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This Emmy Award-winning investigative series examines topical issues off the playing field. It includes interviews and opinions from leading authorities on the issue at hand. Hosted by veteran journalist Bob Ley, Outside the Lines has investigated trends and topics ranging from sports teams' hazing to the overseas labor practices of U.S. sneaker companies.

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The Yankees' case for Halladay

Buster Olney

...payroll. But they do have what many, many teams don't have: the financial capability to paint outside the lines and pursue a player who makes them better, despite the cost. Which brings us to...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2009

Five things to watch this weekend

E.J. Hradek

...is returning to the Shark Tank after a 2-1 shootout loss Thursday in Detroit. Despite the OTL, the Sharks are 6-0-1 in their past seven games. It will be interesting to see...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009

10 ways the SEC doesn't play for BCS title

Bruce Feldman

The SEC has won the past three BCS titles. The conference has what the polls view as three of the country's top four teams. It's hard to imagine th...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 07, 2009

Team preview: St. John's

Blue Ribbon Yearbook

Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2009-10 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

Need a coach? Get to know these guys

Seth Wickersham, ESPN The Magazine

Beyond the ivy-covered walls of major American colleges sit powerful men who often know long before anyone else does when the team's coach will be fired (or a new one will be hired). Chances are they had something to do with it.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 15, 2009

For Thomas, home is where the hoop is

Chris Broussard, ESPN The Magazine

This story appears in the September 7 issue of ESPN The Magazine. Rob Thomas shouldn't be here. He shouldn't be running full-court -- foiling one...

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 26, 2009

Smoltz manufactures a comeback

Buster Olney

John Smoltz is a friend and golfing partner of Tiger Woods, which is hardly surprising, because the two men are similar in many ways. Both are superla...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009

Answering questions about Aroldis Chapman

Jorge Arangure Jr.

...fascinating past not only in the ESPN The Magazine story, but also in a television feature on Outside the Lines and this story on espn.com. There is no doubt that Chapman's future will...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 12, 2009

Chat with Kelly Naqi

Welcome to The Show! On Monday, ESPN Outside the Lines reporter Kelly Naqi will stop by to chat about her story on O.J. Mayo...

ESPN Insider Chat | May 09, 2008

Chat With Clippers Center Chris Kaman

Kaman On Sunday, January 13th Clippers' center Chris Kaman revealed on ESPN's "Outside the Lines" that as a child he was misdiagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Kaman, who...

ESPN Insider Chat | January 15, 2008

Chat with Jim Jones Jr.

...an ESPN documentary focusing on his father's life, and his son's basketball career. ESPN's Outside the Lines will present a special documentary Sunday, Oct. 7 (9:30 a.m. ET) about the...

ESPN Insider Chat | October 05, 2007

Chat with Greg Garber

...in 1991 and provides reports for NFL Countdown and SportsCenter. He is also a regular contributor to Outside the Lines and a columnist for ESPN.com. Send in your questions now and join Greg in...

ESPN Insider Chat | March 06, 2007

Chat with Jayson Stark

...by to chat about the Hall of Fame. Stark will be a guest Thursday, January 4 on "Outside the Lines: The First Report" at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, which will focus on...

ESPN Insider Chat | January 03, 2007

Chat with Joe Schad

...games, Schad will also talk about his latest story on recruiting ethics, a story he did for Outside the Lines. Schad previously covered college and pro football in Florida for the Orlando Sentinel and Palm...

ESPN Insider Chat | September 12, 2006

Chat with Andrew Feldman

...tournament director and columnist for ESPN Poker Andrew Feldman will stop by to talk about a special Outside The Lines on Internet gambling Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. ET. It's a multi...

ESPN Insider Chat | September 08, 2006