The Week Ahead

FRIDAY

27

OLYMPIC TRACK AND FIELD NBC 8 PM > Dogged by doping rumors, Marion Jones attempts to better her 2000 bronze medal performance in the long jump--an event she's won at the indoor nationals four times. And 110-meter hurdler Allen Johnson tries to replicate his '96 gold medal. ? COURT DATE: Jury selection begins for Kobe Bryant's trial.

SATURDAY

28

USC VS. VIRGINIA TECH ESPN 7:45 PM > The top-ranked Trojans open against the Hokies, who went 6--0 last season before limping home with a 2--5 finish. ? GIANTS AT BRAVES FOX 1 PM > Barry Bonds comes to Atlanta just 62 homers behind Braves senior vice president Hank Aaron on the career list.

SUNDAY

29

OLYMPIC MEN'S MARATHON NBC 10 AM > Runners cover roughly the same route Greek messenger Phidippides took to Athens after the Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C. The closing ceremonies follow. ? LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES FINAL ABC 6:30 PM > After 17,000 games in six weeks, the field is down to two.

MONDAY