Enterprise Journalism Release – December 8, 2011
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Outside the Lines’ Bob Ley, reporter John Barr and legal analyst Roger Cossack will be at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Penn. Tuesday, Dec. 13 to report from the preliminary hearings for former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky.
The Sanduskys of Washington, Penn.
Outside the Lines (Sunday, 10 a.m. ET, ESPN2)
Outside the Lines visits Jerry Sandusky’s hometown of Washington, Penn. for a profile of the former Penn State coach. Speaking in this video clip (in order): Brownson House director Dan Petrolla; friend Larry Romboski; friend Bill Lindsay; coach Dave Johnston. The piece will present interviews with those who knew the family, and reaction to the present allegations against him. Jeremy Schaap reports.
“I distinctly remember my very first impressions of him, because I came back and a couple people asked me about it. I said he’s not comfortable with who he is, that’s what I always said.” – Matt Millen, played at Penn State for Sandusky
“He got along with kids. He fooled around with them down here so that was nothing new, that he wouldn’t fool around with a kid in a shower or something like that. Oh, the kids, once in a while, they’d fool around, snap towels and (laughs) soap tricks and so on. But that’s all I ever saw. I never saw anything sexually, no.” – Dave Johnston, Sandusky’s high school coach
Tim Tebow Through the Years
Sunday NFL Countdown (Sunday, 10 a.m., ESPN)
Tim Tebow's life is built on two foundations: faith and football. Before arriving in Denver, he was born in the Philippines where his parents were serving as Christian missionaries, and grew up outside of Jacksonville, Fla. where he earned high school Player-of-the-Year honors twice. Through impassioned speeches, a Heisman Trophy, and two national championships, Tebow built a legendary career with the Florida Gators, and used that platform to spread the word of his devout Christian faith. He's faced critics since he was the Broncos’ 2010 first-round draft pick, silencing some by going 6-1 as a starter. Isaac Slade, lead singer for Denver-based The Fray, hosts the piece.
"I promise you one thing -- a lot of good will come out of this. You will never have seen any player in the entire country play as hard as I will play the rest of the season and you will never see anyone push the rest of the team as hard as I will push everybody the rest of the season and you'll never see a team play harder the rest of the season. God bless." -- Tim Tebow, from his 2008 “The Promise” speech after a loss to Ole Miss
One man, trapped between two worlds, still chases his dream. Wright Thompson reports.
Brett Favre’s Legacy
Outside the Lines (Sunday, 10 a.m. ESPN2)
After setting nearly every major NFL passing record in his 20-year career, Brett Favre cemented his status as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. However, Aaron Rodgers’ success following the Favre Era has made Favre's legacy in Green Bay anything but secure. Kelly Naqi reports.
"In Brett's mind, what he's saying in that interview is 'Aaron did a great job, he's a great quarterback, but I'm better than him and I will always be better than him.’ That's just Brett's personality.' -- Mark Chmura, one of Favre's best friends when they were Packers teammates, on an October radio interview where Favre said he was “surprised” Rodgers hadn’t won a Super Bowl sooner
"His thing is like 'Hey, if they don't like me, they don't like me.' What matters to him is that he knows when he was up there, he gave his all to the Packers, and the community, and the organization. And I think deep down inside that’s what he feels comfortable with." -- Frank Winters, one of Favre's best friends as Packers teammates
Soccer an Alternative to Drugs in Ciudad Juarez
ESPN Deportes SportsCenter (Sunday, 11 p.m.)
Reportajes Especiales piece on ESPNDeportes.com
Youngsters in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, one of Latin America’s most dangerous cities, face the violence of drug traffickers and the threat of being recruited by the drug cartels. The Juarense society attempts to create alternatives for its youth, including the Centro de Capacitación Futbolística (CECAF), a center that teaches youngsters the principles of soccer and opens the door to one of Mexico’s most respected professional soccer institutions: League Club Pachuca.
Darrel Akerfelds Resolved to Fight
ESPN.com
In the year since being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, San Diego Padres bullpen coach Darrel Akerfelds has been determined to stay involved with the game he loves. Tom Friend reports this Outside the Lines story.
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