Today's Entertainment

PLAYING FIELD HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK AUTO RACING Sunday 10:30 a.m. (SPIKE) Horsepower TV Making a budget Buick. 11:00 a.m. (SPIKE) Trucks! The Wrangler LJ gets trail protec- tion, new seats and a better exhaust. 11:30 a.m. (SPIKE) MuscleCar Dark Horse gets painted; a rare AMC Pony Car. 12:30 p.m. (MSC) Motorhead Ga- rage TV Monday 4:30 p.m. (MSC) Motorhead Ga- rage TV Tuesday 5:00 p.m. (MSC) Great Ameri- can Stock Car Series Saturday 4:00 p.m. # _ Monster Jam (Taped) BASEBALL Tuesday 7:15 a.m. (HBO) The Curious Case of Curt Flood The pro- fessional baseball player risks his career. 4:00 p.m. (MSC) The Game 365 Thursday 11:00 a.m. (MSC) 50 Greatest Twins Friday 7:00 p.m. (MSC) Minnesota Twins '11 Jim Thome swats home runs 599 and 600 at De- troit. From Aug. 15, 2011. Saturday 3:50 a.m. (HBO) The Curious Case of Curt Flood The pro- fessional baseball player risks his career. BASKETBALL Sunday 9:30 a.m. (EWTN) Saints Alive 1:30 p.m. (MSC) Gopher Bas- ketball With Tubby Smith 2:00 p.m. (MSC) Women's Col- lege USC at Texas A&M. (Live) 4:30 p.m. (MSC) Virginia at Or- egon. (Live) 6:30 p.m. (MSC) Gopher Bas- ketball With Tubby Smith 7:00 p.m. (MSC) The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2011 Cov- erage of the Big Ten Tourna- ment and Selection Sunday. 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)Women's College Connecticut at Baylor. (Live) 1:00 a.m. (MSC) Virginia at Or- egon. 5:30 a.m. (MSC) Gopher Bas- ketball With Tubby Smith Monday 7:30 a.m. (MSC) Gopher Bas- ketball With Tubby Smith 11:00 a.m. (MSC) Gopher Bas- ketball With Tubby Smith 5:00 p.m. (EWTN) Saints Alive 6:30 p.m. (MSC) Gopher Bas- ketball With Tubby Smith 12:00 a.m. (ESPN2) NBA Tonight (Live) (MSC) Southern Mississippi at Arizona State. (Same-day Tape) 3:00 a.m. (EWTN) Saints Alive Tuesday 11:00 a.m. (MSC) Gopher Bas- ketball With Tubby Smith 1:30 p.m. (MSC) Gopher Bas- ketball With Tubby Smith 6:00 p.m. (ESPN2) Samford at Kentucky. (Live) 8:00 p.m. (ESPN2) Butler at Gon- zaga. (Live) 12:00 a.m. (ESPN2) NBA Tonight (Live) Wednesday 11:30 a.m. (MSC) Gopher Bas- ketball With Tubby Smith 6:00 p.m. (ESPN2) Texas at North Carolina. (Live) 6:30 p.m. (MSC) Gopher Bas- ketball With Tubby Smith 7:00 p.m. (MSC) Lafayette at Vanderbilt. (Live) 8:00 p.m. (ESPN2) Oklahoma State at Alabama. (Live) 12:30 a.m. (ESPN2) NBA Tonight (Live) Thursday 6:00 p.m. (ESPN2) Memphis at Georgetown. (Live) 8:00 p.m. (ESPN2) Illinois vs. Missouri. From St. Louis. (Live) 11:00 p.m. (MSC) Kansas at USC. (Live) 12:00 a.m. (MSC) Butler at Stan- ford. (Same-day Tape) Friday 6:00 p.m. (ESPN2)Western Ken- tucky at Louisville. (Live) 6:30 p.m. (MSC) Gopher Bas- ketball With Tubby Smith 8:00 p.m. (ESPN2) Baylor vs. West Virginia. From Las Vegas, Nevada. (Live) 10:00 p.m. (ESPN2) Diamond Head Classic, Second Semifi- nal:Teams TBA. From Hono- lulu. (Live) (MSC) Gopher Basketball With Tubby Smith 10:30 p.m. (MSC) The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2011 In- side look at Dallas Lauderdale, Jordan Taylor and Lewis Jack- son; following Mark Hollis. 11:00 p.m. (MSC) The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2011 Off the court with coaches Ed DeChellis and John Beilein; Jared Sullinger and his brother. 11:30 p.m. (MSC) The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2011 Robbie Hummel's off-court contributions; on-court chem- istry between Jon Diebler and Aaron Craft. 1:00 a.m. (ESPN2) NBA Tonight (Live) Saturday 11:30 p.m. (ESPN2) NBA Tonight FOOTBALL Sunday 6:30 a.m. (ESPN) NFL Matchup 7:00 a.m. (SHOW) Inside the NFL 7:30 a.m. (ESPN2) NFL Match- up 8:00 a.m. (ESPN2) College Football Final 9:00 a.m. (ESPN) Sunday NFL Countdown (Live) 10:00 a.m. + Vikings Game- Plan Vikings radio Play-by- Play man Paul Allen gives viewers an inside look at what 4 – DECEMBER 18 - 24, 2011 – BRAINERD, MN/DISPATCH to expect in the upcoming game. (MSC) Vikings Weekly 10:30 a.m. (ESPN2) Fantasy Football Now Host Robert Flores and analysts Mat- thew Berry, Tim Hasselbeck, Stephania Bell and Sara Walsh. (Live) (MSC) Vikings Game Plan 11:00 a.m.# _ The NFL To- day Host James Brown; with Esiason, Marino, Sharpe and Cowher. (Live) ) / FOX NFL Sunday (Live) (MSC) Vikings Country With Jared Allen 12:00 p.m.