Football is big business, but in Manchester, England, one club is trying to do things differently. Featured on NPR's Only A Game

Fan-Owned Football in Manchester

When Hasan Elahi was mistakenly added to a terrorist watch list he started doing "self-surveillance".. (Winner of SPJ NorCal Excellence in Journalism Award in Feature Storytelling)

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The U.S. men didn’t bring home any hardware from this year’s World Cup in Brazil, but there’s one U.S. national soccer side currently in possession of the cup, with the help of electric motors. George Lavender introduces us to the champions of “power soccer.”

‘Power Soccer’ Puts Wheelchair Athletes Into The Game

In the shadow of high walls topped by guard towers, a baseball season recently came to a close. San Quentin is the only prison in California to allow inmates to play baseball. George Lavender went along to a San Quentin Giants game

Baseball Behind Bars: A Tradition At San Quentin State Prison

"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" played on the trumpet by Larry Fayson, a prisoner in San Quentin State Prison, California, before the last game of the baseball season between the San Quentin Giants and the San Quentin Athletics. For more: onlyagame.wbur.org/2014/10/04/san-quentin-prison-baseball

Listen: Take Me Out To The Ballgame in San Quentin

Every year, tens of thousands of people are booked into L.A. county jails. Their absence from home, even if short, can be felt deeply by family members and loved ones.

Nancy lives in Panorama City. Her boyfriend, Daniel, has spent the last year in jail. While he's been away Nancy's had to get on with work, school, and looking after their baby. KCRW’s George Lavender asked Nancy to keep an audio journal as she dealt with Daniel's time away, his court dates, and his potential release.

In the final installment of our series we bring you a few entries from that journal