ESPN's Grill Master

When Genarlow Wilson was released from prison, Wright Thompson was there to see it. Wilson—once an athlete with a promising future and homecoming king of his school—had been in prison for 32 months for receiving oral sex from a girl two years younger than him in high school. Because of an antiquated Georgia law and an overzealous prosecutor, he had been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Thompson wrote a story for ESPN.com's E-Ticket that helped raise awareness of Wilson's plight. A few days before Gelf spoke with Thompson, the Georgia Supreme Court granted Wilson's release.