SURFING THE TUBE.Byline: TOM HOFFARTH TODAY Three more at home against the Power Rangers should give the Angels pitching staff a bit of a challenge now that the Dodgers have left. Baseball: Texas at Angels, Channel 9, 7 p.m.; Tennis: Wimbledon, fourth round, ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network , 10 a.m. TUESDAY Those watching tonight's Dodgers game on TV are not eligible to receive the free Brian Jordan bobblehead that they're giving out at the stadium. But then, those at the stadium aren't eligible to sit back with a remote control and catch updates on Fox's ``American Juniors.'' Baseball: San Diego at Dodgers, Fox Sports Net 2, 7 p.m.; Texas at Angels, Channel 9, 7 p.m.; Tennis: Wimbledon, women's quarterfinals, ESPN2, 5 a.m. and Channel 4, 10 a.m. WEDNESDAY Legendary Hawaiian surfer Sunny Garcia has literally been the hit of the new WB series ``Boarding House: North Shore.'' Every week, he's smacking smack·ing adj. Brisk; vigorous; spanking: a smacking breeze. Noun 1. smacking - the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand slap, smack some local upside the head for encroaching on his wave, checking out his wife or just giving him the stink eye. Tonight's episode, dude shows his temper again, but it's Holly who's in trouble for damage done to a Waikiki hotel room that actually was caused by Veronica and her wild friends. ``Boarding House: North Shore,'' Channel 5, 8 p.m.; Tennis: Wimbledon, men's quarterfinals, ESPN2, 5 a.m. and Channel 4, 10 a.m.; Baseball: Texas at Angels, Fox Sports Net, 7 p.m.; San Diego at Dodgers, Fox Sports Net 2, 7 p.m.; San Francisco at St. Louis, ESPN, 4 p.m.; Seattle at Oakland, ESPN2, 7 p.m. THURSDAY Is it too much to hope that Maria Sharapova will be around this late in the proceedings? After crushing 11th-seed Jelena Dokic on Saturday, the 16-year-old screeching wild card from Russia - Anna who? - has created as much noise in England as Meg Ryan did in ``When Harry Met Sally.'' She'd most likely be up against top-seed Serena Williams if her run of luck continues to today's semifinals. Tennis: Wimbledon, women's semifinals, ESPN, 5 a.m. and Channel 4 at noon (delayed); Baseball: San Diego at Dodgers, Fox Sports Net 2, 7 p.m.; Texas at Angels, Fox Sports Net, 7 p.m.; Chicago at Philadelphia, 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 , 3 p.m. FRIDAY On the Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. , 1999, Andre Agassi was humiliated hu·mil·i·ate tr.v. hu·mil·i·at·ed, hu·mil·i·at·ing, hu·mil·i·ates To lower the pride, dignity, or self-respect of. See Synonyms at degrade. by Pete Sampras 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 in the Wimbledon men's final. ``He walked on water,'' Agassi said of Sampras afterward. With Sampras nowhere to be found this tennis season, Agassi, the second seed, has been breezing through the All-England bracket and is aligned for a July 4 semifinal appearance, possibly against England's own he-man, Tim Henman. On the other side, Andy Roddick could be taking on Roger Federer for the right to make the Sunday final. Tennis: Wimbledon, men's semifinals, ESPN, 5 a.m. and Channel 4 at noon (delayed); Baseball: Arizona at Dodgers, Channel 13, 6 p.m.; New York Mets
 Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , ESPN2, 1 p.m.; San Francisco at San Diego, ESPN2, 6 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. : Busch Series event from Daytona Beach, Fla., TNT TNT: see trinitrotoluene. TNT in full trinitrotoluene Pale yellow, solid organic compound made by adding nitrate (−NO2) groups to toluene. , 5 p.m.; Soccer: New England at Galaxy, Channel 9, 7 p.m. SATURDAY After a week off, NASCAR's soon-to-be-renamed top series starts up again in Daytona for some night-time partying, which for most spectators, began Thursday night. NASCAR: Pepsi 400 from Daytona Beach, Fla., Channel 4, 4:30 p.m.; Tennis: Wimbledon, women's final, Channel 4, 6 a.m.; Baseball: Arizona at Dodgers, Channel 11, 1 p.m.; Angels at Oakland, Channel 9, 6 p.m.; Horse racing: American Oaks from Hollywood Park, Channel 2, 2 p.m. SUNDAY On the Web site UrbanDictionary.com, the entry for ``Brian Kontak'' lists the definitions 1) a woman; female, as well as 2) someone who sees through the hypocrisy and double-standards of the politically correct politically correct Politically sensitive adjective Referring to language reflecting awareness and sensitivity to another person's physical, mental, cultural, or other disadvantages or deviations from a norm; a person is not mentally retarded, but . Add a third definition: professional procrastinator pro·cras·ti·nate v. pro·cras·ti·nat·ed, pro·cras·ti·nat·ing, pro·cras·ti·nates v.intr. To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness. v.tr. . Just to backtrack, Kontak, a 31-year-old who has amassed $14,425 in career earnings over the past 10 years on smaller men's pro tours, said last February he was going to crash the Women's U.S. Open. His reasoning was that Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie had butted into too many men's events, and he deserved equal time. Yet since the story came up, Kontak has disappeared. Not to say he can't show up in Oregon this weekend with a gallery pass. Golf: Women's U.S. Open, final round, Channel 4, noon; 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. Western Open, final round, Channel 7, noon; Tennis: Wimbledon, men's final, Channel 4, 6 a.m.; Baseball: Angels at Oakland, Channel 9, 1 p.m.; Arizona at Dodgers, ESPN, 5 p.m.; St. Louis at Chicago, WGN, 11:10 a.m.; Motor sports: IRL 1. (jargon, chat) IRL - In real life. Generally synonymous with f2f. 2. (language, robotics) IRL - Industrial Robot Language. Kansas 300, Channel 7, 10 a.m.; CART Cleveland Grand Prix, Channel 2, 12:30 p.m. (tape); Soccer: U.S. men's national team vs. Paraguay from Columbus, Ohio, ESPN2, noon. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: On the Fourth of July, 1999, Andre Agassi, pictured, was humiliated by Pete Sampras 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 in the Wimbledon men's final. Box: TV TODAY |
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