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OTL: 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. |
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OTL: No Love Lost If a century of unmitigated pain hasn't killed the affection of Cubs fans from ages 7 to 100, nothing ever will. |
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OTL: 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. |
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OTL: A Town Torn Apart How 30 minutes in the back of a school bus forever changed a small community. |
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OTL: 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 ... |
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Contributions from pro sports figures on the rise Republicans maintain the lead in presidential campaign contributions from professional sports figures, but the gap is narrowing. Analysts point to the candidates' popularity and to Capitol Hill's interest in steroids, spying and cheating in sports. |
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OTL: Getting Off The Mat After losing 15 years of his life to drug addiction and prison, Richard Jensen was reborn as a 36-year-old college wrestler. |
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OTL: After The Storm Giants outfielder Fred Lewis carries the memory of a tragic auto accident seven years ago. |
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By the end of the 2006 NFL season, Michael Vick had truly established himself as the face of the Atlanta Falcons franchise, and for many African-American Atlantans, the face of the city. For some fans, Vick's popularity even outlasted his indictment and eventual conviction for dog fighting in 2007. So, the drafting of Matt Ryan this past NFL draft caused hard feelings among many in the black community because they felt the Falcons had abandoned Vick. OTL's Rachel Nichols examines the Falcon's and Atlanta's transition from Vick to Ryan. Watch Preview
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When it comes to baseball, India is indeed a foreign country. Though the game is played in one part of the nation, this country of more than 1.1 billion people is largely untapped when it comes to baseball talent. Enter Jeff Bernstein, and his India-based TV show, "The Million Dollar Arm", which aired earlier this year. Mark Schwarz follows 19-year-old Rinku Singh and 20-year-old Dinesh Kumar Patel on a remarkable journey that began with both players having never seen or touched a baseball before and ended with both young men landing a big league contract.
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Many cities pride themselves as being home to the toughest fans in sports, fans that try and intimidate their team's opponents by hurling insults and occasionally objects. Philadelphia fancies itself as having the toughest of them all, and the genesis of their unruliness is based on an Eagles' halftime at Franklin Field in 1968. OTL examines the day Philly fans booed and pelted Santa Claus with snowballs.
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