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OTL: The Redemption of Billy Cannon
Wright ThompsonFifty years after winning the Heisman Trophy, the LSU star has taken a journey from the top to the bottom and back again. At 72, he's found peace.
Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009
OTL: Full Circle
Tom FriendSal Aunese died tragically before he could realize all his football goals. Now, 20 years later, the son who never knew him is trying to complete the dream.
Story | Conversation | September 17, 2009
OTL: Lion Flub
Jemele HillCharles Rogers was on the fast track to NFL stardom, but drugs and immaturity led to an epic downfall.
Story | Conversation | August 12, 2009
OTL: The Power Game
Wright ThompsonWashington's most influential are suddenly taking up hoops, all in hopes of getting a run with President Barack Obama.
Story | Conversation | June 10, 2009
Genarlow Wilson, honor student and football star, had consensual sex with a fellow teenager. What happened to him next was a crime.
Story | Conversation | January 24, 2007
OTL: 'Lock And Load'
Elizabeth MerrillNFL ref Ed Hochuli strives for perfection on every play. That made his well-publicized 2008 gaffe almost impossible to bear.
Story | Conversation | April 21, 2009
OTL: Lessons From My Father
Tom FriendDuke point guard Nolan Smith lost his dad at 8, but still hears him loud and clear.
Story | Conversation | March 05, 2009
OTL: Ghosts of Mississippi
Wright ThompsonIn 1962, the Ole Miss campus erupted in violence over integration and swelled with pride over an unbeaten football team. Mississippi native Wright Thompson explores the tumultuous fall that still grips the state.
Story | Conversation | February 10, 2009
OTL: The Boy Who Cried Cal
Tom FriendKevin 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.
Story | Conversation | January 29, 2009
OTL: Hollywood Act
Michael WeinrebThirty years ago, he offered Terry Bradshaw a spelling lesson and snorted cocaine during the Super Bowl. Hollywood Henderson comes clean about his flamboyant life.
Story | Conversation | January 19, 2009
OTL: Game in the Shadows
Robert WeintraubSix weeks after the JFK assassination, a colossal clash of No. 1 Texas and No. 2 Navy was overshadowed in Dallas.
Story | Conversation | January 05, 2009
OTL: The Worst Year Ever
Jim CapleThink the last 12 months were rough? It could be worse. You could be a sports fan in Seattle.
Story | Conversation | December 19, 2008
OTL: Miles Apart
Gare Joyce"Outside the Lines" spends a week with crosstown rivals in San Diego, two football programs in different worlds.
Story | Conversation | December 05, 2008
Praying for Closure
Elizabeth MerrillTwo years after the murder of Miami defensive lineman Bryan Pata, his family and friends wonder if anyone still cares.
Story | Conversation | October 30, 2008
The Lost Kids of Willows
Michael WeinrebA small California town struggles to cope with an unbearable string of tragedies.
Story | Conversation | October 13, 2008
