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The Week Ahead

What to watch and watch for

FRIDAY 11

High School Basketball, No. 8 Oak Hill Academy at No. 23 St. Patrick's (N.J.) ESPN2 7:30 p.m. | The Virginia powerhouse that has churned out 19 NBAers is led by three of the top 100 seniors in the U.S.: Eric Devendorf, K.C. Rivers and Jamont Gordon.

SATURDAY 12

Pro Bowl Skills Challenge ESPN 6 p.m. | Peyton Manning, Michael Vick and others compete and show off their skills. Tyson Invitational ESPN2 9 p.m. | Veronica Campbell and Allyson Felix, the one-two finishers in the Olympic 200 meters, meet in the 60.

SUNDAY 13

PGA Tour AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Final Round CBS 3 p.m. | Competition wraps at the scenic oceanfront course. Spurs at Heat ABC 1 p.m. | A possible NBA Finals preview? The top teams from the East and West meet in Miami.

MONDAY 14

No. 15 Pittsburgh at No. 8 Syracuse ESPN 7 p.m. | The Orange try to avenge Pitt's upset win last month. Fearless: Picabo Street OLN 9 p.m. | Street suffered a horrific knee injury after winning Olympic gold in '98, but she came back for the 2002 Games.

TUESDAY 15

Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show USA 8 p.m. | The 129th competition brings 2,500 pooches to Madison Square Garden. Best-in-show favorites include Tommy, a keeshond from Boulder, Colo., who can sense when owner Karen Evasuik has a migraine coming on.

WEDNESDAY 16

Nordic World Ski Championships | 500 jumpers and cross-country skiers compete in Oberstdorf, Germany. Winter Revolution OLN 9 p.m. | Ex-Colorado wideout Jeremy Bloom, who chose snow over football, skis at the World Cup freestyle event in Lake Placid.

THURSDAY 17

Women's Basketball, No. 16 Minnesota at No. 3 Ohio State 8 p.m. | Ohio State is the nation's top shooting team (51.8%); the Gophers (47.5%) rank eighth. NASCAR: Animal Crew Animal Planet 8 p.m. | NASCAR drivers and the puppies they love.

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COURTESY OF OAK HILL ACADEMY (OAK HILL LOGO)

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SCOTT CLARKE/PGA TOURIMAGES.COM (SINGH)

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SANDRA DUKES (DOG SHOW)

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JAY LAPRETE/ICON SMI (OHIO STATE)

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DOUGLAS C. PIZAC/AP (LODWICK)

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SIMON BRUTY (STREET)

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TOM DIPACE (YOUNG)