Tonight is definitely a good night of TV. We have a few very good games on tonight. First excellent game is Stanford v. UCLA. Now, this game is critical to the Pac-10 standings. If Stanford wins, then beats USC, they could either win the Pac-10 or tie for it. If UCLA wins, then they've won the Pac-10 outright. They lose, and things could get dicey. Judging by my home town experience, which is one over from Palo Alto, I'd say take the Bruins. The reason? Well, they're at home, and we used to have a little rhyme about Stanford: Second Round, they go down. In other words, they have a history of losing big games, more so in the tournament, but you'll never get me picking them in a big game.Big game number two is Rockets/Mavs. Remember, Dirk is out tonight for his flagrant on AK-47. I'd pick the Rockets, but sometimes teams think that just showing up when the opposing team's star player is out is all they have to do. You know, just like what everyone's been doing to the Rockets. Wouldn't surprise me in the least if the Rockets fell for the same thing that's kept them rolling.
College men's basketball: Connecticut at Providence (ESPN, 7 p.m.); Clemson at Georgia Tech (ESPN2, 7 p.m.); Xavier at Saint Joseph's (ESPN, 9 p.m.); Michigan State at Illinois (ESPN2, 9 p.m.); Stanford at UCLA (FSN, 11 p.m.)
College women's basketball: Oklahoma at Texas A&M (FSN, 8:30 p.m.)
Golf: PGA European Tour, Malaysian Open, first round, at Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia (Golf Channel, 9:30 p.m., same-day tape); PGA Tour, PODS Championship, first round, at Palm Harbor, Fla. (Golf Channel, 3 p.m.)
Major League Baseball: Preseason, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Boston, at Fort Myers, Fla. (ESPN, 1 p.m.)
Motor sports: AMA Superstock and Supersport, at Daytona Beach, Fla. (Speed Channel, 3:30 p.m.)
NBA: Cleveland at Chicago (TNT, 7:15 p.m.); Houston at Dallas (TNT, 9:30 p.m.)
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