In Sports And Life, Once-Lazy August Is Filling Up

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 08/18/2009 - 10:01pm

August used to be downtime for all of us, including most athletes. But now, students go back to school before Labor Day, and schools play football during August.

If the NFL also expands into August, we might as well call it September, says commentator Frank Deford.

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