Nov 19th, 2008 · Lots of college football fans, including President-elect Barack Obama, have said they'd like to see the sport's complex bowl championship system replaced with a playoff. That's not likely. The Bowl Championship Series has plenty of influential advocates, including college presidents.
Oct 22nd, 2008 · Some Tampa Bay Ray fans are wearing their hearts on their heads. They're sporting Mohawks in solidarity with their favorite ballplayers, who adopted the hairstyle for good luck in the baseball playoffs.
Oct 9th, 2008 · The Major League Baseball playoffs resume Thursday with Game 1 of the National League Championship Series in Philadelphia. The American League series starts Friday in Florida. Two of the regular season's best teams, the Los Angeles Angels and the Chicago Cubs, are no longer in contention.
Oct 4th, 2008 · If it's October, then it's baseball playoffs time. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant about Friday night's face offs in Tampa Bay and Los Angeles.
Oct 2nd, 2008 · This Saturday, Alaskans will be watching the state's first-ever high school football playoff game north of the Arctic Circle. The Barrow Whalers host the top-of-the-world game against the Houston Hawks.
Oct 1st, 2008 · For many sports lovers, October means Major League Baseball. The Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night grabbed the final spot in the postseason by defeating the Minnesota Twins in a one-game tie-breaker. John Feinstein talks with Steve Inskeep about the upcoming playoff season.
Oct 1st, 2008 · The Chicago Cubs are in the playoffs, seeking their first World Series in 100 years. We're not saying that Cubs fans might have trouble restraining themselves. We don't have to. The city of Chicago says it. The city persuaded bar owners to a temporary ban on alcohol around the Cubs' Wrigley Field. It also applies to the White Sox' U-S Cellular Field. In either case, if there's a title-clinching game coming to an end, area bar taps go dry.
Sep 28th, 2008 · NPR's Tom Goldman speaks to host Andrea Seabrook about the end of Major League Baseball's regular season and the playoff picture.