Frank Deford died on Sunday, May 28, at his home in Florida. Remembrances of Frank's life and work can be found inAll Things Considered, Morning Edition,and on NPR.org. Writer and commentator Frank ...

The sportswriter was a mainstay on Morning Edition for 37 years, applying his keen wit and incisive eye to games of every stripe. Deford died... Updated at 4:11 p.m. ET Through nearly four decades, at ...

Frank Deford says he has always been "more interested in the people than in who was winning the games." In his new memoir, Over Time, he says it... Deford: How Sportswriting Has Changed 'Over Time' ...

(Reuters) - Frank Deford, who as a journalist for Sports Illustrated was known as a master of long-form storytelling and as a regular commentator for National Public Radio brought sports to life for ...

Frank Deford, a legendary sportswriter with Sports Illustrated from 1962 to 1989 and again from 1998 to the present, as well as an NPR sports commentator for the past 32 years, died on May 28. He was ...

Baseball has always been heavy-laden with statistics, to the point where, well deservedly, it is mocked and satirized. What?s the most ground balls to the second baseman hit by a left-handed batter in ...

WESTPORT—Frank Deford, an illustrious storyteller across many mediums and widely considered one of the best sportswriters, died on May 28. The 78-year-old, who died at his home in Key West, Fla, but ...

The renowned sports writer was in Iowa City recently to interview people for an HBO "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" story on Caroline Found, who died in a moped accident in August 2011. Found was a ...

Frank Deford, certainly on the short list of the greatest American sportswriters and commentators who has ever lived, is retiring from his job at NPR. "Yes, this is my swansong, my farewell, my last ...

Frank Deford is among the most versatile of American writers. His work has appeared in virtually every medium, including print, where he has written eloquently for Sports Illustrated since 1962.