SURFING THE TUBE.Byline: TOM HOFFARTH TODAY Prince William's 21st birthday party and the Harry Potter book release should be buried in the British tabs by Wimbledon the next two weeks. Tennis: Wimbledon, early rounds, ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 2, 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. and ESPN, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Baseball: Dodgers at San Francisco, Channel 13, 7 p.m.; Oakland at Texas, ESPN2, 4 p.m.; College Baseball World Series: Game 3, ESPN, 4 p.m.; Confederations Cup soccer: U.S. vs. Cameroon, Galavision, 6 p.m. (delayed). TUESDAY Yu-Gi-Oh? No, it's Ichiro, and the Mariners right fielder has been en fuego (is that the right word?) the past few weeks. Baseball: Seattle at Angels, Fox Sports Net, 7 p.m.; Dodgers at San Francisco, Fox Sports Net 2, 7 p.m.; Philadelphia at Atlanta, TBS, 4:30 p.m.; Tennis: Wimbledon, early rounds, ESPN2, 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. and ESPN, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. WEDNESDAY Depending on how badly you want Barry Bonds' 73rd home run ball, a court-ordered auction for the souvenir once claimed to be owned by two guys who fought over it will finish up its bidding on the 3 p.m. ESPN ``SportsCenter'' today. Todd McFarlane, the comic-book mogul who already bought Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball and Sammy Sosa's 66th clout from the 1998 season, plans to join the 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. to see who ends up with the cowhide cow·hide n. 1. a. The hide of a cow. b. The leather made from this hide. 2. A strong heavy flexible whip, usually made of braided leather. tr.v. that Bonds hit into the stands Oct. 7, 2001. ``I'd be surprised if (the bidding) hits seven figures,'' said McFarlane, who spent 3 mil on the McGwire ball. Our hope would be that the ball is bought by some Dodgers fan who then takes it to tonight's game at Pac Bell Park and throws it back from the spot it went out. Baseball: Dodgers at San Francisco, Fox Sports Net 2, 7 p.m.; Seattle at Angels, Fox Sports Net, 7 p.m.; Pittsburgh at Montreal, ESPN2, 10 a.m.; Milwaukee at Chicago, WGN WGN Wellington WGN White Gaussian Noise WGN World's Greatest Newspaper (Chicago, IL, USA) WGN World Gastroenterology News WGN We Got Nomar WGN World's Greatest Network WGN Wireless Network Gateway WGN Wagon , 11 a.m.; Cincinnati at St. Louis; ESPN, 4 p.m.; Philadelphia at Atlanta, ESPN2, 4 p.m.; Tennis: Wimbledon, early rounds, ESPN2, 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. and ESPN, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Soccer: Galaxy at Colorado, Channel 22, 8 p.m. (delayed). THURSDAY ESPN's first live NBA Draft coverage had a five-hour window, with host Mike Tirico and talking heads Tom Tolbert, Greg Anthony, Jay Bilas, Dick Vitale, Stuart Scott, Michelle Tafoya, David Aldridge, Andy Katz, Jim Gray, Darren Rovell ... but no Chris Berman? In our mock draft, we had Berman in the No. 1 chair. Apparently, someone doesn't think this event is all that important since we already know who the top few picks will be. NBA Draft, ESPN, 4 p.m.; Baseball: Seattle at Angels, Channel 9, 7 p.m.; Milwaukee at Chicago, WGN, 11 a.m.; Philadelphia at Atlanta, TBS, 4:30 p.m.; Confederations Cup soccer semifinals, Galavision, 4 and 6 p.m. (tape); Tennis: Wimbledon, early rounds, ESPN2, 4 a.m. to 2 p.m. FRIDAY ``Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'' comes out tonight. But will the popcorn and Coke at the theater be as affordable as the stuff offered at Edison Field, where Arte's Angels go against Fox's Dodgers in the sequel to last weekend's series? Baseball: Dodgers at Angels, Fox Sports Net, 7 p.m.; Tennis: Wimbledon, early rounds, ESPN2, 4 a.m. to 2 p.m. SATURDAY We were at the Home Depot the other day looking for some stainless-steel lock-washers. Y'know, the standard 5/8-inchers. And we didn't see one Galaxy player the whole time. Soccer: Dallas at Galaxy, Channel 9, 8 p.m. (delayed); Baseball: Dodgers at Angels, Fox Sports Net, 7 p.m.; Oakland at San Francisco, Channel 11, 1 p.m.; Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are a professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the White Sox have played in U.S. , WGN, 1 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 : Sacramento at Sparks, Fox Sports Net 2, 7:30 p.m.; Tennis: Wimbledon, early rounds, ESPN2, 4 a.m. to 9 a.m., Channel 4, 9 a.m. to noon and ESPN, noon to 4 p.m. SUNDAY Since there's nothing live at Wimbledon today, NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. has an excuse to air three hours of taped coverage starting at 9 a.m., picking out the best matches of the week. You want some real important taped events? ESPN Classic has the 1985 four-overtime basketball game between USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. and 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 (9 a.m.), followed by Game 5 of the '88 World Series (11 a.m.), when Orel Hershiser clinched the title for the Dodgers in Oakland, then (1 p.m.) the double-OT UCLA-USC football game from '96, followed by (3 p.m.) the Lakers' Game 6 NBA Finals victory over Indiana in 2000. The day ends with a presentation (5 p.m.) of ``Rocky V.'' So, yes, all good taped games must come to a tragic end. Golf: PGA (1) (Professional Graphics Adapter) An early IBM PC display standard for 3D processing with 640x480x256 resolution. It was not widely used. (2) (Programmable Gate Array) See gate array and FPGA. St. Jude's Classic, final round, Channel 7, noon; U.S. Senior Open, final round, Channel 4, noon; Baseball: Dodgers at Angels, Channel 9, 1 p.m.; N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees, ESPN, 5 p.m.; Confederations Cup soccer final, Channel 34, noon; Tennis: Wimbledon, early rounds, Channel 4, 9 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. : Busch Series GNC GNC General Nutrition Centers GNC Gas Natural Comprimido (Argentina) GNC Guidance, Navigation, and Control GNC Grand National Championship (ATV racing) GNC Global Navigation Chart 250 from Milwaukee, FX, 11:30 a.m. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Red-hot Ichiro Suzuki and first-place American League West The American League West is one of three divisions in Major League Baseball's American League. The division currently has four teams, but it has had as many as seven teams before the 1994 realignment. foe Seattle comes to town for a three-game series this week against the Angels. Elaine Thompson/Associated Press Box: TV TODAY |
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