SURFING THE TUBE.

Byline: TOM HOFFARTH

TODAY

Start the madcap Super Bowl week with HBO's ``Real Sports'' NFL-topic-filled presentation. In three of the four segments, it shows the unglamorous life of an NFL assistant coach, the unnerving way the league handles players who don't behave off the field and the unsavory practices of some Internet off-shore gambling sites (with reporter/ informercial financier Jim Lampley). For fun, there's also a look back at those uncontrollable '85 Chicago Bears. ``Real Sports,'' HBO, 10 p.m. (repeats this week Tuesday at 6 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Wednesday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at noon and Sunday at 10 a.m.)

TUESDAY

It's not likely you'll see Kathy ``The Wildcat'' Collins or Leah ``The Kitten'' Mellinger on a future episode of A&E's ``Biography,'' but the cable channel finds them interesting subjects in an hour-long look at the world of women's pro boxing. The program goes from sparring sessions to the battle itself and then, in a postscript, to Collins planning her wedding. Here's a couple of ``don't invite'ems.'' ``Fight Like A Girl,'' A&E, 10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

So Ed McCaffrey plays for the Denver Broncos, who are in Miami preparing for the Super Bowl. Then what in Mile High's name is he asking Pat Sajak for a ``Z,'' and then slamming his ``free spin'' marker down because Vanna can't come up with one, even though the puzzle shows ``DNVR WNS NTHR SPR BWL'' and he doesn't have the presence of mind just to buy a vowel and just solve it? NFL players week on ``Wheel of Fortune,'' Channel 7, 7:30 p.m. every day this week.

THURSDAY

Don't like Stanford's chances to go unbeaten in the Pac-10 - here's why. College basketball: Stanford at Arizona, Fox Sports West, 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY

Nice to see Seles and Graf regain their form, but you know, Kournikova ain't looking too bad, either. Australian Open women's final, ESPN, 6:30 p.m. (Also: ESPN has the men's final live, Saturday at 7 p.m.).

SATURDAY

It sometimes gets lost in the mess of the pre-Super Bowl extravaganza, but nothing beats the annual Emmy Award-winning show from NFL Films about the season in review. ``Road to the Super Bowl,'' Channel 11, 2 p.m.

SUNDAY

Great, John, you got another piece of jewelry. Now will someone get this postgame show over with so the kids can watch the cartoons? Super Bowl XXXIII: Denver vs. Atlanta, Channel 11, 3:18 p.m. (Pregame shows begin at 8 a.m.)

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