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ESPN airing ‘Outside the Lines’ special on sports betting
The week before the Super Bowl, ESPN's 'Outside the Lines' will air a four-part feature about sports betting.
The 10 best ESPN shows of all time
ESPN’s ‘Outside the Lines’ will examine the debate about transgender athletes this week
ESPN is wading into the debate about transgender athletes on 'Outside the Lines' this week.
Al Michaels: ‘They should suspend the doofus that suspended Kevin Brown’
"I agree, there should be a suspension here. They should suspend the doofus that suspended Kevin Brown."
MLB’s Sarah Langs and her battle with ALS highlighted by ESPN, teams, and more on Lou Gehrig Day: ‘Baseball is my passion.’
The cancellation of the standalone ‘Outside The Lines’ makes you wonder about the future of journalism at ESPN
ESPN ends standalone ‘Outside The Lines,’ reassigns some staff
Outside The Lines is ending its run as a standalone show, but expanding its segments on SportsCenter and elsewhere.
Tennis broadcaster Pam Shriver discusses the “inappropriate relationship” she had with her 50-year old coach when she was 17
"My relationship with Don was a traumatic experience for me. The after-effects lasted far beyond the time we spent together. Our affair shaped my whole experience of romantic life."
Jeremy Schaap and Outside The Lines are “being asked to anchor ESPN’s journalism”…primarily on Saturdays at 9 a.m. ET
Yes, Outside The Lines will still "anchor" ESPN's journalism, but that anchor got a lot smaller and less prominent with this change.
ESPN cancels daily Outside The Lines, changes it to segments and a Saturday show, and Norby Williamson claims they’re ‘expanding’ it
"We’re taking away ‘OTL’s’ linear half-hour daily presence and expanding it. If you compare that 30 minute weekday show from 1-1:30 to the amount of impressions that I’m going to get, we’re going to impact more people."
Bob Ley had a career at ESPN that people can only dream of today
Ley's 40 years had a lot of memorable moments. Here are some clips from the many different roles he held at ESPN.
Bob Ley will retire after nearly 40 years at ESPN
Bob Ley has been off the air since last fall, and today he announced his retirement.
Bob Ley indefinitely extends his ESPN sabbatical
Bob Ley will remain off air indefinitely.
Armen Keteyian and Jeff Benedict fire back at Tiger Woods’ criticisms of their new biography, which Alex Gibney is basing a series on
Woods' lawyers called the book "full of egregious errors," but Benedict and Keteyian shot back Wednesday. And Oscar-winning documentarian Gibney is basing a forthcoming series on their book.
The NFL-ESPN relationship is even more strained than we realized
The NFL is tired of ESPN's journalism, and ESPN is tired of being treated as a second-tier partner.
Michigan State interim president John Engler blasts ESPN’s Dantonio/Izzo piece as “a sensationalized package of reporting”
"This was a sensationalized package of reporting that contained allegations and insinuations that we are now reviewing."
ESPN punches back at Rebecca Carpenter’s concussion coverage claims, Carpenter and Poynter apologize
On Outside The Lines, Kate Fagan struck back at Carpenter's claims that ESPN doesn't cover concussions with a montage of concussion coverage.
Rebecca Carpenter promotes CTE film by bashing ESPN, ignoring their reporting, Poynter/Vanity Fair let her
A week after appearing on ESPN to discuss her concussion documentary, Rebecca Carpenter accused them of not doing investigative concussion reporting.
Bob Ley and Jeremy Schaap pay tribute to Brent Musburger and his gambling references
Brent Musburger announcing his upcoming departure from play-by-play broadcasting Wednesday sparked plenty of tributes, but one of the...
ESPN announces plans for new one-hour Sunday morning E:60 edition with Bob Ley and Jeremy Schaap
ESPN announced earlier today that it was ending its long-running discussion show, the Sports Reporters and replacing it with...
Rachel Nichols to host Outside the Lines and Pardon the Interruption this week
As the NBA is in its dead period in the offseason, host of the Association-centric The Jump on...
Abby Wambach joins ESPN for soccer, ESPN Films, OTL, a podcast and more
It’s no surprise that Abby Wambach is turning to television, but it’s notable that she’s doing it in...
Outside the Lines celebrates 25 years with a primetime special
It began in 1990 and it’s been one of ESPN cornerstones. Whether as a primetime monthly special, daily...
