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AUTO RACING SATURDAY 1:00 p.m. WRLH NASCAR Racing Sprint Cup: Aaron’s 499, Qualifying. Featuring the competitive “knockout” system where race cars will be on the track at the same time. (HD) 2:30 p.m. ESPN NASCAR Countdown (HD) 3:00 p.m. ESPN NASCAR Racing Nationwide Series: Aaron’s 312. From Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. (HD)

BASEBALL SUNDAY

THURSDAY 4:00 p.m. SPO NET The Baseball Show A weekly look at Washington and Baltimore baseball, including recaps, previews, analysis and news. (HD) 10:00 p.m. ESPN Baseball Tonight (HD)

FRIDAY 7:30 p.m. SPO NET College Baseball Florida at Alabama. (HD)

SATURDAY 1:00 p.m. SPO NET College Baseball Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech. (HD) 6:00 p.m. WGN-A MLB Baseball Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians. From Progressive Field in Cleveland. (HD) 9:30 p.m. ESPN Baseball Tonight (HD)

1:00 p.m. ESPN College Baseball Alabama at South Carolina. 1:30 p.m. WGN-A Lead-Off Man (HD) 2:00 p.m. WGN-A MLB Baseball Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers. SUNDAY From Miller Park in Milwaukee. (HD) 12:00 p.m. SPO NET Wizards 5:15 p.m. WGN-A 10th Inning Central Latest news and (HD) scores; preview of game 7:00 p.m. ESPN Baseball with analysis of both Tonight: Sunday Night teams. (HD) Countdown 12:30 p.m. WRIC NBA Count8:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball down (HD) Los Angeles Angels of 1:00 p.m. WRIC NBA BasketAnaheim at New York ball Chicago Bulls at Yankees. From Yankee Washington Wizards. Stadium in the Bronx, From the Verizon Center N.Y. (HD) in Washington, D.C. (HD) 3:30 p.m. WRIC NBA Basketball Los Angeles MONDAY Clippers at Golden 7:30 p.m. ESPN Baseball ToState Warriors. Western night (HD) Conference First Round, 8:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball game 4. From Oracle Oakland Athletics at Arena in Oakland, Calif. Texas Rangers. From (HD) Globe Life Park in ArlingSPO NET Wizards Postton, Texas. (HD) game Live Analysis of the game; latest news and scores; highlights; WEDNESDAY interviews. (HD) 2:00 p.m. WGN-A MLB Base6:30 p.m. TNT NBA Tip-Off ball Detroit Tigers at (HD) Chicago White Sox. 7:00 p.m. TNT NBA BasketFrom U.S. Cellular Field ball Toronto Raptors at in Chicago. (HD) Brooklyn Nets. Eastern 7:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball Conference First Round, Tampa Bay Rays at game 4. From Brooklyn, Boston Red Sox. From N.Y. (HD) Fenway Park in Boston. 9:30 p.m. TNT NBA Basket(HD) ball Houston Rockets at 10:00 p.m. ESPN Baseball ToPortland Trail Blazers. Western Conference First night (HD)

BASKETBALL

Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim conclude a three-game series against the New York Yankees Sunday on ESPN. Round, game 4. From the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore. (HD) 12:00 a.m. TNT Inside the NBA (HD)

MONDAY

THURSDAY 7:00 p.m. TNT NBA Basketball Teams TBA. (HD) 9:30 p.m. TNT NBA Basketball Teams TBA. (HD) 12:00 a.m. TNT Inside the NBA (HD)

7:00 p.m. TNT NBA Basketball Miami Heat at FRIDAY Charlotte Bobcats. From the Time Warner Cable 7:30 p.m. ESPN NBA CountArena in Charlotte, N.C. down (HD) (HD) 8:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basket9:30 p.m. TNT NBA Basketball Teams TBA. (HD) ball San Antonio Spurs 10:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketat Dallas Mavericks. ball Teams TBA. (HD) Western Conference First Round, game 4. From SATURDAY Dallas. (HD) 12:00 a.m. TNT Inside the 8:00 p.m. TNT NBA Tip-Off NBA (HD) (HD) 8:30 p.m. TNT NBA BasketTUESDAY ball Teams TBA. (HD) 11:00 p.m. TNT Inside the 8:00 p.m. TNT NBA BasketNBA (HD) ball Teams TBA. (HD) 10:30 p.m. TNT NBA Basketball Teams TBA. (HD) 1:00 a.m. TNT Inside the NBA FRIDAY (HD) 6:00 p.m. SHOW Weigh-In Live: Mayweather vs. WEDNESDAY Maidana (HD) 7:00 p.m. TNT NBA Basketball Teams TBA. (HD) SATURDAY 9:30 p.m. TNT NBA Basketball Teams TBA. (HD) 8:00 p.m. SHOW Mayweather vs. Maidana: Count12:00 a.m. TNT Inside the NBA (HD) down Live (HD)

BOXING

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EQUESTRIAN SATURDAY 4:00 p.m. WWBT 140th Kentucky Derby From Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (HD)

FOOTBALL MONDAY 3:00 p.m. ESPN Sportscenter Special: On the Clock (HD) 3:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Insiders (HD) 4:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (HD)

TUESDAY Kids will spend 11 minutes dressing Spike up like a princess. How about two minutes to brush their teeth?

