Thursday, July 3, 2008

Burnin Up The Set (July 4th Edition)...













Happy Birthday America!

Welcome to another edition of Burnin Up The Set.

Sorry so early this week...but I plan on being pool side tomorrow with some cold ones in the cooler and some tasty meats on the grill.

Let's get this party started...

Thursday July 3rd:

Golf - PGA European Tour, European Open, first round, at Kent, England, 10 a.m., The Golf Channel, 10 a.m.

PGA Tour, AT&T National, first round, at Bethesda, Md., 2 p.m., The Golf Channel

Major League Soccer - Houston at Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m., ESPN2

...OK, you guys have to know what I'm thinkin. I've been in this country for 35 + years...and I'm gonna feel really stupid if there's a "Fake Salt Lake" that I didn't know about!!! Leave it to Soccer to completely F*CK up my limited geographical knowledge!

Friday July 4th:

Golf - PGA European Tour, European Open, second round, 10 a.m., The Golf Channel.

Champions Tour, Dick's Sporting Goods Open, first round, at Endicott, N.Y., 1 p.m., The Golf Channel.

PGA Tour, AT&T National, second round, 3 p.m., The Golf Channel

MLB - Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 8:05 p.m., WGN

Motor Sports - FIA Formula One World Championship, Santander British Grand Prix, practice, at Silverstone, England, 8 a.m., Speed.

NASCAR Nationwide Series, Winn-Dixie 250, pole qualifying, 1 p.m., ESPN2; race, 8 p.m.
NASCAR Sprint Cup, Coke Zero 400, pole qualifying, 4 p.m., Speed

Swimming - U.S. Olympic Trials,at Omaha, 8 p.m., NBC...how come the chick's that do the "Breast Stroke" never have any BREASTS? I'm just curious!


I'm not gay or anything...but I'd sleep with that dude!

Tennis - Wimbledon Championships, men's singles semifinal, 7 a.m., ESPN2 (live); men's singles and doubles semifinals, noon, NBC (live and same-day tape)

...A memo to the lawn service folks at wimbledon: when your court turns brown...water can make it green again, just in case you missed that in grass court maintenance school.


Saturday July 5th:

Arean Football - Divisional playoffs, Colorado at San Jose, 3 p.m., ESPN; New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m., ESPN

Beach Volleyball - AVP Crocs SlamBoulder, men's championship match, at Boulder, Colo., 3 p.m., NBC

Boxing - Junior welterweights, champion Ricardo Torres vs. Kendall Holt, for WBO title, at Las Vegas, 11 p.m., Showtime

Cycling - Tour de France, stage 1, Brest to Plumelec, 8:30 a.m., Versus

Wow Versus...pushing the envelope of quality sports programming AGAIN!!! At least show these CHEATERS shooting up before they get on their "HUFFY's"...will ya?

Golf - PGA European Tour, European Open, third round, 10 a.m., The Golf Channel (same-day tape).

Champions Tour, Dick's Sporting Goods Open, second round, 1 p.m., The Golf Channel.

LPGA, P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship, third round, at Rogers, Ark., 1:30 p.m., CBS. (Beauty and Arkansas...do these two words belong in the same sentence?)

Gulbis = Beauty



Arkansas!

PGA Tour, AT&T National, third round, 3 p.m., CBS

Horse Racing - United Nations and Salvator Mile Stakes,at Oceanport, N.J., 6 p.m., ESPN2 (If someone can name me one horse in this race you'll win a prize from yours truly)

MLB - Regional coverage, Boston at New York Yankees or Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 3:30 p.m., Fox

Motor Sports - FIA Formula One World Championship, Santander British Grand Prix, pole qualifying, 8 a.m., Speed.

NASCAR Sprint Cup, Coke Zero 400, 8 p.m., TNT

Swimming - U.S. Olympic Trials,at Omaha, 8 p.m., NBC

Tennis - Wimbledon Championships, women's singles championship; men's and women's doubles championships, 9 a.m., NBC

Track and Field - U.S. Olympic Trials, at Eugene, Ore., 5 p.m., NBC

...you may want to tune in, you never know when you'll see something like this...

You just got knocked the F*CK out!

Sunday July 6th:

Arena Football - Divisional playoffs, Grand Rapids at Chicago, 3 p.m., ESPN

Beach Volleyball - AVP Crocs Slam Boulder, women's championship match, 4:30 p.m., NBC

Cycling - Tour de NEEDLES...ERRRRRR...France, stage 2, Auray to Saint-Brieuc, 8:30 a.m., Versus

Golf - PGA European Tour, European Open, final round, 10 a.m., The Golf Channel (same-day tape).

LPGA, P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship, final round, 1 p.m., CBS.

Champions Tour, Dick's Sporting Goods Open, final round, 1 p.m., The Golf Channel.

PGA Tour, AT&T National, final round, 3 p.m., CBS

MLB - All-Star Game Selection Show, at Atlanta, 2 p.m., TBS.

Oakland at Chicago White Sox, 2 p.m., WGN.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 3 p.m., TBS.

Boston at New York Yankees, 8 p.m., ESPN

Motor Sports - FIA Formula One World Championship, Santander British Grand Prix,1 p.m., Fox (same-day tape).

IRL IndyCar Series, Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen, at Watkins Glen, N.Y., 3:30 p.m., ABC

Swimming - U.S. Olympic Trials, 7 p.m., NBC

Tennis - Wimbledon Championships, men's singles championship and mixed doubles championship, 9 a.m., NBC

Track and Field - U.S. Olympic Trials, 7 p.m., NBC

...you may also see something like this...

Track and Field ROCKS!

WNBA - San Antonio at Washington, 1 p.m., ABC...one of my insider informants tells me that San Antonio's been working on an ally-oop layup...it should be BAD @$$!!!

-Coop

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