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4F 'Fiji izT I 1 p.m. Ch. 2 1 (CBS) PGA Greater Hartford Open final round. p.m. Ch.

30 (TSN) U.S. Women's Open final Today 4 p.m. Ch. 3 (SRC) Montreal at Boston. 4 p.m.

Ch. 30 (TSN) New York Mets at Toronto. television blackout inn Island! Lions' dens round. 3 p.m. Ch.

30 (TSN) State Farm Senior Classic final round. Wednesday 7 a.m. Ch. 47 (Golf Channel) Loch Lomond Friday World Invitational first round 4 p.m. Ch.

2 (CBC) Tampa Bay at Toronto. 4:35 p.m. Ch.40 (TBS) New York Mets at TANCOUVER ISLAND residents will not be left out in the cold when the B.C. Lions begin their Canadian Football League season tonight (7:30 p.m. TSN) against the Edmonton Eskimos.

According to Shaw, the local cable provider and the Lions, the Island will not be blacked out for the TSN broadcasts. So if you need your Lion fix and you don't want to travel to B.C. Place, there will be no reason to leave the "island. TSN kicked off its 34-game schedule with I UI.H.IsUHd.lsH-t I Friday 5 p.m. Ch.

48 (Speedvision) SCCA Trans-Am Grand Prix of Minnesota (taped). 6:30 p.m. Ch. 48 (Speedvision) SCCA World Challenge. Saturday 1 0:30 a.m.

Ch. 2 1 (CBS) NASCAR Truck Series Sears DieHard 200. I p.m. Ch. 32 (TNN) ASA's Chal-SfrJP' lenge Series Kansas City 300.

VflP 5 p.m. Ch. 48 (Speedvision) Australian Super Touring Car Championship. 7 p.m. Ch.

48 (Speedvision) British Touring Car Championship. 8:30 p.m.Ch.2l (CBS) NASCAR Winston Cup Pepsi 400. Sunday 1 0 a.m. Ch. 48 (Speedvision) Canada Superbike Series.

I I a.m. Ch. 32 (TNN) NASCAR Grand National DieHard 250. 4 p.m. Ch.

1 6 (ABC) International Race of Champions. 6 p.m. Ch. 48 (Speedvision) World Superbike Series. 7 p.m.

Ch. 48 (Speedvision) World GP 500 British Grand Prix. Monday 6 p.m. Ch. 48 (Speedvision) U.S.

Formula Ford Atlanta. 5:30 p.m. Ch. 1 4 (UPN) Seattle at Texas. Saturday I p.m.

Ch. 2 (CBC) Tampa Bay at Toronto. I p.m. Ch. 1 5 (Fox) Los Angeles at San Francisco.

4 p.m.Ch.3 (TSN) Florida at Montreal. 4 p.m. Ch. 40 (TBS) New York Mets at Atlanta. 5:30 p.m.

Ch. 2 1 (CBS) Seattle at Texas. Sunday 1 0 a.m. Ch. 30 (TSN) Tampa Bay at Toronto.

1 0 a.m. Ch. 40 (TBS) New York Mets at Atlanta. 5 p.m. Ch.

30 (TSN) Seattle at Texas. Monday 4:30 p.m. Ch. 30 (TSN) Major League Baseball All-Star Gala. 5 p.m.

Ch. 30 (TSN) Major League Baseball All-Star home run derby. 7 p.m. Ch. 30 (TSN) Major League Baseball All-Star workout day.

Tuesday 5 p.m.Ch.30 18 (NBC) Major League Baseball All-Star game. RON rauch Mike Piazza, Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, Larry Walker and Sammy Sosa (National League), expect a high-scoring game. McGwire, Griffey and Sosa are all chasing the home-run record of 61 set in 1961 by Roger Maris of the New York Yankees. One highlight from the all-star break is the home run derby (Monday, 5 p.m. on TSN).

Prior to the all-star break, the networks are loading up on baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays meet the New York Mets (today, 4 p.m. on TSN) and then host Tampa Bay for a three-game set, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. CBC has the Friday (4 p.m.) and Saturday (1 p.m.) games while TSN (10 a.m.) shows the wrap up game on Sunday. The struggling Seattle Mariners travel to Arlington for a three-game series against the Texas Rangers.

Friday's game is 5:30 p.m. on Ch. 14 while Saturday's contest is also at 5:30 p.m. on Ch. 21.

TSN has Sunday's game at 5 p.m. The Montreal Expos can be seen today (4 p.m. on Ch. 3) in interleague action at Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox. On Satur- day (4 p.m.

on Ch. 3 and TSN), the Expos meet the defending World Series champions Florida Marlins, who have totally revamped their team in a money-saving measure. WORLD CUP JLNL: With a couple days off after deciding the Final Eight in the World Cup, vF the quarter-finals are set for Friday and Saturday. In the opener (Friday, 7:30 p.m. on TSN), Italy meets France while defending champion Brazil takes on Denmark at noon (Ch.

16 and TSN). On Saturday, TSN and Ch. 16 have dou-bleheader quarter-finals with the Netherlands against Argentina at 7:30 a.m. and Germany vs. Croatia at noon.

