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WEEKEND EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPPOPORT DISCUSSES BASEBALL'S NEW PROPOSAL FOR REGULAR-SEASON, INTER-LEAGUE PLAY STARTING IN 1997.

They discuss one of this season's top players, Center Tim Duncan of Wake Forest, who has resisted offers to go professional before finishing college. Wake Forest is ranked number two in the nation, largely because of Duncan. Tomorrow, he and his teammates take on the University of Maryland, which is ranked number five.

Baseball season officially begins tonight in the United States. NPR's David Welna reports it is not only a favorite American spectator sport, it is also hugely popular in Cuba where it is played year round. Welna was in Havana earlier this month, just in time for the opening games of Cuba's Revolution Cup.

In case you hadn't noticed, October arrives with flash and drama.By Catherine McCallWilmington NC – CLick the LISTEN button to hear Catherine's…

2: Sportswriter MARK BOWDEN. He covered the Philadelphia Eagles for "The Philadelphia Inquirer" for three seasons, and now has a book about the team, "Bringing the Heat: A Pro Football Team's Quest for Glory, Fame, Immortality, and a Bigger Piece of the Action" (Knopf). The book follows the team through the 1992 season, after their coach was fired and after the death of their star defensive lineman, Jerome Brown.

As the end of winter draws near, the signs of spring are verywhere. For many, the change of weather signals the start of a long season f baseball playing. This year is different. Although spring training began this ast week, the baseball strike continues. How good are the substitutes? Will any major league" players show up for the pre-season workout? Will fans pay money o see non-league players in the uniforms of their favorite teams? In Florida, PR's Derek Reveron has some answers.

Male trees and shrubs dominate landscaping. That's helped keep the ground free from seeds, fruits and other plant litter, but it's also produced huge increases in airborne pollen. In his new book, Safe Sex in the Garden, horticulturist Thomas Leo Ogren suggests females plants may be the solution. Read Ogren's suggestions for an allergen-free garden.

NPR's Brooke Gladstone reports that the Phil Donahue show will leave the air at the end of this season. The television talk show host is credited -- and blamed by some -- for launching the incredibly successful genre of no-secrets-barred talks shows that now saturate the airwaves.

NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that foreign policy, once thought to be less imporant than domestic policy during a presidential election season, is fast becoming an issue with the recent crises in Cuba, Israel and Northern Ireland.

Book reviewer Nicki Leone asks who really deserves a lifetime achievement award for literary excellence.By Nicki Leone & WHQR public radioWilmington NC –…