THREE TO SEE:
Alabama and Clemson battle, for the second straight time, for NCAA glory
BAHAMAS CLASSIC WEB.COM TOUR GOLF
A level down from the PGA Tour, a large pack of Canadians are shooting high (or low). Among them, here in paradise: Langley’s Adam Cornelson, Surrey’s Adam Svensson, Merritt’s Roger Sloan and Maple Ridge’s Justin Shin. TV: GOLF, noon
TIGERS-TIDE NCAA FOOTBALL IN TAMPA
Second straight title game for these teams; last year’s was awesome. But most experts are predicting Alabama will take Clemson. Huge spotlight for 18-year-old ‘Bama freshman QB Jalen Hurts, who rushed for 12 TDs this season. TV: TSN, 5 p.m.
DEVILS-PANTHERS NHL IN NEW JERSEY
Roberto Luongo won 302 regular season and playoff games for the Canucks. He was great. Cory Schneider won just 56 for Vancouver, but he too was great. Tonight they may well start against each other. TV: SNP, 4 p.m.
What else is on: TODAY, JAN. 9
BASKETBALL: Oklahoma City Thunder at Chicago Bulls, 5 p.m., TSN2.
HOCKEY: Dallas Stars at Los
Angeles Kings, 7:30 p.m., SNP.
SOCCER: FA Cup, Leeds United vs. Cambridge United, 11:30 a.m., SNWORLD.
WRESTLING: WWE Monday Night
Raw, 5 p.m., SN360.
TUESDAY, JAN. 10
BASKETBALL: Kentucky at Vanderbilt, 4 p.m., TSN4; Baylor at West Virginia, 4 p.m., TSN; Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors, 4:30 p.m., SNOne; Duke at Florida State, 5 p.m., PEACH; Indiana at Maryland, 6 p.m., TSN4; Kansas at Oklahoma, 6 p.m., TSN; Miami Heat at Golden State Warriors, 7:30 p.m., SNOne. GOLF: Web.com, Bahamas Classic,
noon, GOLF. HOCKEY: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, 5 p.m., SNP, TSN 1040; Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, 5:30 p.m., WGN.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 11
BASKETBALL: Memphis Grizzlies at Oklahoma City Thunder, 5 p.m., TSN; Washington Wizards at Boston Celtics, 5 p.m., TSN3; Cleveland Cavaliers at Portland Trail Blazers, 7:30 p.m., TSN. GOLF: Web.com, Bahamas Classic, final rd, 11:30 a.m., GOLF; Euro, South African Open, midnight, GOLF.
HOCKEY: Montreal Canadiens at Winnipeg Jets, 4:30 p.m., SNP; San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, 6:30 p.m., SNOne. Thursday, Jan 12
BASKETBALL: Chicago Bulls at New York Knicks, 5 p.m., SNOne; Loyola Marymount at Gonzaga, 6 p.m., NBC; Detroit Pistons at Golden State Warriors, 7:30 p.m., TSN2.
GOLF: PGA, Sony Open, 4 p.m.,
GOLF.
HOCKEY: Vancouver Canucks at Philadelphia Flyers, 4 p.m., SNP, TSN 1040; Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators, 7 p.m., SNP; St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings, 7:30 p.m., SNP.