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

Busting In

Sculptor Blair Buswell has created 53 of the 229 bronze busts in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The creation of each bust is its own, unique story. Here are nine of them, from the perspective of the artist, as told to ESPN.com senior writer Greg Garber.

Praying for Closure

Two years after the murder of Miami defensive lineman Bryan Pata, his family and friends wonder if anyone still cares.

The Lost Kids of Willows

A small California town struggles to cope with an unbearable string of tragedies.

Back Into The Water

After San Diego's first fatal shark attack in a half-century, an unlikely pair learned to swim through the tragedy.

Manny Being Manipulated

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

Fists of Phiri

Esther Phiri fought her way out of the slums to become Zambia's most famous athlete and a symbol of female empowerment.

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.

Revenge of the Baseball Gods

In the 2001 Little League World Series, Danny Almonte made Matt Cerda cry. In the 2008 draft, Matt got even ...

A Town Torn Apart

How 30 minutes in the back of a school bus forever changed a small community.

After The Storm

Giants outfielder Fred Lewis carries the memory of a tragic auto accident seven years ago.

"Even You?"

Lucas Sang was an Olympic runner and a favorite son in Kenya -- but that couldn't save him from the country's tribal warfare.

Making Time Stand Still

In the shadows of Turner Field, terminal cancer patients and the compassionate nuns who care for them find joy in Atlanta Braves games.

So You Wanna Be An Olympian?

Kathryn's Olympic dream finally comes to end ... and yet she thinks that's awesome.

The Day Innocence Died

Len Bias has now been dead for as long as he was alive. So, how did that shocking day in 1986 affect the world he left behind?