The Week In Television

FRIDAY 6/14
ESPN 7:25 AM
United States vs. Poland
The final World Cup game for the U.S.? Or a prelude to a spot in the round of 16 for only the second time since 1930?

SATURDAY 6/15
FOX 1 PM
White Sox at Cubs, Yankees at Mets
Baseball's fiery intracity matchups—the El and Subway Series, respectively.

SUNDAY 6/16
SPEED CHANNEL 7 AM
24 Hours of Le Mans, final laps
When you go for this long, driving is unsafe at any speed. These guys fly by at 135 mph. Last year Frank Biela, Tom Kristensen and Emanuele Pirro won for Audi.

SUNDAY 6/16
FOX SPORTS NET 8 PM
Behind the Glory: Sammy Sosa
From humble origins as a shoe-shiner in the Dominican Republic to living large in Chi-town, a probing look at Sosa's life.

SUNDAY 6/16
ESPN CLASSIC 9 PM
Reel Classic: Rocky III
We pity the fools who miss this one, the last great Rocky and Mr. T's finest hour.

TUESDAY 6/18
HBO 10 PM
:03 from Gold
Want an Olympic scandal without skating judges? This documentary recounts the controversial 1972 gold medal hoops game between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

THURSDAY 6/20
ESPN2 8 PM
NHL Awards Show
For the first time since 1994 two goalies (the Avalanche's Patrick Roy and the Canadiens' Jos� Th�odore) are among the finalists for the Hart Trophy as league MVP. Still, we'll take a flyer on a Flame—Jarome Iginla—to beat out the netminders.

DON'T MISS

SUNDAY 6/16
NBC 1:30 PM
U.S. Open, Final Round
Tiger Woods on a muni? It's true: The world's best golfer tries to win his second major of the year at that mecca for public course duffers, Bethpage Black. It's also the longest U.S. Open course (7,214 yards) in history.