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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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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 ]

Point Guard Takes Over As Big Man On Court

It's long been an article of faith that the most treasured commodity on any basketball team is a big man. But now, that mantle of positional pre-eminence has passed from inside to outside. The one player who can most improve a team, who can make it coalesce and thrive, is the point guard, says commentator Frank Deford....

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[ Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:03:13 -0400 ]

Ballparks Should Be Built For Fans, Not Architects

Architecture critics may find the Yankees' and Mets' new ballparks disappointing, but Frank Deford says that no one has yet figured out how to build a better one than the Orioles did in 1992 — and no one needs to....

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[ Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:03:10 -0400 ]

No Lions And Orioles And Bears? Oh, My!

When a team stinks, should it still have the right to bear a noble creature's name? Consider the beleaguered lion, oriole and other animals that deserve to be king, at least for a day....

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[ Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:03:41 -0400 ]

The Four Horsemen Of The Athletic Apocalypse

Four big-name players regarded as locker room poison were banished by their teams, only to be given another chance. But will the recession change the attitude toward highly paid malcontents? Commentator Frank Deford says even announcers don't quite get how much players' self-aggrandizing behavior irks fans....

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[ Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:05:39 -0400 ]

The Dynamic Duo Of Women's College Basketball

Since 1995, both Tennessee and Connecticut have won five NCAA championships apiece — so that all the other women's teams in the country have split a measly four between them. And this year, Connecticut will almost surely win again....

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[ Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:04:08 -0400 ]

Please, Pop The Phrase 'On The Bubble'

It's the tired expression used to describe the teams that just might win a berth in the 65-team NCAA men's basketball tournament. Commentator Frank Deford says it's time for the sports media to come up with new language, especially at a time when so many jobs, houses and lives are "on the bubble."...

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[ Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:03:11 -0400 ]

Watching The Clock: A Sport All Its Own

Baseball fans may romanticize about how there is no clock in that sport, but basketball was saved by the 24-second clock. And while the sports that have clocks all use them differently, one thing is the same: It's bad for the game to sit on the clock....

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[ Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:04:15 -0500 ]

LeBron Is Agility And Power, Personified

At 6 foot 8, basketball star LeBron James isn't exceptionally tall by NBA standards. But commentator Frank Deford says James has an unusual combination of power and agility that makes him a standout in his sport....

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[ Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:04:03 -0500 ]

A-Rod Confession Shouldn't Have Been A Shocker

The signs and the manifold rumors that Yankees infielder Alex Rodriguez used performance-enhancing drugs were there all along. Commentator Frank Deford says that in a very real way, what has happened to Rodriguez isn't all that bad for baseball....

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[ Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:03:37 -0500 ]

There's No Love In The NFL

As Valentine's Day approaches, the one place where a little love is most needed is in the National Football League. Football is a brutal game, and commentator Frank Deford says it's time for everyone involved in the sport to address the health needs of retired players....

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[ Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:03:28 -0500 ]

Without Woods, The Sport Of Golf Is In The Rough

At some point, the PGA tour became a wholly subsumed subsidiary of Tiger Woods, and without him there simply doesn't appear to be any there there. The PGA: Professional Golfers Anonymous....

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[ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:03:50 -0500 ]

A Merry Super Bowl To All, And To All A Good Game

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals meet this Sunday in the Super Bowl. Commentator Frank Deford says the annual football championship has become a fixture on the American calendar, an unofficial but widely observed holiday marked by ritual and excess....

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[ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:09:29 -0500 ]

Seriously, Don't Take Barkley Too Seriously

Former NBA star Charles Barkley is taking a leave of absence from his television work after his arrest for suspected drunken driving. Commentator Frank Deford says Barkley's career has been marked by his outsized talent and behavior — but his critics should calm down a bit....

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[ Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:03:22 -0500 ]

College Football: Unique And Unrepresentative

The Florida Gators and the Oklahoma Sooners meet Thursday in Miami for the national college football championship. But the game won't likely settle the controversy over how college football chooses its national champion. And that's just one of the oddities of the sport....

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[ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:04:57 -0500 ]

The Yankees Are, Once Again, Bad Sports

By asking a struggling New York City for an additional $259 million in tax-free bonds to help finance a new stadium (while signing free agents for well over $400 million), the Bronx Bombers present themselves as the very model of arrogance and let-'em-eat-cakeness....

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[ Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:03:11 -0500 ]

The Cautionary Tale Of John Mackey, NFL Star

John Mackey had a distinguished career with the Baltimore Colts. He now has dementia, and his wife, Sylvia, has stood by him and urged the league to help other athletes with dementia. Commentator Frank Deford says football is an intense team game — but it's Sylvia Mackey who is an outstanding teammate....

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[ Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:06:01 -0500 ]

Sports Dilemma: Siding With Politicians On Playoffs

Commentator Frank Deford agrees with politicians calling for a college football playoff to determine the national champion. But it means letting go of a long-held belief: that sports and politics shouldn't mix....

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[ Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:04:22 -0500 ]

The Stupidest Statistics In The Modern Era

You don't have to read the box scores to know that statistics are a big deal in sports. But lately, commentator Frank Deford has noticed a glut of meaningless sports statistics....

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[ Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:04:21 -0500 ]

Sports Advice: Copy Hollywood's Business Model

The economic downturn may force pro sports leagues to re-examine their business model, says commentator Frank Deford. And the leagues might look to Hollywood for inspiration: Top athletes would still command huge contracts, but lesser players could see their salaries reduced....

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[ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:04:05 -0500 ]

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