# Cincinnati Bengals at St. Louis Rams. From the Edward Jones Dome at Ameri- ca's Center in St. Louis. (Live) ) / Regional Coverage. Washington Redskins at New York Giants or Carolina Pan- thers at Houston Texans or Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears or Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs or New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings. (Live) 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) College Foot- ball Final 3:00 p.m. # _ New England Patriots at Denver Broncos. From Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver. (Live) ) / The OT (Live) 3:30 p.m. ) FOX 9 Post- Game 6:00 p.m. + Football Night in America Bob Costas and others recap the day's NFL highlights. (Live) 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) The Herbies: College Football 2011 Pre- Bowl Season Special 12:00 a.m. (ESPN) NFL Prime- Time Trey Wingo, Tim Hassel- beck and Merril Hoge. 12:30 a.m. (ESPN2) NFL Films Presents 2:00 a.m. (ESPN) Gildan New Mexico Bowl — Temple vs. Wyoming. From Albuquerque, N.M. Tuesday 11:30 a.m. (MSC) Vikings Week- ly 1:00 p.m. (ESPN) NFL Prime- Time Trey Wingo, Tim Hassel- beck and Merril Hoge. 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) College Foot- ball Live (Live) 3:00 p.m. (ESPN) NFL Live (Live) 5:00 p.m. (ESPN2) NFL32 Hosts Suzy Kolber and Chris Mortensen, along with a ro- tating cast of analysts and guests, discuss topics of the day regarding all 32 NFL teams. (Live) 5:30 p.m. (MSC) Vikings Week- ly 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) College Foot- ball Live (Live) 7:00 p.m. (ESPN) Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl — Florida International vs. Marshall. (Live) 11:00 p.m. (ESPN2) NFL Live 2:00 a.m. (ESPN) Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl — Florida International vs. Marshall. Wednesday 4:00 p.m. ) FOX 9 Primetime Postgame 7:15 p.m. + Baltimore Ravens at San Diego Chargers. From Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. (Live) Monday 2:00 p.m. (ESPN) NFL Prime- Time Trey Wingo, Tim Hassel- beck and Merril Hoge. (Live) (ESPN2) College Football Live (Live) 3:00 p.m. (ESPN) NFL Live (Live) 5:00 p.m. (ESPN2) NFL32 Hosts Suzy Kolber and Chris Mortensen, along with a ro- tating cast of analysts and guests, discuss topics of the day regarding all 32 NFL teams. (Live) 6:00 p.m. (ESPN) Monday Night Countdown With host Chris Berman and analysts Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, Keyshawn Johnson, Cris Carter, Chris Mortensen, Stuart Scott, Adam Schefter and SteveYoung. (Live) (MSC) The After Party with Jay Glazer 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Pittsburgh Steelers at San Francisco 49ers. From Candlestick Park in San Francisco. (Live) 10:30 p.m. (ESPN2) College Football Live 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2) NFL Films Presents 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) College Foot- ball Live (Live) 3:00 p.m. (ESPN) NFL Live (Live) 5:00 p.m. (ESPN2) NFL32 Hosts Suzy Kolber and Chris Mortensen, along with a ro- tating cast of analysts and guests, discuss topics of the day regarding all 32 NFL teams. (Live) 6:00 p.m. (MSC) The After Party with Jay Glazer 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) College Foot- ball Live (Live) 7:00 p.m. (ESPN) San Diego County Credit Union Poinset- tia Bowl — Louisiana Tech vs.Texas Christian. From San Diego. (Live) 8:00 p.m. (SHOW) Inside the NFL 9:00 p.m. (SHOW) A Game of Honor Football teams prepare for the annual Army/Navy game. 10:30 p.m. (MSC) Vikings Week- ly 11:00 p.m. (MSC) College Foot- ball Saturday Preview (SHOW) Inside the NFL 11:30 p.m. (ESPN2) NFL Live (MSC) The After Party with Jay Glazer 1:00 a.m. (SHOW) A Game of Honor Football teams prepare for the annual Army/Navy game. 2:00 a.m. (ESPN) San Diego County Credit Union Poinset- tia Bowl — Louisiana Tech vs.Texas Christian. From San Diego. Thursday 3:00 p.m. (ESPN) NFL Live (Live) (MSC) College Football Satur- day Preview 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) College Foot- ball Live (Live) 5:00 p.m. (ESPN2) NFL32 Hosts Suzy Kolber and Chris Mortensen, along with a ro- tating cast of analysts and guests, discuss topics of the day regarding all 32 NFL teams. (Live) at