SURFING THE TUBE.Byline: TOM HOFFARTH TODAY Westby Creamery, the Green Bay Packers' official cheese company, says it will sculpt a cheesy cheddar bust of Al Michaels and John Madden as a way to welcome them to tonight's game. No guarantee that ratings-intolerant ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. won't milk this one for all it's worth. NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga : Miami at Green Bay, Channel 7, 6 p.m.; NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there : Minnesota at Kings, Fox Sports Net, 7:30 p.m. TUESDAY According to early exit polls, the Daily News projects that the highlights from the Kings' and Lakers' games tonight will be buried in all the election-return coverage on local TV. Simon says. NHL: Kings at San Jose, Fox Sports Net, 7:30 p.m.; NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= : Lakers at Cleveland, Channel 9, 5:30 p.m.; WEDNESDAY It's the largest, and most lucrative ($3 million), women's-only sporting event in the world, the WTA says. Their final event, landing at Staples Center for the first time, brings the top 16 singles players (unless they're injured) and top eight doubles teams - meaning, as we quickly scan the list, Anna Kournikova somehow didn't make the cut. Big mistake. Tennis: WTA Sanex Championships from Staples Center, early rounds, ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network , 12:30 p.m. and ESPN2, 4:30 and 8 p.m.; NBA: Sacramento at New York, ESPN, 4 p.m.; NHL: Nashville at Ducks, Fox Sports Net 2, 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY When news of the Boston Celtics' sale from Paul Gaston to a new ownership group leaked a month ago, the team stock jumped 147 percent, from $16.65 to $28. Gaston owns 52 percent of the team, but the remaining 48 is owned by fans - remember, the Celtics are the only NBA team publicly traded, listed as BOS on the NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange . Wouldn't you, as a Lakers fan, want to own a piece of Paul Pierce? NBA: Lakers at Boston, TNT TNT: see trinitrotoluene. TNT in full trinitrotoluene Pale yellow, solid organic compound made by adding nitrate (−NO2) groups to toluene. , 4:30 p.m.; Detroit at Denver, TNT, 7 p.m.; Tennis: WTA Sanex Championships from Staples Center, early rounds, ESPN, 12:30 p.m. and ESPN2, 8 p.m.; NHL: Boston at Detroit, ESPN2, 5 p.m.; College football: Cincinnati at Louisville, ESPN, 4:30 p.m. FRIDAY Asked before the season whether he can really control his competitive urge and keep his playing minutes down this season, Wizards guard Michael Jordan replied, ``Probably not.'' Coach Doug Collins is sticking with his plan to play Jordan about 25 minutes a game, a figure that will go up after the All-Star break if Jordan, who'll turn 40 in February, hasn't had a physical setback. That all sounds like a fine plan to the Lakers tonight. NBA: Lakers at Washington, Channel 9, ESPN, 5 p.m.; Memphis at Sacramento, ESPN, 7:30 p.m.; Tennis: WTA Sanex Championships from Staples Center, ESPN, 12:30 p.m. and ESPN2, 8 p.m.; Boxing: Laila Ali vs. Valerie Mahfoud, ESPN2, 6 p.m.; NHL: Ducks at Colorado, Fox Sports Net 2, 6 p.m. SATURDAY The way it looks here, Washington State is headed to the Rose Bowl. Unless Oregon can knock 'em off today and help USC's chances. But even then, WSU has the tiebreaker based on its OT victory against the Trojans a few weeks back. Why can't the Pacific-10 just have a postseason tournament to settle this fair and square? College football: Notre Dame at Navy, Channel 2, 9 a.m.; Miami at Tennessee, Channel 2, 12:30 p.m.; Oregon at Washington State, Channel 7, 12:30 p.m.; USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. at Stanford, Channel 7, 4 p.m.; Iowa State at Kansas State, TBS, 4 p.m.; Michigan at Minnesota, ESPN, 4:45 p.m.; 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 at Arizona, Fox Sports Net 2, 6 p.m.; Tennis: WTA Sanex Championships quarterfinals, ESPN2, 1 and 8 p.m.; Drag racing: NHRA NHRA National Hot Rod Association NHRA Northland Human Resource Association NHRA National Human Resources Association NHRA Nursing Home Reform Act NHRA National Hospice Regatta Alliance NHRA National Heritage Resources Act (South Africa) Nationals from Pomona, qualifying, ESPN2, 6 p.m. SUNDAY It's Week 10 already. If your fantasy team is like mine, there's little incentive to pay attention to the rest of the NFL season. NFL: San Diego at St. Louis, Channel 2, 10 a.m.; Detroit at Green Bay or Atlanta at Pittsburgh, Channel 11, 10 a.m.; Kansas City at San Francisco, Channel 2, 1:15 p.m.; Miami at N.Y. Jets, ESPN, 5:30 p.m.; NBA: Clippers at Orlando, Channel 5, 2 p.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. Winston Cup Checker Auto Parts 500 from Phoenix, Channel 4, 11:30 a.m.; Drag racing: NHRA Nationals from Pomona, finals, ESPN, 2 p.m.; Tennis: WTA Sanex Championships semifinals, ESPN2, 1 p.m. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Hey kids, you really wanna be like Mike? Just wrap yourself in a towel and ride the pine, even if Kobe Bryant and the Lakers are in town. Ken Lambert/Associated Press Box: TV TODAY |
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