Frank Deford

Frank Deford bids farewell to the Ringling Brothers Circus and has some further thoughts on taking a final bow.

We've passed the vernal equinox and baseball's Opening Day was Monday, but Frank Deford argues that there's really only one true first day of spring: the arrival of the Masters golf tournament.

Commentator Frank Deford thinks some of the proposed changes to make professional baseball more exciting won't help.

From the black power salute at the '68 Olympics to Michael Jordan to Colin Kaepernick, commentator Frank Deford looks at the changing role of protest in sports through the decades.

The Cowboys have won only two playoff games in the past 20 years, but all of a sudden, they are once again a force again in the NFL, says commentator Frank Deford.

NFL ratings are down and commentator Frank Deford says you can't blame it on all the attention the election is getting.

College football can feature some of the most lopsided scores in sports. Commentator Frank Deford traces the reason why, right back to its roots.

There is no rhyme or reason for how suspensions are handed out in sports, according to commentator Frank Deford. He thinks it's time for that to change.

There are no more perfect 10s in gymnastics, so the sports commentator is leaping off the balance beam and into the Olympic pool.

More than statues of generals or politicians, those of athletes are remembrances of good things past, says Frank Deford.

Recent comments from NFL executives on the safety of football have Frank Deford wondering, when will we Americans stop adoring the game?

They invariably never live up to what the politicians and construction moguls promise, says sports commentator Frank Deford.

The team trounced Syracuse 82-51 to win a record fourth straight NCAA championship. Commentator Frank Deford has an appreciation of the team, along with its coach and star player Breanna Stewart.

This shot has come a far piece since it was adopted by the NBA in 1979, and Stephen Curry's prowess will make it an even bigger part of the game, according to sports commentator Frank Deford.

For Frank Deford, the best football games are those played with two star quarterbacks, because football needs quarterbacks.

Cities lose sports teams, as occasionally things have to change, and that's just part of life, according to sports commentator Frank Deford.

It's called "the beautiful game," but sports commentator Frank Deford says that's because of who plays soccer, not because of how it's played.

Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens should be interrogated by the baseball commissioner the same way Pete Rose has been, opines sports commentator Frank Deford.

With the NBA's new ad campaign against gun violence, commentator Frank Deford says a bunch of athletes may finally provide the first successful nudge toward stiffer firearm regulation.

Basketball players don't endure numerous concussions like some football players do, nor do they suffer the arm injuries common to baseball pitchers. But the grind on the hardwood can wear bodies down.