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OTL: 'No Place To Go But Up' The city of Detroit has hit rock bottom. Dave Bing is a wealthy businessman. So, is the former NBA star crazy to run for mayor? |
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OTL: At The Turn A legend says goodbye to the Masters, and a phenom says hello. |
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OTL: The Boy Who Cried Cal Kevin Hart had fooled everyone. He said he'd been heavily recruited to play college football. He "chose" Cal over Oregon. A year later, he still suffers the consequences of his high school hoax. |
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OTL: Bus safety an issue for universities An "Outside the Lines" analysis shows that at least 85 Division I universities used charter bus companies that have had one or more deficient federal safety scores. That's almost one-third of all Division I schools. |
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OTL: Unspeakable Two men. One horrible truth. And a fight to heal wounds time cannot. |
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OTL: Athletes and evangelists cross paths The intersection of sports and religion has become commonplace on the field, but less visible is the relationship between high-profile athletes and some Christian televangelists. |
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Swine flu fallout and the fear factor in sports The swine flu is affecting more than the people who come down with the virus. Is what's happening in Texas high school sports a prelude for the rest of the country? |
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Swine flu brings Mexican sports to a stop In Mexico, the world of sports is taking a backseat to the nation's need to address the outbreak of swine flu. |
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OTL: Gotham's Savior The honest, no-bull approach of Mike D'Antoni might be just what it takes to end the Knicks' decade of ineptitude. |
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OTL: The Legend of Ken Mink Everybody fell in love with the tale of the 73-year-old college basketball player, but the story isn't that simple. |
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OTL: Lessons From My Father Duke point guard Nolan Smith lost his dad at 8, but still hears him loud and clear. |
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OTL: Two Beers In The Desert On Super Bowl Sunday, American military personnel stationed in Iraq will enjoy a couple of historic cold ones. |
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Steroids testing in high schools losing momentum How did an idea with so much initial public momentum suddenly lose so much support? Because the concept was flawed from the start. ESPN The Magazine writer Shaun Assael explains. |
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OTL: Presinal still supported by Dominican stars He is a pariah in Major League Baseball, but controversial trainer Angel Presinal still has the support of many Dominican major league players.. |
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OTL: Baseball's Dominican Republic steroid problem Why are more than half of all pro baseball players who've tested positive in the past two years from the Dominican Republic? Investigative reporter Mike Fish looks for answers. |
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ESPNHS: Best of steroids in baseball blogs High schoolers across the country responded to the news that Alex Rodriguez tested positive to steroids. ESPNRISE.com and OTL have put together the best blogs on steroids in baseball. |
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OTL: Hollywood Act Thirty years ago, he offered Terry Bradshaw a spelling lesson and snorted cocaine during the Super Bowl. Hollywood Henderson comes clean about his flamboyant life. |
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OTL: His Winning Season The Citadel's magical 2009 basketball season helped author Pat Conroy come to terms with his past. |
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OTL: Reaching Out Julius Erving and his daughter, Alexandra Stevenson, are forging a relationship, 27 years after her birth. |
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OTL: The Worst Year Ever Think the last 12 months were rough? It could be worse. You could be a sports fan in Seattle. |
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San Quentin inmates hold serve San Quentin is the oldest state prison in California, and it offers a variety of athletic activities to inmates who demonstrate good behavior. But there's one athletic program that stands out. |
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OTL: Miles Apart "Outside the Lines" spends a week with crosstown rivals in San Diego, two football programs in different worlds. |
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OTL: Pacman Jones faces new allegations about shootings An "Outside the Lines" investigation raises new questions about Adam "Pacman" Jones' association with an accused murderer and Jones' involvement in shootings outside Las Vegas and suburban Atlanta strip clubs. |
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OTL: Game in the Shadows Six weeks after the JFK assassination, a colossal clash of No. 1 Texas and No. 2 Navy was overshadowed in Dallas. |
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OTL: Hungry for a Better Life Amid the worldwide food shortage, young soccer players in Ghana hope the game can change their fates. |
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OTL: The Lost Kids of Willows A small California town struggles to cope with an unbearable string of tragedies. |
First Report
Manny Ramirez returns to the Dodgers after a 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy. While star players such as Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa and Alex Rodriguez have all been linked to performance enhancing drugs, none of them had to return to play following a mid-season drug suspension. Sunday on Outside the Lines, we discuss Manny Ramirez's unique situation, and his return back to the baseball world.
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Michael Vick, the man who brought the brutality of dog fighting to the public's attention, may now be the person partly responsible for its decreasing popularity. With his conviction came national exposure for this illegal and largely underground business. Since his case was first publicized, more dogfighting operations have been raided, more dogfighters have been convicted, and more dogs have been rescued. Now, the Humane Society of the United States has agreed to join forces with Vick to try to further educate young people about the cruelty of dogfighting. Although some are critical of this partnership, saying Vick is simply using such an associate to garner positive publicity, Humane Society President Wayne Pacelle insists his organization will benefit much more from engaging with him than they might be endlessly criticizing him. On Outside the Lines, Mark Schwarz reports how the man who became the face of dogfighting in America has impacted its future. Watch preview
After the release of the Mitchell Report in December of 2007, Major League Baseball has faced repeated news of steroid users. The innocence of the game has been clouded by the steroid era, and this generation of youngsters is faced with questions beyond, "Is Mantle better than Mays?" What happens when their personal hero, their idol, joins the list of alleged banned substance users? That is precisely what happened when Los Angeles Dodgers' star Manny Ramirez was suspended 50 games on May 7 for violating baseball's drug policy. For children in LA, an idol became a cheater, and a new aspect of the game was revealed to them. Julie Foudy follows two families in the aftermath of Ramirez' failed drug test and reports on the dialogue between the parents and their children as they sort through the steroid era. Watch preview
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