -0400 ]

Hockey: Why Can't The NHL Just Keep It Canadian?

Back in the mid-1960s, the National Hockey League was bullish about its prospects in the United States. Today, the expanded league is struggling to pick up Sun Belt fans in far-flung markets in the South and Southwest....

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[ Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:04:06 -0400 ]

TV Flap: Will The NFL Live Up To Its Socialist Ideals?

The NFL has a long-standing agreement that franchises share equally in television revenues. To commentator Frank Deford, that's socialism — and, he says, the league's TV policies are out of step with the times. At issue: blackouts meant to punish fans who are happy to watch the local team's games from home....

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[ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:04:39 -0400 ]

Can You Believe These Rankings?

Sports has always loved rankings, says commentator Frank Deford. But what do the rankings really mean? The latest brouhaha is in women's tennis, where Serena Williams, who's won three of the last four Grand Slams, is ranked No. 2 after a player who's won none....

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[ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:05:25 -0400 ]

A Fading Champ, But A Champ Still: Muhammad Ali

Former boxing phenomenon Muhammad Ali is hobbled by age and illness, but he continues to make public appearances. While some people find these appearances sad and unsettling, Frank Deford says many more have come to embrace him....

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[ Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:03:11 -0400 ]

NFL: Dodging The Concussion Discussion?

Nobody's sure how dangerous the contact in football is to the brain. But high school players will experience more than 40,000 concussions this season and many former players suffer from dementia or depression. So why is pro football taking a Big Tobacco approach to research?...

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[ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:03:45 -0400 ]

In Sports And Life, Once-Lazy August Is Filling Up

August used to be downtime for all of us, including most athletes. But now, students go back to school before Labor Day, and schools play football during August. If the NFL also expands into August, we might as well call it September, says commentator Frank Deford....

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[ Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:04:06 -0400 ]

Many Halls Of Fame, Only One 'Bullet Bob' Hayes

In the world of sports, halls of fame proliferate. There's even one for mascots. But Frank Deford says it's still good to see a deserving athlete enshrined — in this case, a football legend once known as "the World's Fastest Human."...

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[ Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:06:32 -0400 ]

High-And-Mighty ESPN Should Take It Down A Notch

ESPN has multiple channels, a magazine, a radio network and some unbecoming habits — like subtly claiming it alone uncovers all the news in sports. Commentator Frank Deford says the network would benefit from a bit more humility....

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[ Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:03:12 -0400 ]

Deford: 'That's No Lady, That's An Athlete!'

There are so many mixed messages in women's athletics. For example, what most people remember about the 1999 World Cup was Brandi Chastain taking off her shirt, not that she scored the winning goal, says Frank Deford....

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[ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:04:08 -0400 ]

Baseball's Graybeards? They Manage

Major League Baseball could advertise for AARP. The sport's managers include many of the oldest head mentors in big-league sports, including the ageless Joe Torre of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The football and hockey leagues have some of the youngest....

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[ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:04:24 -0400 ]

A-Rod, Manny Still All-Stars To Many Fans

Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez, who in recent months admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs, were noticeably absent from Tuesday night's All-Star game in St. Louis. Frank Deford explains that baseball fans no longer seem to care about the use of steroids....

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[ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:03:54 -0400 ]

Loathing The Bowl Championship Series

Frank Deford wants the NCAA to come clean on the big business of college football and stop treating it like an amateurish game. Deford also wants Congress to think of the athlete and not the schools when considering the BCS....

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[ Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:03:43 -0400 ]

Is Chicago An Olympics Kind Of Town?

The International Olympic Committee will decide soon which city will host the 2016 games. The front-runners include Rio de Janeiro — a first for South America — and Chicago, which has never hosted the games....

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[ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:03:14 -0400 ]

It's Time For Tennis Players To Make Some Noise

A 16-year-old Portuguese player, Michelle Larcher de Brito, is distracting her opponents with her shrieks. Frank Deford wonders why golf and tennis players — and fans — can't make more noise....

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[ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:04:00 -0400 ]

Tiger: Would Greatness Be Sweeter With Archrival?

What makes an athlete the Greatest Of All Time or, a GOAT? GOAT-ish competition! When it comes to Tiger Woods, who plays in the U.S. Open at Bethpage this week, Frank Deford says Woods lacks an "almost-GOAT" competitor....

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[ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:03:29 -0400 ]

Word Play: Writing Clutters American Sports

Everything in the world seems to be trending green — except for football fields. The writing at midfield takes up more space and grows uglier all the time. Scrimmaging around the 50-yard line looks like players are on a Jackson Pollock painting....

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[ Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:03:36 -0400 ]

Michael Vick: Another Kind Of Role Model

The quarterback had it all and then threw it away through stupidity, arrogance and sheer evil. Frank Deford says if Vick is allowed back on the field, he'll remind us of how young athletes can so easily fall from grace....

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[ Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:04:42 -0400 ]

My Money's On Betting In Delaware

Commentator Frank Deford says we should look no further than the U.S. position on sports gambling to see how we're full of contradictions and hypocrisy. Why are we so backward and tormented about gambling?...

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[ Wed, 27 May 2009 09:03:49 -0400 ]

Roger Federer: A Champion Faces A Challenge

It's been a rough year for the No. 2 tennis player. But don't write him off yet, especially after his defeat of Rafael Nadal last week in Madrid. Federer hopes to prevent Nadal from winning a fifth consecutive French Open....

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[ Wed, 20 May 2009 09:06:45 -0400 ]

Remembering Sportswriter Bud Shrake

Back when newspapers ruled the sports world, Bud Shrake took a job at the Fort Worth Press. It was the beginning of a career in sports journalism that commentator Frank Deford says embodied an entire era. Shrake died last week in Texas. He was 77....

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[ Wed, 13 May 2009 09:05:59 -0400 ]

Put The Surprise Back In Sports

Sports is so prepackaged, so diagrammed to death by experts and analysts, that it's reduced to all the charm of following the Dow Jones average on CNBC....

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[ Wed, 06 May 2009 09:03:50 -0400 ]

Why Play Free For The NCAA When Europe Pays?

High school basketball stars have to wait a year past graduation before they become eligible for the NBA draft. Now a few are saying no to a year of college ball and going straight to lucrative pro contracts in Europe. Commentator Frank Deford is rooting for these young players and says athletes deserve to be paid a fair salary....

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[ Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:03:54 -0400 ]

Bidding Farewell To The Sports PR Guy

The recent death of Joey Goldstein at age 81 marks the end of the epoch of the sports PR guy. Sports PR guys, unlike show-biz agents, are positive by nature. Instead of doing damage control, they just want to get their clients in the newspaper....

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[ Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:04:10 -0400 ]

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