Reposting our Outside the Lines story from last month on Pat Tillman.

Hall of Fame center Bill Walton has died of cancer, the NBA says. He was 71.

'Time marches on… empires fall… allegiances fray… but we will always have our memories… of the Pac at its peak…'

As the Pac-12 comes to a close, Jeremy Schaap, Jessica Mendoza, Drew Bledsoe, Elder Marques Johnson, and Tara VanDerveer look back at the historic conference.

Stephen A. Smith's Up for Debate is now streaming on ESPN+. The three-part series on the evolution of sports media pays tribute to the influence of a fella named Richard Jay Schaap and The Sports Reporters. Here's an excerpt:

The NCAA and its leagues are moving forward with a multibillion-dollar settlement agreement that will allow schools to directly pay players for the first time in the history of college sports. spr.ly/6016d7qCn

Journalism Showcase: A new Outside the Lines segment examines the issue of prop bets as last week marked the sixth anniversary of legal sport betting in the U.S.

Sports betting is now legal in 38 states including Puerto Rico & the District of Columbia

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Prop bets are a staple for online gamblers. 

But Jontay Porter’s ban from the NBA for violating the league’s gambling policy and the rising harassment of athletes could lead to changes in the way games are wagered.

The Jontay Porter scandal sent a 'shiver up the spine' of sports leagues, an executive told ESPN's ⁦David Payne Purdum⁩. Now there's talk of limiting prop bets. ⁦Outside the Lines⁩ will have more on this push/pull between the leagues and the books. espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

'Don’t worry, folks, it’s only April… the fun is just getting started…'

Jeremy Schaap takes us through the wild first month of MLB's season.

Will there be a Patrick Mahomes-type QB in tonight's #NFLDraft ?

Mel Kiper Jr. and Jeremy Schaap discuss.

How does NFL keep getting QB evaluations wrong? Appreciate Jeremy Schaap having me on Outside the Lines to dive into this head-scratcher with smart football guys like Louis Riddick and tim hasselbeck. A fun look back on so many QB whiffs.

'Let's admit, nobody has a clue about quarterbacks and evaluations in the National Football League.'

Mel Kiper Jr. tells Jeremy Schaap about the inexact evaluation process for QBs.

Saturday, with new reporting & interviews, Outside the Lines recognizes the 20-year anniversary of Pat Tillman's death & what happened afterwards

Jeremy Schaap discusses the importance of revisiting the story

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ESPN Investigates Bill Belichick's unsuccessful coaching search |Jeremy Schaap and I discuss our latest piece on Outside the Lines youtu.be/dyWSTL8m-Ik?si…

The full seven-minute piece can be seen on ESPN YouTube Outside the Lines Don Van Natta Jr. Jeremy Schaap
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'It would be a way to stick it to the Krafts.'

Don Van Natta Jr. joins Jeremy Schaap to discuss the latest on Bill Belichick's failed offseason job hunt, and his interest in coaching the Dallas Cowboys.

An NBA investigation found that Jontay Porter violated league rules by disclosing confidential information to sports bettors, limiting his own participation in one or more games for betting purposes, and betting on NBA games. spr.ly/6013bHkwR

column: when thieves stole a Jackie Robinson statue in Wichita, they put a spotlight on a city with one of the most unique Black histories in America andscape.com/features/in-wi…

I spent time at Wichita's League 42 Foundation youth baseball, run by Bob Lutz. The league, named after Jackie Robinson, had a statue of the Hall of Famer stolen. The community's response was just as heartwarming as the search for the those responsible was wild: espn.com/mlb/story/_/id…