SURFING THE TUBE.Byline: TOM HOFFARTH TODAY Continue this hyped-for-TV exhibition year after year and suspicions of steroid use will only grow proportionally. Why not have a good ol' Milwaukee sausage race instead, with Barry Bonds as a lead wienie. Home Run Derby This is about the Major League Baseball contest. For the 1959 television show of the same name, see Home Run Derby (TV series). The Home Run Derby is an event played prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. , ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network , 5 p.m.; replayed on ESPN2 at 8 p.m. (ESPN replays 2000 competition at 10 a.m. and 2001 competition at noon) TUESDAY What will everyone remember most from the 73rd Summer Classic? When Bob Brenly leaves Odalis Perez out on the mound in the top of the seventh inning despite the fact he's given up three consecutive dingers? When Paul Konerko walks off with the game's MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. award for his ninth- inning pinch-hit grand slam? Maybe Jim Tracy can jump into the third-base coaching box and give us a replay of Tommy Lasorda's stumble-n-tumble. Actually, the pregame festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. should be entertaining - a look at the 30 greatest moments in the game's history. Kirk Gibson anyone? Major League Baseball's 73rd All-Star Game, Channel 11, 5 p.m. WEDNESDAY Pardon the interruption Pardon the Interruption (abbreviated PTI) is a sports television show that airs weekdays on various ESPN TV channels, TSN, XM and Sirius satellite radio services, and as a downloadable podcast. , but while everyone ogles the big shots going down the red carpet at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, isn't there an episode of ``American Idol'' with that jerky judge we can watch instead? ESPY Awards, ESPN, 6 p.m. THURSDAY Back to the real world, where a four-game series at the Ravine quickly could erase the smiles on everyone's faces. Expect Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson to throw the first two, giving the Dodgers ample time to consider salvaging a split. The D'backs also added Mike Fetters to their bullpen. Revenge might be sweet. Baseball: Arizona at Dodgers, Fox Sports Net 2, 7 p.m. (Channel 13 has Friday's game at 7 p.m., Channel 11 has Saturday's game at 1 p.m. and ESPN has Sunday's game at 5 p.m.); Angels at Kansas City, Channel 9, 5 p.m. (Channel 9 has Friday's game at 5 p.m.); New York at Cleveland, ESPN, 4 p.m. FRIDAY Yup, the season is still going on. WNBA WNBA Women's National Basketball Association WNBA World Ninepin Bowling Association WNBA Wannabe Nasty Boys Association WNBA Women's National Book Association, Inc. WNBA Warszawski Nurt Basketu Amatorskiego : Sparks at Portland, ESPN, 5 p.m. SATURDAY Yup, the season is still going on. MLS See multilevel security. : Galaxy at Colorado, Channel 9, 6 p.m. SUNDAY The PGA's last event for the guys before those who care to fly across the pond to compete in the British Open. With or without a mystery ailment, Tiger Woods likely will pass on this Milwaukee non-all-star event and just go straight to Scotland. Golf: PGA's Greater Milwaukee Open final round, Channel 7, 11 a.m.; NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. : Tropicana 400, Channel 4, 11:30 a.m.; Arena Football: Avengers at Indiana, TNN, 4:30 p.m. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: With the Milwaukee Brewers on the road for two weeks leading up to Tuesday's All-Star Game, the grounds-crew guys at Miller Park were able to make a pretty logo on the field without worrying that someone would mess it up. Morry Gash/Associated Press Box: TV TODAY |
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