The Week In Television

JULY 5-JULY 11

SATURDAY 7/6 AND SUNDAY 7/7
NBC 9 AM
Wimbledon Women's Final (Saturday), Men's Final (Sunday)
If Tim Henman prevails on the gentlemen's side, it will be the first time the English have seen a homegrown men's winner since Fred Perry in 1936. The women's title will be won by somebody named Williams.

SATURDAY 7/6
ESPN2 4 PM
N.Y./N.J. MetroStars at Columbus Crew
This post-World Cup matchup between U.S. team stars Brian McBride (Crew) and Clint Mathis ( MetroStars) was moved to the afternoon to make it the MLS game of the week.

SUNDAY 7/7
NBC 3 PM
U.S. Women's Open Final Round
With six wins in 12 events this season, two-time U.S. Open winner Annika Sorenstam heads to the Prairie Dunes Country Club in Kansas as the one to beat.

TUESDAY 7/9
FOX 8 PM
Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 30 greatest moments in baseball history (picked by a panel of Hall of Famers, writers and broadcasters) will be unveiled throughout the broadcast. Don't expect the 1994 work stoppage to be one of them.

WEDNESDAY 7/10
HISTORY CHANNEL 8 PM
Stories from the Hall of Fame
Worth a look if only for the grainy footage of Ted Williams explaining his philosophy of hitting. The one-hour show is hosted by future Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr.

DON'T MISS
SATURDAY 7/6
FOX 7 PM
Pepsi 400
Last July, Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s victory at Daytona, five months after his father died on the same track, inspired enough conspiracy theories for an X-Files reunion. This year Little E will go for two straight under the lights.