OTL: Gaps In The Road

A World Series hero in 1980, Willie Mays Aikens lost nearly 15 years of his life to prison and crack cocaine. Now 54, he's trying to repair a life that once held so much promise.

OTL: Phil At Work

Yes, he had MJ, Shaq and Kobe, but go inside Phil Jackson's quest for a 10th title and you'll see he's a grinder at heart.

Genarlow Wilson, honor student and football star, had consensual sex with a fellow teenager. What happened to him next was a crime.

OTL: The Disposable Superstar

Chauncey Billups has won an NBA title, been Finals MVP and is now driving Denver's playoff run. Not bad for a guy who has changed teams six times.

OTL: 'Lock And Load'

NFL ref Ed Hochuli strives for perfection on every play. That made his well-publicized 2008 gaffe almost impossible to bear.

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.

OTL: Lessons From My Father

Duke point guard Nolan Smith lost his dad at 8, but still hears him loud and clear.

OTL: Unspeakable

Two men. One horrible truth. And a fight to heal wounds time cannot.

OTL: Two Beers In The Desert

On Super Bowl Sunday, American military personnel stationed in Iraq will enjoy a couple of historic cold ones.

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.

OTL: The Worst Year Ever

Think the last 12 months were rough? It could be worse. You could be a sports fan in Seattle.

OTL: Miles Apart

"Outside the Lines" spends a week with crosstown rivals in San Diego, two football programs in different worlds.

Honor Thy Father

After her father was murdered at halftime of one of her games, Tierra Rogers kept playing basketball and kept a promise.

Manny Being Manipulated

Why was the most intriguing figure of the 2008 postseason shown the door in Boston? Bill Simmons fingers the real villain.

Fifth and Jackson

Thirty years ago at an intersection in Gary, Ind., budding major league star Lyman Bostock got caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.