OTL: Lion Flub

Charles Rogers was on the fast track to NFL stardom, but drugs and immaturity led to an epic downfall.

OTL: The Power Game

Washington's most influential are suddenly taking up hoops, all in hopes of getting a run with President Barack Obama.

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.

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: 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: 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.

Praying for Closure

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

So You Wanna Be An Olympian?

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

E-ticket: Who is this guy?

You don't know his face -- but he might be the biggest secret behind the Patriots' success.

Almost Immortal

They were perfect & until one shocking loss redefined their legacies.

Bo Knows Best

Twenty years after his most memorable run, two-sport star Bo Jackson can still kick your butt, if necessary.

They went from the top of the world to the edge of existence. Then a stranger reached out to help the Barrow, Alaska, Whalers get their field.

Once the dirtiest player in the NFL, Conrad Dobler is now fighting for guys he once tried to dismember.

Trash talk, corporate sponsorships, the BCS ... everything began with Miami-Penn State in the 1987 Fiesta Bowl.

As the Saints return to New Orleans, the Superdome stands as a symbol of the city's resurrection.