SURFING THE TUBE.Byline: TOM HOFFARTH TODAY The ``friendly wager'' that Anaheim mayor Curt Pringle finally made late last week with East Rutherford, N.J., mayor Jim Cassella is this: Pringle offered up the usual surf wear, palm tree, California wine, oranges, chili peppers, etc., sitting around his office, since he hasn't had to give 'em up yet after the series against Detroit, Dallas and Minnesota. Cassella will ship a box of saltwater taffy, New Jersey wine and some New York-style pizzas if the Devils lose tonight. What in the name of Springsteen does Garden State swill taste like? We hope Pringle never has to sniff the cork. NHL Stanley Cup NHL Stanley Cup (known as Super Hockey in Europe [1])is an ice hockey video game developed by Sculptured Software for the Super NES. In the game, the player chooses a hockey team and then plays against either a computer or human player on an ice rink. Finals, Game 7: Mighty Ducks at New Jersey, Channel 7, 5 p.m.; Baseball: Philadelphia at Angels, Fox Sports Net, 7 p.m. TUESDAY North Hills' Jeremy Williams (39-4-1), known as ``Half-Man, Half-Amazing,'' has a world ranking of 51 among the heavyweights, according to one boxing-info Web site. No wonder this fight against 57th-ranked Andre Purlette (35-1) from Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi is a coastal city and the county seat of Nueces CountyGR6 in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the region known as South Texas. , isn't on pay-per-view. Boxing: Jeremy Williams vs. Andre Purlette, ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 2, 5 p.m.; Baseball: Philadelphia at Angels, Channel 9, 7 p.m.; Atlanta at Oakland, TBS, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY Got to admit, unless Lisa Marie Presley Lisa Marie Presley (born February 1, 1968) is an American singer/songwriter, who is the only daughter of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu Presley. Presley heritage As Elvis' only child, Lisa Marie eventually inherited his estate at the age of 30. is caught in a trap during the halftime show, we've paid as little attention as possible to the NBA Finals. All we know is that the Meadowlands Arena won't have to worry about keeping the ice cold under the basketball floor anymore. NBA Finals, Game 4: San Antonio at New Jersey, Channel 7, 5:30 p.m.; Baseball: Philadelphia at Angels, Fox Sports Net, 7 p.m.; St. Louis at Boston, ESPN, 4 p.m.; Houston at New York Yankees  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , ESPN2, 4 p.m. THURSDAY ``If you can play a whole U.S. Open and not beat your head in the wall once, you've probably done all right,'' said Charles Howell III Charles Gordon Howell III (born June 20, 1979) is an American golfer. Howell was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia, the home town of the Masters Tournament. He was a member of Augusta Country Club, which is adjacent to Amen Corner at Augusta National Golf Club. , who voluntarily agreed to compete in this week's major upon realizing he has an automatic entry since he was among the top 30 money-winners on the PGA Tour last year. For the 103rd event, eight former champs are in the 156-player gathering at Olympia Fields Country Club Olympia Fields Country Club is a prestigious golf club in Olympia Fields, Illinois, which is a suburb of Chicago about twenty five miles south of The Loop. It is a private club with two eighteen hole courses, the North and the South. outside of Chicago, but here's the rub: Since 1991, only one has finished higher than 40th when defending his Open title. So maybe we ought not expect too much from Tiger Woods, last year's champ over at Bethpage. Golf: U.S. Open, first round, ESPN, 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., Channel 4 at noon; Baseball: Houston at New York Yankees, ESPN2, 10 a.m.; Atlanta at Oakland, TBS, 12:30 p.m.; 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 : Indiana at Sparks, Fox Sports Net 2, 7:30 p.m.; NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there Awards Special, ESPN2, 5 p.m. FRIDAY Greatest trade ever made between the Dodgers and Indians: 1974, Cleveland shipped an 18-year-old named Pedro Guerrero to Los Angeles in exchange for a left-hander named Bruce Ellingsen. Guerrero lasted 11 seasons in blue ('78 to '88), smacked more than 175 homers and hit better than .300 six times in that span and was co-MVP of the '81 World Series; Ellingsen pitched 42 total innings for Cleveland in '74, his only big-league career stats. True, Guerrero later had to prove he was a functional moron when he was arrested for trying to buy $200,000 worth of cocaine in 2000. But it got him acquitted. Baseball: Dodgers at Cleveland, Fox Sports Net 2, 4 p.m.; New York Mets
SATURDAY They played each other in last year's WNBA Finals. The Sparks won. Just in case you've purged it from your short-term memory. WNBA: Sparks at New York, Channel 7, 1 p.m.; Baseball: Dodgers at Cleveland, Channel 11, noon; New York Mets at Angels, Fox Sports Net, 7 p.m.; Soccer: Kansas City at Galaxy, Channel 9, 8 p.m.; Golf: U.S. Open, third round, Channel 4, 10:30 a.m.; College World Series games, ESPN, 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.; NFL Europe World Bowl, Channel 11, 9 a.m. SUNDAY Do you know anyone who's bought one of those satellite radios for their car? No one needs to listen to AM or FM that badly. And now they're sponsoring a 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. race, as if the drivers actually have these devices in their rigs while they're busy making left-hand turns. Get serious, Sirius. Motor sports: NASCAR Winston Cup Sirius Satellite Radio
CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Tiger Woods defends his U.S. Open title this week at Olympia Fields Country Club near Chicago. David Martin/Associated Press Box: TV TODAY |
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