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Week in sports

By Times staff writer

© St. Petersburg Times, published January 28, 2001

NBA

TUESDAY: Pacers at Magic, 8, TD Waterhouse Centre, Sunshine. Tickets $16-$125 through Ticketmaster or the Magic ticket office, (813) 287-8844.

WEDNESDAY: Magic at Wizards, 7, Ch. 32.

FRIDAY: Magic at 76ers, 7, Ch. 32.

SATURDAY: Hawks at Magic, 7:30, Sunshine.

ABA

THURSDAY: Chicago Skyliners at ThunderDawgs, 7:30, Times Arena at Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg; (727) 823-4667.

FRIDAY: San Diego Wildfire at ThunderDawgs, 7:30.

SUNDAY: San Diego at ThunderDawgs, 3.

College men

TUESDAY: Tennessee at Florida, 9, ESPN, (352) 375-4683.

WEDNESDAY: Clemson at Florida State, 7, (850) 644-1830; Louisville at USF, 7:30, (813) 987-6816.

SATURDAY: Florida at Georgia, 5, Sunshine; USF at Tulane, 8, FSN.

SUNDAY: Florida State at Duke, 1, Ch. 32.

College women

TODAY: South Carolina at Florida, 2, (352) 375-4683; Memphis at USF, 2, (813) 987-6816.

MONDAY: Florida State at N.C. State, 7:30.

THURSDAY: Florida State at Xavier, 7; Georgia at Florida, 7.

FRIDAY: USF at Saint Louis, 8.

SUNDAY: Vanderbilt at Florida, 5, Sunshine; USF at Charlotte, 2.

NHL

MONDAY: Lightning at Hurricanes, 7, Sunshine.

TUESDAY: Panthers at Lightning, 7:30, Ice Palace, Tampa, Lightning Hockey Network. Tickets $10-$125 through Ticketmaster (813) 287-8844 or the Lightning ticket office (813) 301-6600.

THURSDAY: Sabres at Lightning, 7:30, Sunshine.

Horse racing

TAMPA BAY DOWNS: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, post time 12:30. Simulcast horses, jai alai and greyhounds daily. Race Track Road north of S.R. 580, Oldsmar, (813) 855-4401, www.tampadowns.com.

Dog racing

TAMPA DOG TRACK: Live racing closed for season. Simulcast horses, greyhounds and jai alai at 12:30 Monday-Saturday. Just off I-275 at Bird Street; (813) 932-4313.

DERBY LANE: Live racing nightly (except Sunday), post time 7:30; matinees Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, post-time 12:30. Simulcast greyhounds, harness and jai alai seven days and nights a week; (727) 812-3339. Gandy Boulevard, St. Petersburg (half-mile east of Fourth Street N).

Softball

TUESDAY/THURSDAY/SATURDAY: Kids & Kubs doubleheader, 10:30 a.m. and noon, North Shore Park, downtown St. Petersburg; (727) 893-7108.