The Week In Television May 11-may 17

SATURDAY 5/11

ABC 1 PM
Indianapolis 500 Pole Day Qualifying
Gentlemen, start your jockeying. Pole position for the 86th annual race will be won this afternoon at the Brickyard.

SUNDAY 5/12

NBC (12:30 PM, 3 PM AND 5:30 PM)
NBA Conference Semifinals
The NBA playoffs—the longest television spectacle since The Thorn Birds—slogs its way to Game 4 of the conference semifinals.

TUESDAY 5/14

HBO 10 PM
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
Will Phil Mickelson ever win a major? Gumbel profiles the hard-luck lefty; there's also the harrowing tale of Manute Bol, the 7'7" former NBA center who's now a political refugee from his native Sudan.

WEDNESDAY 5/15

ESPN 2 2:30 PM
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Real Madrid
The most prestigious soccer club competition on the planet concludes in Glasgow, with the Champions League Final. Superpower Real looks to win a record ninth European title in 46 years.

THURSDAY 5/16

ESPN2 7:30 PM
Jamaica vs. U.S. Men's National Team
Only two games to go—including this friendly against the Jamaican national team, mon—before the U.S. leaves for South Korea and the World Cup.