The Week Ahead

FRIDAY 26

TIMBERWOLVES AT LAKERS
ESPN 10:30 PM
Minnesota can sweep the season series for the first time. Latrell Sprewell has averaged 27 points in the T-Wolves' three wins this year.

IN BOOKSTORES: In Search of Burningbush
Golf and gambling writer Michael Konik travels with a casino dealer to play the legendary Scottish course.

SATURDAY 27

USA MEN'S 8K CHAMPIONSHIPS
Defending champ Meb Keflezighi, who will run the marathon for the U.S. in Athens, races the nation's leading long distance runners through Central Park.

ALEX BUNEMA VS. JERMAIN TAYLOR
HBO 10 PM
In what's being dubbed March Badness, Bunema (24-3-2, 12 KOs) takes on 2000 Olympic bronze medalist Taylor (19-0, 14 KOs).

SUNDAY 28

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP FOOD CITY 500
FOX 1 PM
Four hours of racing in tight quarters at the half-mile Bristol Motor Speedway means paint will be swapped and tempers will flare.

DREAM JOB
ESPN 9 PM
And then there was one. SportsCenter's newest face will be revealed in the season finale.

MONDAY 29