Oct 27th, 2004 · It's been a difficult off-season for the National Basketball Association. Not only did the U.S. men's team finish third in the Olympics, but its athletes often looked outclassed by those from other countries. Commentator Frank Deford says this is not a good sign for an NBA season that starts next week.
Oct 20th, 2004 · Commentator Frank Deford explains the key to the Patriots' success. The New England football team has won its last 20 games. Deford says good coaching has helped them achieve this record-setting achievement.
Oct 13th, 2004 · Commentator Frank Deford recounts the woeful past of baseball's Boston Red Sox historic and perennial losses to their archrival, the New York Yankees.
Oct 6th, 2004 · This is the 10th year since baseball revamped its playoff system, allowing two teams that did not win their division to take part in the post-season. Commentator Frank Deford says it was a great idea, even if some baseball traditionalists disagree.
Sep 29th, 2004 · With all the brutal tackles and violent collisions on the football field these days, Commentator Frank Deford worries players aren't feeling the love anymore. Deford draws a lesson from Season of Life, a book that details how an old Baltimore Colt lineman, who is now a minister and volunteer high-school football coach, uses the sport to teach "anti-football values."
Sep 15th, 2004 · The National Hockey League has long been considered one of the four major team sports in the United States. But commentator Frank Deford says NASCAR's popularity is speeding by it.
Sep 1st, 2004 · Commentator Frank Deford tells the inspiring story of a friendship that has transcended time. Jack Twyman has kept the spirit of his childhood friend and basketball teammate, Maurice Stokes, alive by helping him enter the hall of fame, three decades after his death.
Aug 25th, 2004 · Commentator Frank Deford says one of the most touching moments in Athens this week came when members of the U.S. women's softball team and their coach Mike Candrea shed tears in memory of Candrea's wife, who died suddenly a month before the Games. That episode highlighted the importance of personal relationships between coaches and young athletes.