SURFING THE TUBE.Byline: TOM HOFFARTH TODAY Gimme gim·me Informal Contraction of give me. adj. Slang Demanding material things or especially money; acquisitive: today's gimme society; tired of gimme letters. n. a Randy Johnson fastball, a Farmer John footlong foot·long adj. Being about one foot in length: a footlong hot dog. and a day off to dream about the National League West championship. It's time for Diamondbacks ... uh, Dodgers baseball. Baseball: Dodgers at Arizona, Fox Sports Net 2, 2 p.m.; Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets, ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network , 10 a.m.; Montreal at Atlanta, ESPN2, 10 a.m.; 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. at Kansas City, WGN, noon; Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, ESPN, 1 p.m.; Milwaukee at St. Louis, ESPN2, 1 p.m.; N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, ESPN2, 4 p.m.; NBA: Memphis at Lakers, Fox Sports Net, 7:30 p.m.; NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there : Kings at Phoenix, Fox Sports Net 2, 6:30 p.m.; Women's college basketball: NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Mideast Regional final: Tennessee vs. Villanova, ESPN, 4:30 p.m.; Midwest Regional final: Duke vs. Texas Tech, ESPN, 6:30 p.m. TUESDAY The Angels receive their 2002 World Series rings in a ceremony before tonight's game. On April Fool's Day April Fool's Day or All Fool's Day, holiday of uncertain origin, known for practical joking and celebrated on the first of April. Prior to the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1564, the date was observed as New Year's Day by cultures as , just to give everyone a sense that it's all not real. Baseball: Dodgers at Arizona, Fox Sports Net 2, 5:30 p.m.; Texas at Angels, Fox Sports Net, 7 p.m.; Women's college basketball: NCAA East Regional final: UConn vs. Notre Dame/Purdue, ESPN, 4 p.m.; West Regional final: Louisiana State/Louisiana Tech vs. Minnesota/Texas, ESPN, 6 p.m.; NIT semifinals, ESPN2, 4 and 6:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Some of the prizes given out after the Kings' ``Fan Appreciation'' final home game are a round of golf with Rogie Vachon, a lunch date with coach Andy Murray and a 36-inch big-screen TV from Crazy Gideon's. Nothing against the first two, but with the way things went for the team this year, Vachon and Murray are likely to get injured before they honor their commitment. If the TV set gets busted, Gideon can send another. NHL: Colorado at Kings, Fox Sports Net, 7:30 p.m.; Mighty Ducks at Dallas, Fox Sports Net 2, 5:30 p.m.; NBA: Sacramento at Washington, ESPN, 5 p.m.; New York at Denver, ESPN, 7:30 p.m.; Baseball: Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets, ESPN2, 4 p.m.; Seattle at Oakland, ESPN2, 7 p.m. THURSDAY A test that seems far more important for the Mavs than the Lakers, to prove the team with the best record in the league isn't about to back down with the playoffs coming up. NBA: Lakers at Dallas, Channel 9, TNT TNT: see trinitrotoluene. TNT in full trinitrotoluene Pale yellow, solid organic compound made by adding nitrate (−NO2) groups to toluene. , 6:30 p.m. (delayed); Washington at Atlanta, TNT, 4 p.m.; Baseball: Dodgers at San Diego, Fox Sports Net 2, 2 p.m. (replayed at 7 p.m.); Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets, ESPN, 10 a.m.; 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. BellSouth Classic first round, USA Network, 1 p.m.; NHL: Chicago at St. Louis, ESPN, 5 p.m.; NIT championship, ESPN2, 5 p.m. FRIDAY Annika Sorenstam won't be playing off the back tees this weekend at El Cab, and don't expect any other gimmickry gim·mick·ry n. pl. gim·mick·ries 1. An array or abundance of gimmicks. 2. The use of gimmicks. Noun 1. at the annual LPGA LPGA abbr. Ladies Professional Golf Association Valley Girl convention. Golf: LPGA Office Depot Championship The Office Depot Championship was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. It took place every year from 1997 through 2005 at various sites in the South Carolina and in the Los Angeles area. first round from El Caballero Country Club in Tarzana, ESPN2, noon; PGA BellSouth Classic second round, USA Network, 1 p.m.; NBA: Lakers at Memphis, Channel 9, 6 p.m. (delayed); Sacramento at Boston, ESPN, 5 p.m.; Portland at Golden State, ESPN, 7:30 p.m.; NHL: Kings at Calgary, Fox Sports Net, 6 p.m.; Colorado at Mighty Ducks, Fox Sports Net 2, 7:30 p.m.; Baseball: Dodgers at San Diego, Channel 13, 7 p.m.; Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, WGN, 4 p.m.; Boxing: Ray Mercer vs. Robert Wiggins, ESPN2, 6 p.m. SATURDAY You had Marquette getting this far all along? Then crack open an Old Milwaukee and enjoy the Al McGuire moment while it's here. College basketball: NCAA Final Four from New Orleans, Channel 2, 3 and 5:30 p.m.; Baseball: Dodgers at San Diego, Channel 13, 7 p.m.; Angels at Oakland, Channel 9, 1 p.m.; Detroit at Chicago White Sox, WGN, 11 a.m.; Florida at Atlanta, TBS, 4 p.m.; NBA: New York at Clippers, Channel 5, 7:30 p.m.; Golf: LPGA Office Depot Championship second round from El Caballero Country Club in Tarzana, ESPN2, 2 p.m.; PGA BellSouth Classic third round, Channel 4, noon; MLS: Galaxy at Columbus, Channel 7, 1 p.m.; Horse racing: Santa Anita Derby The Santa Anita Derby is an American Grade 1 thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California and carries a purse of $750,000. , ESPN, 2 p.m.; Football: NFL Europe: Amsterdam at Rhein, Fox Sports Net, 10 a.m. SUNDAY From our experience, the Women's Final Four gets more pub if UConn doesn't dance this far. Besides, Geno Auriemma's team has eight freshmen and sophomores, and no seniors. They'll always have next year. Maybe the Lady Huskies - is that really an animal? - needs to take one for the sport. College basketball: Women's Final Four, ESPN, 4 and 6:30 p.m.; NBA: Phoenix at Lakers, Fox Sports Net, 6:30 p.m.; Washington at Boston, Channel 7, 10 a.m.; Sacramento at Philadelphia, Channel 7, 12:30 p.m.; High school basketball: Roundball Classic in Chicago, Channel 7, 4 p.m.; Golf: LPGA Office Depot Championship final round from El Caballero Country Club in Tarzana, ESPN2, 2 p.m.; PGA BellSouth Classic final round, Channel 4, noon; Baseball: Dodgers at San Diego, Channel 13, 2 p.m.; Angels at Oakland, ESPN2, 5 p.m.; Florida at Atlanta, TBS, 10 a.m.; Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, WGN, 10 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. : Winston Cup from Talladega, Ala., Channel 11, 9 a.m.; Arena Football: Orlando at Arizona, Channel 4, 3 p.m.; NHL: Kings at Vancouver, Fox Sports Net, 1 p.m.; St. Louis at Colorado, ESPN, 11 a.m.; N.Y. Islanders at Carolina, Channel 7, noon. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Valley residents can get a glimpse of Annika Sorenstam in action Friday when she plays the first round of the LPGA Office Depot Championship at El Caballero Country Club in Tarzana. Lenny Ignelzi/Associated Press Box: TV TODAY |
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