 |
NPR Columns: Sports with Frank Deford Podcast
NPR Columns: Sports with Frank Deford Podcast
|
NPR Morning Edition"s Frank Deford gives weekly commentary on a cross section of the world of sports. Sometimes acerbic, often funny, always insightful. |
|
Copyright 2007 NPR - For Personal Use Only
|
All podcasts by this publisher
|
1. 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.
|
| Published on Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:14:05 -0500 - 2 MB Format: MPEG Audio
|
2. 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. It seemed, he said, that "Christian holidays don"t mean anything" any longer. With its season shortened, the NBA can"t afford to skip the holiday this year.
|
| Published on Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:23:07 -0500 - 2 MB Format: MPEG Audio
|
3. 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 celebrations now seem to follow just about any big play.
|
| Published on Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:00:44 -0500 - 2 MB Format: MPEG Audio
|
4. 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 problem, but no changes were made. So extreme has been the band torture at some schools that victims have had to be hospitalized.
|
| Published on Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:04:22 -0500 - 2 MB Format: MPEG Audio
|
5. 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 have shown a huge capacity for loyalty. But as they face tough times in Detroit and at Syracuse, they"re also risking their legacies.
|
| Published on Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:07:14 -0500 - 2 MB Format: MPEG Audio
|
6. 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.
|
| Published on Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:03:59 -0500 - 2 MB Format: MPEG Audio
|
7. 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.
|
| Published on Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:49:24 -0500 - 2 MB Format: MPEG Audio
|
8. 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 members of the Big East.
|
| Published on Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:09:09 -0500 - 2 MB Format: MPEG Audio
|
9. 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 November doldrums.
|
| Published on Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:12:56 -0400 - 2 MB Format: MPEG Audio
|
10. The (Basketball) Show Must Go On
| It"s a desperate time for fans of the NBA. Frank Deford provides an alternative entertainment idea for basketball junkies.
|
| Published on Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:01:39 -0400 - 2 MB Format: MPEG Audio
|
German podcast | Add podcast
|
|
