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BYU’s Honor Code
Outside the Lines (Sunday, 9 a.m., ET, ESPN)

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In early March, BYU’s basketball team was ranked third in the nation and was positioned to make a deep run in the NCAA tournament. Then, starting center Brandon Davies was suspended for the remainder of the season for violating BYU’s Honor Code and the team lost in the Round of 16. Before enrolling, all BYU students must agree to obey the honor code, which prohibits the use of alcohol, tobacco, tea, coffee and requires students to refrain from premarital sex. But, some former BYU athletes have questioned the way the honor code is administered. Steve Delsohn examines the consistency with which BYU enforces it’s honor code

“I like being held to a standard, and that’s just kind of how I look at it. It sets a standard for me — I have a sense of what I want to try and accomplish, and what are those core beliefs and those core standards that I want to live by. So, in that way, I’m very proud of the honor code, and I think it’s a vital piece of the puzzle for BYU.” — Steve Young, Hall of Fame quarterback, one of BYU’s most famous alumni and a descendant of Brigham Young

“I don’t know where the honor code office was. It was very mysterious. For me, it was kind of like the KGB kind of sneaking around campus. I had friends and had other people I knew on campus, that had somebody come up to them and say, ‘You’re swearing, you have to stop that, I’m from the honor code.’” — Mari Winter, former BYU basketball and volleyball player, and assistant volleyball coach from 2004-2006

“I think in my term as the athletic director, it’s been consistent. But, I have noticed differences, and the reason why is because the honor code takes every case individually. Different athletes with similar honor code violations – similar, not exactly – are treated a little bit differently depending on the individual case and the individual person.” — Tom Holmoe, BYU athletic director, on the consistency of honor code enforcement

Historic Soccer Summer of ’99 Revisited
SportsCenter (10 a.m., Saturday, ESPN)

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It was a dozen years ago when a team of talented and charismatic soccer players captured America’s imagination one summer. The 1999 U.S. Women’s World Cup team inspired the country, as young girls from coast-to-coast were enthralled by the skills and the spirit of this fan-friendly side and jammed stadiums and practice fields to cheer them on. The thrilling conclusion of their quest for the World Cup marked a defining moment in the history of women’s team sports in America. Now, the stars of that team consider what their team was able to achieve, on and off the pitch, and look back joyfully on their summer. Chris Connelly reports.

U.S. Soccer Goalie’s Last Day at Home
SportsCenter (Sunday 10 a.m., 11 p.m., ESPN)

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Reporter Julie Foudy caught up with Hope Solo, the starting goalkeeper for the US Women’s National Soccer team, as she spent one last day in her hometown of Richland, Wash. before embarking on her 2011 World Cup journey. Solo’s family has gotten her through many struggles, including her father’s death, the benching and banishment from her team during the 2007 World Cup, and most recently, major shoulder surgery.

Sports Science Puts Knight through Hoops Combine
SportsCenter and NBA-related programming

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Focusing on the NBA Draft, ESPN Sport Science is presenting a series of i pieces examining some of the top prospects, including Kentucky’s Brandon Knight, and Arizona’s Derrick Williams. Host John Brenkus put Knight through the “ESPN Sport Science Hoops Combine” to analyze his passing and shooting skills.

“As a point guard, you have to be able to think a couple plays ahead, know your mismatches, and know where the ball needs to go,” Knight says.

To test Knight’s ability to think on his feet, Sports Science measured his baseline reaction times, then repeated the test firing questions at him. Amazingly, his reaction time slowed, on average, by only 4 hundredths of a second. That could be one reason, in comparing their freshman seasons, Knight averaged more than 23% more assists per game than Dwayne Wade.

In a shooting drill, Knight hit and impressive 87% of 30 total attempts (straight up 14-footers, off-the-dribble, and fade-aways), with Sports Science finding every shot having between two and two-and-one-half revolutions per second – the ideal backspin to deaden the ball off the glass or rim.