The Week Ahead

FRIDAY 18

COLLEGE WORLD SERIES TEXAS VS. ARKANSAS
ESPN2 2 PM
The top-ranked Longhorns, who are making their 31st CWS appearance, made it to Omaha by scoring 25 runs in their two-game sweep of Vanderbilt. First baseman Curtis Thigpen led the attack, going 5 for 9 with a homer and five RBIs.

SATURDAY 19

PREFONTAINE CLASSIC
ESPN2 9:30 PM
Maybe your only chance to see 100-meter Olympic gold medalist Maurice Greene race world-record holder Tim Montgomery, who faces steroid charges that could keep him from Athens.

OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY
The flame visits New York City, where bearers include P. Diddy and Sarah Hughes.

SUNDAY 20

U.S. OPEN FINAL ROUND
NBC 12:30 PM
At 6,996 yards Shinnecock Hills rewards accuracy off the tee—which is not good news for the suddenly erratic Tiger Woods.

NASCAR DHL 400
FOX 1 PM
On Father's Day, NASCAR's patriarch, Richard Petty, will be the Grand Marshall; his son Kyle will race.

MONDAY 21

WIMBLEDON FIRST ROUND
ESPN2 8 AM
The world's top pa two women, Belgium's Justine Henin-Hardenne and Kim Clijsters, are out injured. Good news for Serena.