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Steel Curtain Security?
Outside the Lines (Sunday, 9 a.m. ET, ESPN; 10 a.m. ET, ESPNEWS)
For 15 years, Pittsburgh Steelers’ security director Jack Kearney has also worked as a full-time sheriff’s deputy for Allegheny County ( Penn.). As the Ray Rice case has shown, NFL teams try to use close connections with local law enforcement to keep players on the field and minimize bad publicity. But is Kearney’s role as a public servant impacted by his professional and personal allegiances to the Steelers? Mark Fainaru-Wada investigates.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred: SportsCenter “Sunday Conversation”
SportsCenter (Sunday morning, ESPN)
Baseball Tonight anchor Karl Ravech sat down with Major League Baseball Commissioner-elect Rob Manfred this week at MLB headquarters in Manhattan.
Manfred, who begins his new role Sunday, discusses Alex Rodriguez and cultivating the next generation of players among other topics. The “Sunday Conversation,” will debut during the 10 a.m. SportsCenter.
Do you know Mike Krzyzewski?
ESPN.com
His friends, family and the people closest to him say you know the coach — not the man. Picture this: Mike Krzyzewski with a towel turban on his head. Coach K putting a half nelson on a buddy, calling himself a Flying Fortress. Dana O’Neil heard all the old stories about “Coach K,” who is going for his 1,000th win Sunday against St. John’s at Madison Square Garden.
Sports Reporters
This week’s Panel (Sunday 9:30 a.m. ESPN; 10:30 a.m., ESPNEWS)
Jeremy Schaap, guest host
Jackie MacMullan
William C. Rhoden
Bob Ryan
Is the Idea of American Figure Skating’s ‘Ice Princess’ Dead?
espnW
As the U.S. Figure Skating Championships begin, several young women are poised to step forward as the next big thing on ice. Except, do sports fans still care about figure skaters? Johnette Howard investigates.