SURFING THE TUBE: THE WEEK AHEAD : TODAY.Pound for pound, one of the consistently best boxing broadcast teams on the airwaves these days is Tom Kelly and Rich Marotta, who do the Forum fight cards for Fox Sports' cable family. They'll be at it again with the Mitsubishi Welterweight Challenge semifinals with two live bouts - tournament favorite Larry Dixon (19-1-0, 10 KOs) against former Mexican Olympian Edgar Ruiz (11-1-1, 7 KOs) while Alfred Anhamah (18-2-0, 15 KOs) meets Cuba's Giorbis Barhelemy (19-2-1, 9 KOs), who had 250 victories as an amateur. Forum boxing welterweight tournament, Fox Sports West, 8 p.m. TUESDAY President Clinton makes his State of the Union Address “State of the Union” redirects here. For other uses, see State of the Union (disambiguation). The State of the Union is an annual address in which the President of the United States reports on the status of the country, normally to a joint session of Congress (the (6 p.m.) as the media undresses him for his latest sex scandal. After Clinton skates around more press queries, HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy preps you for the upcoming Winter Olympics with another of its make-sure-the-VCR-is-working documentaries about the history of women's figure skating. Or should we say, ladies' figure skating. The evolution of this sport from Sonja Henie and Carol Heiss to Peggy Fleming and Dorothy Hamill will put into context why the current U.S. Olympic threesome of Michelle Kwan, Tara Lipinski and Nicole Bobek are considered a sort of ``dream team.'' ``Reflections on Ice: A Diary of Ladies' Figure Skating,'' HBO, 8 p.m. (Repeats Saturday at 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.; Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 6 at 6 a.m. and 2 p.m.) WEDNESDAY A couple of moving Vans collide: Keith Van Horn For the American football player, see . Keith Adam Van Horn (born October 23 1975, in Fullerton, California) is an American basketball player who last played for the Dallas Mavericks. Van Horn graduated from Diamond Bar High School and played for the University of Utah. vs. Nick Van Exel Nickey (Nick) Maxwell Van Exel (born November 27 1971 in Kenosha, Wisconsin) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. Van Exel, a 6'1" left-handed point guard, was most well known for his flashy style of play and his ability to hit critical shots during . While Nick toots toots n. Slang Babe; sweetie. [Perhaps short for tootsie.] his horn, Keith simply excels. New Jersey at Lakers, Fox Sports West, 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY Pete Sampras' luck at the Australian Open has been something. As the defending champ and top seed cruises through the tournament by day, he's been pocketing thousands of dollars in petty cash at the blackjack tables by night. There isn't a seeded player he'll face until at least the semifinals - even though heavy underdog Andre Agassi claims to be poised for a comeback. The women's final is also today - will Venus Williams, who knocked out her sister in the second round, still be left standing? Will Mary Pierce be around to please her fans? Australian Open, ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network , men's semifinal at 10 a.m. (delayed) and women's final, 6:30 p.m. (live). (Note: ESPN has the other men's semifinal, Thursday, 9:30 p.m. and the men's final, Saturday, 7 p.m. (live); ESPN2 has the women's semifinals, Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. (same-day airing.) FRIDAY Those without Fox Sports West 2 may rejoice. Instead of feeling obligated to watch UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX pound on Washington State (7:30 p.m.), you'll have access to the matchup of highly ranked Arizona against highly ranked Stanford on FSW FSW Friction Stir Welding FSW Flight Software FSW Full Spectrum Warrior (video game) FSW Family Support Worker FSW Female Sex Worker FSW Fox Sports World (cable TV channel) 2's big brother. Arizona at Stanford, Fox Sports West, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. scrambled to get back into the NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga business earlier this month to save some face, but the Eye would suffer a shiner shiner: see minnow. shiner Any of several small freshwater fishes (genera Notemigonus and Notropis, family Cyprinidae). The common shiner (Notropis cornutus) is a blue and silver minnow up to 8 in. (20 cm) long. if golf was suddenly yanked from the network's programming schedule. CBS starts its 48th season broadcasting the sport, offering what it calls ``the most comprehensive lineup in the history of network television'' - 24 tournaments, including the third- and fourth-round coverage of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (followed shortly by the Nissan L.A. Open in Valencia). The thing CBS can bank on in Monterey is Bill Murray messing with tradition, as he does year after year. Kinda like Groundhog Day. Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Channel 2, noon (Also: Thursday and Friday opening rounds, USA Network, 4 p.m. (Tape); Sunday's final round, Channel 2 noon). SUNDAY The Bulls gored the Lakers last December in Chicago. This time, the Lakers have Shaquille O'Neal to help Kobe Bryant fend off Michael Jordan and Dennis Rodman. And this time, the Bulls have Scottie Pippen to help coach Phil Jackson decide who's going to take the last shot if it's a close game. Chicago at Lakers, Channel 4, 12:30 p.m. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1--Color) no caption (Bill Murray) (2--Color) no caption (Mary Pierce) (3--Color) no caption (Pete Sampras) |
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