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The Week Ahead

What to watch and watch for

FRIDAY 18

College Baseball, No. 4 Miami at No. 19 Florida 6:30 p.m. | The Gators face Cesar Carrillo, who beat them in the 2004 Super Regional. Rookie Challenge TNT 9 p.m. | Former UConn teammates Emeka Okafor and Ben Gordon lead the rookies against the sophs.

SATURDAY 19

Chevrolet Freestyle International Cup NBC 3 p.m. | Skiing's answer to T.O., Toby Dawson, broke his foot just before the event (taped last month) and still went all out. Bernard Hopkins vs. Howard Eastman HBO 9:45 p.m. | Hopkins makes his 20th title defense.

SUNDAY 20

World Championship Crab Races | The defending champ is four-year-old Jedediah Ferguson, whose dungeness crab, Champ, won last year's race in Crescent City, Calif. Daytona 500 Fox 1 p.m. | Dale Earnhardt Jr. goes for his second 500 in a row.

MONDAY 21

Do You Believe in Miracles? HBO on Demand | The documentary airs a day before the 25th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice. Late Show with David Letterman CBS 11:35 p.m. | Snowboarder Tara Dakides, who last year fell 25 feet during a stunt on the show, returns.

TUESDAY 22

Texas at Texas Tech ESPN2 8 p.m. | Why is this man yelling? Bob Knight is 1--7 against the Longhorns in four seasons at Tech. Real Sports with Brian Gumbel HBO 10 p.m. | Suspended sprinter Kelli White discusses her use of performance-enhancing drugs.

WEDNESDAY 23

PGA WGC Accenture Match Play Championship, First Day ESPN 2 p.m. | He might not be ranked No. 1 anymore, but two-time defending champ Tiger Woods is still arguably the world's top match player. His career singles record as a pro is 30-5-1.

THURSDAY 24

Women's Basketball, No. 1 LSU at Arkansas FSN 8 p.m. | Last month the Tigers beat the Razorbacks by 46, the largest conference win in school history. No. 20 Wisconsin at No. 11 Michigan State ESPN 7 p.m. | A battle for second best in the Big Ten.

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