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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.

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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."

An Outside The Lines feature on MLBN’s Sarah Langs.

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MLB’s Sarah Langs and her battle with ALS highlighted by ESPN, teams, and more on Lou Gehrig Day: ‘Baseball is my passion.’

Bristol, CT – February 18, 2021 – Studio Z: Jeremy Schaap on the set of Outside the Lines. (Photo by Melissa Rawlins / ESPN Images)

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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."

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