It’s Monday. You’re probably back at work wishing you were enjoying this bright, sunny summer day. So if you weren’t at work, you would likely not be watching TV.
↵If you were, though, here are some of your sports choices for today. All times Central:
↵8:30 am, ESPN: World Cup, Slovakia vs. Netherlands.
↵2 pm, ESPN: World Cup, Brazil vs. Chile. Both of the World Cup games will send the winner to the next round, the loser back home.
↵6:30 pm, ESPN: College World Series. This is the final round, which is a best-of-three series between UCLA and South Carolina. It’s also the final CWS to be played at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, which has hosted the event for more than 60 years; next year it will move to a new, naming-rights-sold stadium near downtown Omaha.
↵7 pm, CSN Chicago: Cubs vs. Pirates. There’s actually some drama here, even with the Cubs’ bad season. They’re 2-7 against the even worse Pirates. Can they come back and beat their 2010 tormentors?
↵7 pm, WCIU-Ch.26: White Sox vs. Royals. The Sox have won 15 of their last 17, and resume their AL schedule in Kansas City. The problem for TV viewers is that you need a special receiver and secret decoder ring to watch WCIU. Good luck.