'Outside the Lines' Covers Spill Well

What does the ongoing mess the Gulf of Mexico have to do with sports? A lot.

And, ESPN's "Outside the Lines," with on-site coverage from reporter Wright Thompson, provided some of the best TV coverage about the oil spill this past weekend. While TV networks and cable news outlets have had months to cover the story -- and will hopefully continue to focus on the issue -- "OTL" again showed why it can be one of the best sources for television journalism with the entire show focused on the issue Sunday.

Thompson put faces on the issue and provided facts. He and his producers selected the correct images and, better yet, it was written well. Plus, a panel discussion with a journalist and an elected official even worked well in the second part of the half-hour show.