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Episode Detail: Holding an Ace/The Last Play - Outside the Lines

Topic: Cuban pitcher Jose Contreras and his defection to the U.S. to test the free-agent market in Major League Baseball. Also, the story of Jake Porter, an Ohio high-school football player with Fragile-X Syndrome. Host: Bob Ley.

Episodes: Outside the Lines - 353 total Episodes

5/12/2013: Testing the Limit
5/5/2013: Losing to Win
4/28/2013: Mind Control: Junior Seau's Brain
4/21/2013: Security in Aftermath of Boston Bombing
4/14/2013: Owning Up
4/7/2013: Mike Rice/Rutgers
3/31/2013: Outside the Lines
3/17/2013: State of College Basketball; Urban Dove
3/10/2013: Steubenville Rape Case
3/3/2013: A House Divided
2/24/2013: Sapelo Island
2/17/2013: Capping the Risk
2/3/2013: Steal of a Deal
1/27/2013: Three to Remember
1/20/2013: Taking a Stand
1/13/2013: RGIII: "Dream Quarterback?"
1/6/2013: Generational Divide
12/23/2012: No Quit; Chuckstrong
12/16/2012: Outside the Lines
12/9/2012: Still Young; Richard Collier: Moving Forward
12/2/2012: Bounties in Pop Warner Football
11/25/2012: Eric LeGrand: Believe
11/4/2012: Busting the Bettors
10/28/2012: Coming Out
10/21/2012: Lowering GPA Standards
10/14/2012: NFL Fan Violence
10/7/2012: Eric LeGrand: Believe
9/30/2012: Praying Not Playing; Michael Haynes: Broken Dreams
9/16/2012: One Sprinter, Many Hurdles
9/9/2012: Outside the Lines
9/2/2012: Safe Youth Football?
8/26/2012: His Father's Footsteps
8/19/2012: Sean Payton: Beyond the Bounty
8/12/2012: Clemente Connection/The Comeback
8/5/2012: Penn State, Paterno & Power
7/29/2012: NASCAR's Diversity Dilemma?
7/23/2012: London Calling
7/15/2012: Transfer Trouble
7/8/2012: Fathers' Land
7/1/2012: Grunt Work
6/24/2012: Helmet Sensor Technology
6/17/2012: Title IX: Coaching Conundrum
6/10/2012: Outside the Lines
6/3/2012: Defiance: The Story of FC Start
5/27/2012: Countdown to Brazil
5/20/2012: Outside the Lines
5/13/2012: Running for his Life
5/6/2012: Bo Bikes 'Bama; The Kid Who Wasn't There
4/29/2012: Outside the Lines
4/22/2012: QB Mentors
4/15/2012: Breaking the Silence
4/8/2012: A Fight for Faith
4/1/2012: Infamous Interview
3/25/2012: Hazing: Tradition & Tragedy
3/18/2012: Taking its Toll
3/11/2012: MLB False Identities
3/4/2012: No Excuses; Homegrown Heart
2/26/2012: Repeat Offender/The Interrogation of Kurt Busch
2/19/2012: Joe Maddon/Garrett Wittels
2/12/2012: Jim Irsay
2/5/2012: Suing the NFL
1/29/2012: Riddell Under Fire/Used Helmets
1/26/2012: A Memorial For Joe
1/22/2012: Stem Cell Salvation
1/15/2012: UFC Paydays: An Unfair Fight?
1/8/2012: Outside the Lines
1/1/2012: Outside the Lines
12/18/2011: Fantasy Flop/Gut Check on Gambling
12/11/2011: Outside the Lines
12/4/2011: 2011 December 04
11/27/2011: 2011 November 27
11/20/2011: 2011 November 20
11/13/2011: 2011 November 13
10/30/2011: 2011 October 30
10/23/2011: 2011 October 23
10/16/2011: Joplin
10/9/2011: 2011 October 09
10/2/2011: Making a Case For Maris
9/25/2011: Concussions--Suffering Through Recovery
9/18/2011: 2011 September 18
9/11/2011: 2011 September 11
9/4/2011: Man in the Red Bandanna
8/28/2011: Raising the Bar
8/21/2011: College Football Blueprint for Change
8/14/2011: Benched; A Second Chance
8/7/2011: 2011 August 07
7/24/2011: Sled Dogs Killed
7/17/2011: Charlie Wittmack: Conquer the World or Die
7/3/2011: 2011 July 03
6/19/2011: A Father's Love
6/12/2011: 2011 June 12
6/5/2011: Outside the Lines
5/29/2011: Good and Bad of 7-on-7 Football
5/22/2011: 2011 May 22
5/15/2011: Never Forgotten: Wes Leonard
5/8/2011: 2011 May 08
5/1/2011: 2011 May 01
