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Commentator Frank Deford cheers on some of the underdog college football teams that have the word, 'State,' in their title, as opposed to those that are known as, 'the University of...' He mentions several, including Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, and Utah State.

The fate of the campaign finance law enacted earlier this year is in the hands of three federal judges, who are gathering evidence for a trial. But the documents being submitted for that trial are unusual in that the interesting parts are all obscured from view. NPR's Peter Overby explains why.

CHADWICK/FREELOADERS: HOST ALEX CHADWICK SPEAKS WITH RESEARCHER NORMAN HEGLUND (HEG-lind) ABOUT A STUDY WHICH APPEARED IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE OF THE SCIENCE JOURNAL NATURE. THE STUDY FOCUSED ON TWO GROUPS OF AFRICAN WOMEN WHO CAN APPARENTLY CARRY UP TO SEVENTY PERCENT OF THEIR BODY WEIGHT WITH MUCH LESS ENERGY EXPENDED THAN THE REST OF US.

LESTER GRAHAM OF MEMBER STATION KWMU IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI REPORTS ON THE POTENTIAL GRAIN AND CORN-PRODUCTS SHORTAGES THIS FALL AS A RESULT OF THIS SPRING'S CONTANT RAINS IN THE MIDWEST.

SPORTS: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT TALK ABOUT THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION'S CONFERENCE FINALS.

NPR'S CLAUDIO SANCHEZ REPORTS ON THE EFFORTS OF AN ELITE SCHOOL, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, TO DIVERSIFY IT'S STUDENT BODY. MANY WONDER IF SCHOOLS LIKE HOPKINS MUST LOWER STANDARDS TO ADMIT MINORITIES, BUT SCHOOL OFFICIALS DENY THAT IT IS THE CASE, SAY THAT MEASURES LIKE SAT SCORES ARE NOT THE ONLY MEASURES OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND NOTE THAT 3 OUT OF 4 OF MINORITY STUDENTS THAT THEY ADMIT GRADUATE.

Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews "Crimson Tide," the new submarine movie starring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman.

NPR'S JOE PALCA EXAMINES THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE EBOLA VIRUS, WHICH IS CURRENTLY DEVASTATING ZAIRE, BEING SPREAD AROUND THE WORLD.

SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH DANIEL PINKWATER, A COMMENTATOR ON NPR'S ALL THINGS CONSIDERED AND AUTHOR OF "THE AFTERLIFE DIET" PUBLISHED BY RANDOM HOUSE, A NOVEM IN WHICH MR. PINKWATER "TAKES A LIGHT VIEW OF THE WORLD OF THE HEAVY."

Classical music critic LLOYD SCHWARTZ reviews "Ethel Merman - I Get a Kick Out of You." (Fl