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Shaq and the Night His Pal Notorious B.I.G. Was Shot
Outside the Lines (Sunday, 9 a.m. ET, ESPN)
SportsCenter (Sunday, 10 a.m., 6 p.m., ESPN; 11 p.m., ESPNEWS)

In 1993, Shaquille O’Neal was a 22-year-old superstar with the Orlando Magic when he recorded a rap song with another 22-year-old, Notorious B.I.G. Shaq and “Biggie,” whose real name was Christopher Wallace, became friends and remained close until the evening of March 8, 1997 when O’Neal planned to meet Wallace and friend Sean “Diddy” Combs at a party. However, O’Neal fell asleep, and shortly after midnight, Wallace, whose car was at a stop light, was shot at by the driver of another car. Soon after, he was pronounced dead. Now, nearly 18 years later, reporter Colleen Dominguez talks with O’Neal and Combs about what might have been different had O’Neal been there the night of the murder.

“First time I heard of Biggie Smalls was — he said my name in a rap. He said ‘I’m slammin’ brothers like Shaquille, it is real.’ Instantly I became a fan.” — Shaquille O’Neal

“You’re talking about two soulful individuals — their rebellion to not just be seen as big men.” – Sean Combs

Gallaudet Basketball
College Gameday (Saturday, 10 a.m., ESPNU; 11 a.m., ESPN)

How do you coach a team’s players when you can’t speak their language? That was the challenge Kevin Cook faced four years ago when he accepted the women’s basketball coaching job at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. The language he couldn’t speak? Sign language. Gallaudet is the world’s only college exclusively for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. Before Cook took over, the Bison had lost 63 consecutive regular-season North Eastern Athletic Conference games, and had only seven players on the team. But over the past four years, Cook has learned sign language and turned the program around. Gallaudet qualified for the NCAA Division III tournament for the first time since 1999.  George Smith reports.

El Salvador’s FESA More Than Sticks & Balls

ESPN Deportes SportsCenter (Sunday, 11 p.m )
Reportajes Especiales piece (ESPNDeportes.com)

Reportajes Especiales goes to El Salvador to visit the Foundation Educating a Salvadorian (FESA), a non-profit organization that works to develop professional baseball and soccer players in the Central American country. FESA’s program goes beyond sports, often including housing, academic education, and medical attention at no cost to the participant. This program has become a viable option for young men who live under the constant threat of highly organized criminal gangs. Since its creation in 2000, FESA has seen more than 50 of its participants become professional athletes, including prospects who have signed with Major League Baseball organizations.