On The Tube: Norman Tries To Survive The Winds

By Joe Kinsey July 18, 2008 Posted in tube Joe Kinsey g+ page

Norman gets some from his wife, Chris Evert [Getty]

Today’s Can’t Miss: This feature has taken a hiatus lately due to the lack of actual sports that matter. We figured today was a good time to have On The Tube make its return. Check in with the British Open. Hope for 40 mph winds and rain. It’ll be fun.

Boxing: Middleweights, Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Jose Rojas, Primm, Nev., 9 p.m., ESPN2

Cycling: Tour de France, stage 13, Narbonne to Nimes, 8:30 a.m., Versus

Golf: British Open Championship, second round, at Southport, England, 7 a.m., TNT (live and same-day tape). Champions Tour, 3M Championship, first round, at Blaine, Minn., 1:30 p.m., The Golf Channel. LPGA, State Farm Classic, second round, at Springfield, Ill., 2 p.m., ESPN2. PGA Tour, U.S. Bank Championship, second round, at Milwaukee, 4 p.m., The Golf Channel

Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at Houston, 8 p.m., WGN

Motor sports: FIA Formula One World Championship, German Grand Prix, practice, at Hockenheim, 8 a.m., Speed. ARCA Re/Max Series, Kentucky ARCA 150, at Sparta, Ky., pole qualifying, 4:30 p.m., Speed; race, 8 p.m. NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Built Ford Tough 225, practice, at Sparta, Ky., 6:30 p.m., Speed. NASCAR Nationwide Series, Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250,practice, at Madison, Ill., 7 p.m., ESPN2

Soccer: USSF Development Academy Championships, U-18 championship match, at Carson, Calif., 11 p.m., ESPN2

Track and field: IAAF Golden League, Meeting Gaz de France, at Paris, 4 p.m., ESPN2 (same-day tape)