4/24/2011: "The Thrill of Victory..."/Back in the Game
4/17/2011: High Stakes in the NBA/The Finish Line
4/10/2011: Danger On the Ice
3/20/2011: 2011 March 20
3/13/2011: Defending the NCAA
3/6/2011: 2011 March 06 Shaq and Biggie
2/27/2011: Erica's Story
12/12/2010: 2010 December 12 Nancy Lieberman; Announcerless NFL Game
9/19/2010: 2010 September 19 Owen Thomas; State of Officiating and Big 12 Referees
9/12/2010: Dan Rooney: Steeler to Statesman
9/5/2010: 2010 September 05 Boise State; Female High School Football Coach
8/29/2010: 2010 August 29 NFL 2011 Work Stoppage Outlook
6/10/2010: Robben Island - A Greater Goal
10/11/2009: Outside the Lines
8/23/2009: 2009 August 23 Rose Ban: The 20th Anniversary
2/8/2009: 2009 February 08 Texans Minicamp Injuries
12/28/2008: 2008 December 28 Elena Delle Donne
12/21/2008: 2008 December 21 Erving; Stevenson
11/23/2008: 2008 November 23 Buffalo; Vanderbilt
11/16/2008: Manny Ramirez: Past, Present and Future
9/21/2008: Revisiting Lyman Bostock's Death
6/29/2008: Economy and NASCAR
6/1/2008: 2008 June 01 The Landscape in China
3/2/2008: 2008 March 02 Baseball's Steroid Era Enablers
10/7/2007: Jonestown: The Game of Their Lives
9/23/2007: Bruce Froemming
6/24/2007: 35th Anniversary of Title IX
5/27/2007: Dog Fighting
5/13/2007: Pregnant Pause
3/18/2007: Adam Greenberg
3/4/2007: 2007 March 04 Quincy Carter; Marriage for Visa Scam
11/5/2006: Toyota Enters NASCAR
10/29/2006: Concussions in the NFL and High School
10/22/2006: Willie Mays Aikens Interview
10/15/2006: Tillman's Final Mission
10/8/2006: Mookie Wilson and Bill Buckner: The Play 20 Years Later
5/22/2005: 2005 May 22 Conrad Dobler
4/2/2005: 1995 MLB Work Stoppage
3/27/2005: U.S. Soccer vs. Mexico
1/9/2005: 2005 January 09 Chmura; Murphy
12/9/2004: Dale Earnhardt: Unforgettable
9/22/2004: Hustle
8/1/2004: Friends Until the End: 25th Anniversary of the Thurman Munson Tragedy
7/6/2004: Dan O'Brien's Olympic Trials
7/4/2004: Faith Nights in Minor Leagues
6/29/2004: Young Guns
12/13/2003: 2003 December 13
10/26/2003: Willie Aikens
9/13/2003: Baseball's Burning Issues
7/10/2003: Winning at Any Cost
6/1/2003: 2003 July 01 NBA Coaching Carousel
5/11/2003: Mothers in Professional Sports
5/4/2003: A moral dilemma
4/27/2003: Draft Day
4/20/2003: Last Shot
4/13/2003: Ballpark Politics/Final Round
4/6/2003: Purely Academic
3/30/2003: College drinking
3/23/2003: Positive Coaching Alliance
3/16/2003: 2003 March 16
3/9/2003: USFL's 20th Anniversary
3/2/2003: Personal Protest
2/23/2003: Marijuana in sports
2/16/2003: Colonial Revolution
2/9/2003: NBA Rage
2/2/2003: LeBron James
1/26/2003: Northern Exposure
1/19/2003: Upon Further Review
1/12/2003: Minority Report
1/5/2003: No Free Ride
12/29/2002: Remembering Roberto
12/23/2002: No Women Allowed: The Masters Debate
12/22/2002: Tales of Torture
12/15/2002: Junction Boys
12/15/2002: High School Hype
12/8/2002: Bloom off the Rose/Promises, Promises
12/6/2002: Ultimate Fighting
12/1/2002: Page's Attempted Comeback
11/24/2002: NFL and Ephedrine
11/17/2002: Open to Interpretation
11/10/2002: Holding an Ace/The Last Play
11/3/2002: Identity Theft
10/27/2002: Legacy of Losing
10/20/2002: Enemy Colors/Addicted to Sports
10/13/2002: Empty Fields/Boo Birds
10/6/2002: Splitting Hairs
9/29/2002: Mystery of Bison Dele
9/22/2002: 09222002
9/15/2002: Do No Harm
9/10/2002: 9/11 One Year Later
9/10/2002: Sports in Afghanistan
9/8/2002: NFL Security
9/1/2002: Done Deal
8/25/2002: Baseball Economics; Robert Smith
8/22/2002: Cheerleading
8/18/2002: Bud Selig; Baby Ruths
8/11/2002: Is the NCAA Taking Advantage?