Kansas City Chiefs or Jack- sonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans or Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens or Miami Dolphins at New England Patri- ots. (Live) ) Regional Coverage. Min- nesota Vikings at Washington Redskins or Arizona Cardinals at Cincinnati Bengals or Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers or St. Louis Rams at Pittsburgh Steelers or New York Giants at New York Jets. 6:00 p.m. (ESPN) Audibles A rotating cast of analysts an- swers fan-generated questions. (Live) (MSC) College Football Satur- day Preview 7:00 p.m. (ESPN) Maaco Bowl Las Vegas — Arizona State vs. Boise State. From Las Vegas. (Live) 2:00 a.m. (ESPN) Maaco Bowl Las Vegas — Arizona State vs. Boise State. From Las Vegas. Friday 7:00 a.m. (MSC) Vikings Week- ly 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) College Foot- ball Live (Live) 3:00 p.m. (ESPN) NFL Live (Live) 4:00 p.m. (MSC) College Foot- ball Saturday Preview 4:30 p.m. (MSC) Pro Football Weekly Preview of the week- end NFL match-ups. 6:00 p.m. (ESPN) NFL Kickoff Host Trey Wingo and Mark Schlereth cover team news, strategies, injuries and fan- tasy information for every NFL matchup. (Live) 12:00 a.m. (ESPN2) NFL Live (SHOW) Inside the NFL 5:00 p.m. (ESPN2) NFL32 Hosts Suzy Kolber and Chris Mortensen, along with a ro- tating cast of analysts and guests, discuss topics of the day regarding all 32 NFL teams. (Live) (Live) + Vikings Weekly Host Ann Carroll gives you an inside look at everything Vikings including your favorite Vikings players 3:00 p.m. # _ NFL Post- game Highlights and scores. (Live) ) / Regional Coverage. Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys or San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks. (Live) 3:30 p.m. # NFL Postgame Highlights and scores. (Live) _ NFL Postgame Highlights and scores. 2:00 a.m. (ESPN) NFL Matchup Saturday 6:00 a.m. (ESPN2) Year of the Quarterback Tom Brady's sixth round selection during the 2000 NFL Draft and his struggle to become the starting quarterback at the University of Michigan are discussed. 7:00 a.m. (SHOW) Inside the NFL 7:30 a.m. (ESPN2) NFL Match- up 9:00 a.m. (ESPN) Sunday NFL Countdown (Live) 10:00 a.m. (MSC) Vikings Week- ly 8:00 a.m. (ESPN2) NFL Live (SHOW) A Game of Honor Football teams prepare for the annual Army/Navy game. 12:00 p.m.# _ Regional Cov- erage. Denver Broncos at Buf- falo Bills or Oakland Raiders 10:30 a.m. (ESPN2) Fantasy Football Now Host Robert Flores and analysts Mat- thew Berry, Tim Hasselbeck, Stephania Bell and Sara Walsh. (Live) (MSC) Vikings Game Plan 11:00 a.m.# _ The NFL To- day Host James Brown; with Esiason, Marino, Sharpe and Cowher. (Live) ) / FOX NFL Pregame (Live) 6:30 p.m. ) / The OT (Live) 7:00 p.m. (ESPN) Sheraton Ha- waii Bowl — Nevada vs. South- ern Mississippi. From Honolulu. (Live) (ESPN2) NFL PrimeTime Trey Wingo, Tim Hasselbeck and Merril Hoge. (Live) 10:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Year of the Quarterback 12:00 a.m. (ESPN) NFL Prime- Time Trey Wingo, Tim Hassel- beck and Merril Hoge. 6:00 p.m. (ESPN2) Roll Tide/ War Eagle The intense rivalry between Auburn and Alabama, the bad blood between fans, and how this rivalry reaches its pinnacle are examined. 1:30 a.m. + Vikings Game- Plan Vikings radio Play-by- Play man Paul Allen gives viewers an inside look at what to expect in the upcoming game. 2:30 a.m. (ESPN) Sheraton Ha- waii Bowl — Nevada vs. South- ern Mississippi. From Honolulu. 5:00 a.m. (ESPN2) Year of the Quarterback GOLF Sunday 6:00 a.m. (GOLF) Golf Channel Academy 6:30 a.m. (GOLF) Golf Channel Academy 8:00 a.m. (GOLF) JBWere Mas- ters, Final Round. 11:00 a.m. (GOLF) Asian Tour: Thailand Championship, Final Round. 11:30 a.m. (MSC) Golf Life '11 2:00 p.m. (GOLF)Wendy's Three Tour Challenge. From Hender- son, Nev. 5:00 p.m. (GOLF) Golf Central (Live) 5:30 p.m. (GOLF) Best of Britain 6:00 p.m. (GOLF) Golf Channel Academy 6:30 p.m. (GOLF) Golf Channel Academy and events. / Regional Coverage. Min- nesota Vikings at Washington Redskins or Arizona Cardinals at Cincinnati Bengals or Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers or St. Louis Rams at Pittsburgh Steelers or New York Giants at New York Jets. (Live)

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