FRIDAY 3/10
Honda
Classic
PGA players tee it up at Mirasol in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., for the final
time. Next year the nomadic Classic--it's been played on four courses in 10
years--moves across the street to the PGA National. Ireland's Padraig
Harrington, who won his first title here last year, is back to chase the
$990,000 top prize.
Friday USA 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday NBC 3 p.m.
Pacific Life
Open
Martina Hingis (below) makes her first U.S. appearance since ending her
retirement in January, in a tournament she won in 1998. The Indian Wells field
will be deep. It includes two-time champion Lindsay Davenport and 2004
Wimbledon winner Maria Sharapova.
ESPN2 4 p.m.
SUNDAY 3/12
Maryland at No. 6
Florida State
Last year one inning of Seminoles righthander Tyler Chambliss (left), the ACC
saves leader (15), was more than most opponents wanted to see. He's now a
starter, and the junior fireballer has been just as dominant in longer outings.
He's 4-0 with a 1.78 ERA.
Check listings noon
NCAA Tournament
Selection Show
That popping sound you hear? Bubbles bursting all over the country as the NCAA
selection committee sets the field of 65. Among the fringe teams this year:
Cincinnati, Maryland and Miami, which has lost five of its last six
games.
CBS 6 p.m.
SUNDAY 3/12
SI PICK OF THE WEEK
Puncher's Chance
The Tonya
Harding-- Nancy Kerrigan saga has all the elements of great opera: jealously,
tears, violence and an overweight leading woman. It should be no surprise,
then, that Nancy and Tonya: The Opera will debut in Boston in May. Those who
can't wait that long to relive skating's biggest scandal should tune in tonight
to Anything to Win: Tonya Harding--Her Story, an hourlong profile of Harding,
now 35, who has bulked up and found a vocation in which physical attacks on
opponents aren't frowned upon. She's a professional boxer (above), with a
career record of 5-3.
GSN 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
3/15
Mavericks at
Rockets
Consider Dirk Nowitzki's MVP campaign in full swing. Dallas's All-Star forward
and top scorer and rebounder has shot a scorching 50% from the field in the
Mavs' last 22 games. No wonder they've won 20 of them. Look for Nowitzki
(above) to be tested by Houston, the league's fifth-best defense (91.8 points
per game).
ESPN 9 p.m.
THURSDAY 3/16