HOOP WARS: And this from the Associ Saturday 18 (NBC) WNBA: Phoenix at 10 a.m. Ch. Charlotte. 2000. Todav Saturday 7 a.m.

Ch. 30 (TSN) Wimbledon women's Wednesday's double-header Montreal at Winnipeg and Hamilton at Calgary. TSN has a five-year agreement for broadcast rights. Rod Smith, Gord Miller and John Wells will handle the play-by-play for TSN while former CFLers Glen Suitor and Leif Pettersen will provide the analysis. James Duthie, who worked at Vancouver Television (VTV), will host TSN's CFL Live and adidas Friday Night Football.

Duthie will be joined by former player Chris Schultz and Eric Tillman, an ex-general manager, on the panel. Seven of the Lions' regular season games "will be shown, including July 10 (6 p.m.) at Edmonton and July 16 (7:30 p.m.) at home against Toronto. The other games are Aug. 14 (5 p.m.) at Winnipeg, Sept. 5 (7:30 p.m.) at B.C.

Place against Montreal, Oct. 9 (8 p.m.) at home to Saskatchewan and Oct. 18 (12:30 p.m.) at Edmonton. WTMBY WINDING DOWTV: Can any 3 p.m. Ch.

9 (VTV) Spruce Meadows Smirnoff Cup. Sunday I p.m. Ch. 2 (CBC) Chrysler Classic. semifinals.

Noon Ch. 18 (NBC) Wimbledon women's semifinals (taped). Friday 1 1 a.m. Ch. 1 8 (NBC) Wimbledon men's semifinals (taped).

Today 7:30 p.m. Ch. 30 (TSN) CFL: Edmonton at B.C. Wednesday 4 p.m. Ch.

30 (TSN) CFL: Winnipeg at Hamilton. Saturday 6 a.m. Ch. 1 8 (NBC), Ch. 1 3 (Global) Wimbledon women's final.

Sunday 6 a.m. Ch. 1 8 (NBC), Ch. 1 3 (Global) Wimbledon men's final. Today 7 a.m.

Ch. 47 (Golf Channel) Irish Open first round. 1 0 a.m. Ch. 30 (TSN) PGA Greater Hartford Open first round.

Noon Ch. 30 (TSN) U.S.Women's Open first round. Saturday a.m. Ch. 2 (CBC) World Cup women's final.

one stop Pete Sampras or Martina Hingis? The women's semifinals of Wimbledon are today (7 a.m. on TSN and noon, taped on Ch. 18) with Jana Novotna meeting ated Press. The NBA lockout is less than two days old and CBS and Fox are looking into televising exhibition games with the players Friday 7 a.m. Ch.

47 (Golf Channel) Irish Open second round. Friday 7:30 a-m. Ch. 30 (TSN) Italy vs. France.

Noon Ch. 1 6 (ABC), Ch. 30 (TSN) Brazil vs. Denmark. Saturday defending champion Hingis and Mathalie auziat against Natasha Zvereva.

The women's final is Saturday (6 a.m. on Chs. 18 and 13). On the men's side, Sampras will be gunning for his fifth title in six years. He meets Tim Henman in one semifinal (Friday, 1 1 a.m.

on Ch. 18, taped) while Goran Ivanisevic battles Richard Krajicek in the other. The men's final is set for Sunday (6 a.m. on Chs. 18 and 13).

BASEBALL SLUGFEST: The Major League Baseball All-Star game 7:30 a.m.Ch.30 16 (ABC) Netherlands vs. Argentina. Noon Ch. 16 (ABC), Ch.30 (TSN) Germany vs. Croatia.

or maybe even launching a rival league. The two networks have had high-level talks with player agents to discuss the viability of such ventures. Players, worried the league will try to starve them into submission by cancelling games, secured lines of credit with several major banks and loan guarantees from the unions representing baseball, football and hockey players. They also are considering staging a series of exhibition games to raise money. CBS president Mel Karmazin and Fox Television chairman Chase Carey have been involved in the talks, industry sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

9:30 a.m. Ch. 30 (TSN) PGA Greater Hartford Open second round. 2 p.m. Ch.

30 (TSN) U.S.Women's Open second round. Saturday 7 a.m. Ch. 47 (Golf Channel) Irish Open third round. Noon Ch.

1 8 (NBC) U.S.Women's Open third round. 1 p.m. Ch. 21 (CBS) PGA Greater Hartford Open third round. 2 p.m.

Ch. 30 (TSN) U.S.Women's Open third round. Sunday 7 a.m. Ch. 47 (Golf Channel) Irish Open final round.

Noon Ch. 1 8 (NBC) U.S.Women's Open final round. is Tuesday (5 p.m., TSN and Ch. 18) at homer-friendly Coors Tuesday Noon Ch. 30 (TSN) SemifinahTeamsTBA.

Wednesday Noon Ch. 30 (TSN) SemifinahTeamsTBA Compiled by Ron Rauch Field in Denver. With stars like Al.ex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Juan Gonzalez and Mo Vaughn (American League) and.