8/4/2002: Disgruntled Baseball Fans
8/1/2002: True Commitment: College Football's Other Season
7/28/2002: 2002 July 28 Baseball Hall of Fame Issues
7/21/2002: Braintyping
7/14/2002: 2002 July 14 Selling the Artwork of Athletes
7/7/2002: 2002 July 07
6/30/2002: 2002 June 30
6/23/2002: Title IX at 30
6/16/2002: Background Checks; NBA Draft
6/9/2002: Tyson-Lewis Hype
6/2/2002: Tyson's Final Act
5/26/2002: Private Lives
5/19/2002: Eligibility for Sale
5/16/2002: Outside the Lines
5/12/2002: Star Treatment; Charlotte's Web
5/5/2002: Manute Bol's Struggles
4/28/2002: In the Crossfire: Testing the Waters
4/21/2002: Outside the Lines
4/14/2002: Teach Your Children
4/7/2002: Baseball in the 21st Century
3/31/2002: Outside the Lines
3/24/2002: Outside the Lines
3/17/2002: Outside the Lines
3/10/2002: Bobby Knight
3/10/2002: Outside the Lines
3/3/2002: Outside the Lines
3/1/2002: Outside the Lines
2/24/2002: Outside the Lines
2/3/2002: 02032002
1/27/2002: 01272002
1/13/2002: Outside the Lines
12/7/2001: Sports During Wartime
12/2/2001: Outside the Lines
11/11/2001: 2001 November 11
11/4/2001: 2001 November 04
10/12/2001: Outside the Lines
10/7/2001: Outside the Lines
9/25/2001: Lives Remembered
9/9/2001: 2001 September 09
9/2/2001: 2001 September 02
8/28/2001: Outside the Lines
8/26/2001: 2001 August 26
8/19/2001: 2001 August 19
8/9/2001: Sports in Court
7/29/2001: 2001 July 29
7/15/2001: 2001 July 15
7/12/2001: Witness to a Defection
7/8/2001: 2001 July 08
6/17/2001: 2001 June 17
6/10/2001: 2001 June 10
6/5/2001: 2001 June 05
6/3/2001: 2001 June 03
5/27/2001: 2001 May 27
5/20/2001: 2001 May 20
5/13/2001: 2001 May 13
5/6/2001: 2001 May 06
4/29/2001: 2001 April 29
4/22/2001: 2001 April 22
4/15/2001: 2001 April 15
4/9/2001: 2001 April 09
4/8/2001: 2001 April 08
4/1/2001: 2001 April 01
3/25/2001: 2001 March 25
3/18/2001: 2001 March 18
3/11/2001: 2001 March 11
3/4/2001: 2001 March 04
3/3/2001: Outside the Lines
2/25/2001: 2001 February 25
2/18/2001: 2001 February 18
2/11/2001: 2001 February 11
2/4/2001: 2001 February 04
1/29/2001: 01282001
1/27/2001: Outside the Lines
1/21/2001: Outside the Lines
1/14/2001: Outside the Lines:Casey Martin
1/7/2001: Outside the Lines:Harlem Globetrotters
12/31/2000: 2000 December 31
12/17/2000: 2000 December 17
12/14/2000: Outside the Lines:Tenth Anniversary Show
12/10/2000: Outside the Lines:Steroids
12/3/2000: 2000 December 03
11/26/2000: 2000 November 26
11/19/2000: Outside the Lines:NASCAR Safety
11/12/2000: 2000 November 12
11/5/2000: Outside the Lines:Arizona Stadium
11/1/2000: Coming of Age II: Teens in the NBA
10/29/2000: 2000 October 29
10/25/2000: Coaching Life
10/15/2000: 2000 October 15
10/8/2000: 2000 October 08
10/1/2000: 2000 October 01
9/24/2000: 2000 September 24
9/17/2000: 2000 September 17
9/5/2000: 2000 September 05
9/3/2000: 2000 September 03
8/27/2000: 2000 August 27
8/20/2000: Outside the Lines
8/18/2000: 2000 August 18
8/14/2000: 2000 August 13
8/6/2000: 2000 August 06
7/30/2000: 2000 July 30
7/18/2000: 2000 July 18
7/16/2000: 2000 July 16
7/6/2000: Outside the Lines:Athletes Dollars and Sense
6/22/2000: 2000 June 22
6/11/2000: Outside the Lines
6/4/2000: Outside the Lines
5/28/2000: 2000 May 28
5/21/2000: 2000 May 21
5/14/2000: 2000 May 14
5/12/2000: 2000 May
4/11/2000: Rites and Wrongs: Hazing in Sports
4/2/2000: Outside the Lines:Maine Central Institute
3/4/2000: Playing the Part: Athletes as Actors
1/15/2000: The Athlete of the 21st Century
12/16/1999: Outside the Lines
10/19/1999: Outside the Lines
9/14/1999: Sports on the Internet
7/23/1999: Outside the Lines:Ruth to Rose to Ryan: 60 Years of Cooperstown Debates
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Portraits in Black and White
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Gambling
Our Violent Games
Baseball: A Portrait of America
Athletics and the Disabled
Coaching in the 90's
The Current State of College Basketball
High School Athletics
Baseball
Sports and Religion
Cal Ripken and His Streak
Sports Talk Radio
5th Anniversary Special
NFL Franchise Movement
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Tiger Woods
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All the Presidents' Games
AIDS in Sports
Negro Leagues: Second to None
Ali: Still the Greatest
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