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Only A Game 02/06/2010

Super Bowl Update - Super Bowl Haiku - Gay Culverhouse - America's Cup - Letters - Charlie Pierce - Bikes and Beer

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Last weekend, South Boston's Harpoon Brewery hosted 281 cyclists with a thirst for competition, victory, and beer. As Only A Game's Doug Tribou reports, the Harpoon Indoor Time Trial brings bikes and beer together.

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As Super Bowl Sunday nears, there has been a lot of discussion of a commercial scheduled to air on that commercial day of days. The ad features Heisman Trophy-winning, University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow and his mother, and it is sponsored by Focus on the Family, an organization that opposes abortion. Objections to the commercial notwithstanding, commentator Bill Littlefield is not convinced that it is likely to constitute anything new.

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NCAA Men's Basketball Update -Bucks -Kelly Kulick -Then Wayne Said To Mario -Letters -Charlie Pierce -Bill Koch Ski League

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Per NHL tradition, every player on the team that wins the Stanley Cup gets to take the trophy home, regardless of where they live. Needless to say, this custom has sent the Cup on a number of adventures, the best of which Kevin Allen captures in his new book Then Wayne Said to Mario: The Best Stanley Cup Stories Ever Told.

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It's still a week and a half away, but the Super Bowl has already claimed the attention of various fans and lots of writers, broadcasters, and commentators...among them Bill Littlefield.

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NFL Update - NBA Twins - U.S. Figure Skating - American Victory - The Two Chinese Characters - Charlie Pierce - One Million Foul Shots

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Earlier this week, lesser-known Chinese tennis player Zheng Jie made an impressive run in the Australian Open, which would make for a great story if Bill knew how to pronounce her name. Fortunately, he's called in the Two Chinese Characters to help him out.

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Over the past few weeks, numbers of coaches making lots of money at one university have moved on to make more money at other universities or in the professional ranks. For some reason, the annual shuffling of high profile coaches has commentator Bill Littlefield thinking of a low profile coach who was also something of a magician.

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NFL Playoff Update - McGwire - Lane Kiffin - Seulewah Golf Course Reopens - Commentary - Charlie Pierce - American Hoops

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The road to recovery has been tough for the 14 countries devastated by the 2004 tsunami. Recently, however, the Indonesian province of Aceh has made a big step in its return to prosperity: the reopening of the Seulewah Golf Course. Chad Bouchard reports.

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On Monday, Mark McGwire acknowledged his steroid use while he was hitting all those home runs in the 1990's. Like the Mark McGwire who told a congressional committee almost five years ago that he wasn't there to talk about the past, Bill Littlefield is focusing on the present and the future.

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Dallas Cowboys - Faisal - Hockey Update - Ice Dancing - Commentary - Charlie Pierce - Twelve And Counting

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Faisal Faisal is a man competing in an unusual sport (skeleton), which is even more unusual in his home country (Iraq). Only A Game's Brian Mann reports on Faisal's long quest to qualify for the Winter Olympics and the motivation behind it.

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In the wake of the reports that Washington Wizard Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton may or may not have drawn guns on each other in the locker room late last month, the president of the New York Knicks has reminded his players that guns are illegal in New York City. Only A Game's Bill Littlefield thinks that's probably not a bad idea.

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College Bowl Update - Outdoor Hockey - NFL Update - Della Donne - Letters - Charlie Pierce - Best American Sportswriting 2009

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Each year, series editor Glenn Stout scours the sports pages for entries worthy of inclusion in the Best American Sports Writing anthology. This year, Glenn was joined by guest editor and author Leigh Montville. Bill chats with Glenn and Leigh about this year's edition.

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The end of the year offers us the opportunity to look back, and Only A Game host Bill Littlefield is among those taking advantage of that opportunity, though he's only looking back a week or so.

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Santa Speedo Run - Dance Your PH.D. - Vatican Soccer - The Elfish Gene - Vietam Golf - Woodsman's Weekend

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Only A Game's Doug Tribou reports from a popular Boston race where Speedos, Santa hats, and freezing temperatures represent true holiday spirit - the Santa Speedo Run.

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