WEEKEND PREVIEW
10 BEST EVENTS TO WATCH OR ATTEND
Rockets at Raptors 1
When: 6:30 p.m. today. TV: ATTSW. This could be an NBA Finals preview as the best team in the Western Conference takes on the East’s top squad. Toronto won this season’s previous meeting at Toyota Center in mid-November. The Rockets also play at Dallas at 6 p.m. Sunday. Houston vs. Central Florida 2 When: 8:30 p.m. today. TV: ESPNU. The third-seeded University of Houston opens American Athletic Conference tournament play in Orlando against No. 6 Central Florida, which beat No. 11 East Carolina 66-52 on Thursday. The championship game will air at 2:30 p.m. Sunday on CBS. Southland tournament 3 When: 8 p.m. Saturday. TV: ESPN2. The league holds its men’s and women’s tournaments at the Merrell Center in Katy. Southeast Louisiana is the No. 1 seed on the men’s sidem while Lamar is No. 1 for the women, whose title game will be at noon Sunday on CBS Sports Network. Dynamo vs. Whitecaps 4 When: 5 p.m. Saturday. TV: KUBE. After a 4-0 whitewash of Atlanta United FC in their season opener, the Dynamo welcome Vancouver. The Whitecaps beat Montreal 2-1 in their opener last weekend. Spurs at Thunder 5 When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday. TV: ABC. These teams began the week in a virtual tie for sixth place in the Western Conference. Depending on how things shake out, this could be a preview of a first-round series. Valspar Championship 6 When: Today-Sunday. TV: Golf (today-Sunday), NBC (Sat-Sun). Tiger Woods has committed to play in this tournament at Palm Harbor, Fla. Adam Hadwin is the defending champion. Liverpool at Man United 7 When: 6:25 a.m. Saturday. TV: NBCSN. These Premier League rivals began the week separated by one point in the standings, with Manchester United holding the edge. Fourthplace Tottenham is two points behind Liverpool, so this match has some importance to it. BNP Paribas Open 8 When: Today-Sunday. TV: Tennis. Superstar Serena Williams making her anticipated return from maternity leave highlights the season-opening tournament in Indian Wells, Calif. Stars at Penguins 9 When: 6:30 p.m. Sunday. TV: NBCSN. The Stars, battling for a wild-card berth in the NHL’s West, begin a six-game road trip against the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions from Pittsburgh. The Stars won the previous meeting Feb. 9 in a shootout at Dallas. TicketGuardian 500 10 When: 2:30 p.m. Sunday. TV: Fox. The Monster Energy Cup Series stays out West. Kevin Harvick, who won in Las Vegas last weekend, had his three-season winning streak in Phoenix snapped by Ryan Newman last year.