THURSDAY 4/24
LPGA
's Stanford International Pro-Am
The problem: You love Carson Daly
(left), but you're not a night owl. The solution: Watch the late-night host indulge his daytime passion, golf. Daly
, who played in this year's Bob Hope
Chrysler
Classic and the AT&T
Pebble Beach
Pro-Am, continues his amateur career in Aventura, Fla.
, where the LPGA
will hold its first Pro-Am since 2001. The celebrity field will also include Mike Schmidt
and James Caan
.
ESPN2
Thursday 2 p.m.; Friday 3 p.m.; Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 3 p.m.
SATURDAY 4/26
NFL Draft
How much can be said about Boston College
's Matt Ryan
, this year's top QB prospect? We'll find out. The NFL Network
will air 24 hours of live programming over the draft's two days. Among those reporting from Radio City Music Hall
will be Rich Eisen
, Marshall Faulk
and Steve Mariucci
. Plus, the network is a guaranteed Mel Kiper Jr.
--free zone.
NFL Network
Saturday 11 a.m.; Sunday 9 a.m.
Yankees
at Indians
The Yankees
return to Cleveland
for the first time since their insect-infested loss in Game 2 of last year's Division Series. There should be less to bug the Bombers this time around: The midges that attacked the field last October are dormant in warm weather, and the Indians
' pitching staff—headed by ace C.C. Sabathia
(right), who started 0--3 with a 13.50 ERA—is the American League
's fourth worst.
Fox 3:30 p.m.
SUNDAY 4/27
Icons from the Archives
Maybe you weren't alive when Hank Aaron
hit his 715th home run, or maybe you lived through the '70s and don't remember them. Either way, you can relive some of sports' great moments with this one-hour NBC Sports
special, featuring footage from the network's archives. Muhammad Ali
's 1977 bout against Earnie Shavers
and Joe Namath
's heyday in New York
are among the topics revisited.
NBC 5 p.m.
TUESDAY 4/29
The Streak
Over 34 years Brandon ( Fla.
) High's wrestling team put together a 459--0 record, the longest high school winning streak in any sport. It ended in January, with a loss to South Dade High. This two-hour documentary, intended to highlight a dominant program, instead captures the streak's end.
ESPN2
9 p.m.
SI PICK OF THE WEEK
THURSDAY 4/24
Cavaliers at Wizards
Gilbert Arenas
isn't the only Wizard who can run his mouth. After holding LeBron James
to 25 points in a win over Cleveland
last month, guard DeShawn Stevenson
(above, with James
) announced that the King is "overrated." Not to be outdone, Arenas took another shot at the Cavs in his NBA.com blog, writing earlier this month that "everybody wants Cleveland
in that first round [of the playoffs]." Be careful what you wish for, Gilbert
. James
scored 32 points in a 93--86 win in Game 1. The series moves to Washington
for Game 3 tonight.
TNT 8 p.m.