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WEDNESDAY 3:00 p.m. ESPN Sportscenter Special: On the Clock (HD) 3:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Insiders (HD) 4:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (HD)

THURSDAY 3:00 p.m. ESPN Sportscenter Special: On the Clock (HD) 3:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Insiders (HD) 4:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (HD)

FRIDAY

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As the New York Yankees put on a full-court press in the offseason to sign baseball’s top free-agent pitcher – one with a legendary record of success performing on the other side of the world – it’s no surprise that a legend right at home played a part, if only peripherally, in the successful pursuit. Japanese phenom Masahiro Tanaka is a Yankee today because of, first and foremost, the seven-year, $155 million deal he signed in January, plus the $20 million release fee the Yanks paid his Nippon Professional Baseball team. But it certainly didn’t hurt New York’s chances that the agent who negotiated Tanaka’s deal is Casey Close, whose most famous client is none other than Derek Jeter. Who better than the iconic five-time world champion to welcome the 25-year-old right-hander to the U.S. and Major League Baseball? Based on Tanaka’s career thus far, he should feel right at home. In seven Pacific League seasons he was 99-35 with a 2.30 ERA and 1,238 strikeouts. He won 26 consecutive games bridging the 2012 and ’13 campaigns, and his 2013 season overall was historic: 24-0, 1.27 ERA, and 183 strikeouts in 212 innings. He is the Yankees’ fourth starter now, behind CC Sabathia, Hiroki Kuroda and Ivan Nova, but that slot is more a function of easing in the newcomer than it is based on talent. The Yanks believe – and scouts throughout MLB concur – that Tanaka will soon be a top-of-the-rotation pitcher. On Sunday, April 27, New York hosts the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on ESPN.

3:00 p.m. ESPN Sportscenter Special: On the Clock (HD) 3:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Insiders SUNDAY (HD) 4:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (HD) 12:00 p.m. WWBT NHL Hockey Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers. Eastern Conference QuarSUNDAY terfinal, game 5. From Madison Square Garden 3:00 p.m. WTVR PGA Tour in New York. (HD) Golf Zurich Classic 3:00 p.m. WWBT NHL Hockey of New Orleans, Final St. Louis Blues at Round. From the TPC Louisiana in Avondale, Chicago Blackhawks. La. (HD) Western Conference Quarterfinal, game 6. (If SATURDAY necessary). (HD)

HOCKEY

GOLF

3:00 p.m. WTVR PGA Tour Golf Wells Fargo Championship, Third Round. From the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. (HD)

LACROSSE SUNDAY 1:00 p.m. SPO NET Women’s College Lacrosse ACC Championship: Teams TBA. From Newton, Mass. (HD)

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ing is live from Denver. Nieky Holzken takes on Marc de Bonte. (HD)

SOCCER SATURDAY

10:30 p.m. SPO NET MLS Soccer D.C. United at Portland Timbers. From FRIDAY Providence Park in Port9:00 p.m. SPIKE Bellator MMA land, Ore. (HD) Live In Atlantic City, N.J. Joe Warren takes on Eduardo Dantas. Andrey Koreskov meets Sam Oropeza. (HD)

MARTIAL ARTS

SOFTBALL

THURSDAY

SATURDAY 12:30 p.m. WWBT NHL Hockey Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA. (HD)

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SATURDAY 8:00 p.m. SPIKE GLORY 16: Denver GLORY Kickbox-

8:00 p.m. ESPN College Softball Alabama at Missouri. (HD)

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Oliver reflects on ‘Last Week’

“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” premieres Sunday on HBO.

BY JACQUELINE CUTLER

John Oliver’s HBO series, “Last Week Tonight,” premieres Sunday, April 27. And a month before the show would bow, Oliver hadn’t a specific clue as to what he would be doing opening night. “It is an odd situation,” Oliver says, taking in a majestic view of the Empire State Building. “The jokes we will tell on the first show have not happened yet, but we are building a machine to be flexible enough to trivialize vastly important stories.” Though he has goals and a strong concept, Oliver could not say for sure what his show will be because it is predicated on the news. “We did our first technical show last night,” he says. “I did GM, the recall of 5 million cars, the ignition problem they knew about. It was between 12 and 303 deaths. They say 12; 12 is their defense.” In a month, this could be bigger news, or it could have faded. Oliver did not know – no one does – but he’s relishing taking the news as it comes. “The idea is we can do anything,” Oliver said. “We are not going to get told to not do anything. You have to survive by your own moral compass – and mine was probably broken in 1995 – and an innate sense of decency, and mine was probably lost when I was 6.” Oliver did a terrific job when he filled in as host of “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” last summer, and he credits that stint for leading to the new show. The Sunday show will be “as loose as possible,” he says. Oliver isn’t planning to do a monologue but wants “pre-taped segments because we have extra time,” he says. “We can make it a virtue rather than a curse. It should be possible to be reactive to stories.” For instance, given Russian President Vladimir Putin’s occupation of Crimea, it’s not inconceivable that he might fancy annexing another country. Oliver ponders the possibilities. “Putin could wake up and say, ‘Warsaw looks good this time of year,’ ” Oliver says and starts laughing at the prospect – the comedic prospects, not potential wars. “As we have been gaming out hypothetical shows, we are working out which stories go away because the meat is picked off their bones or if there is something to tackle, whether there is still a deeper story,” he says. As far as guests, Oliver does not want reality show contestants, starlets or the usual red carpet brigade. He does, though, want policymakers. Had the show been on the week he was chatting, Oliver would have tried to have on a Ukrainian ambassador or someone in the NSA. “I like to take serious things and treat them with none of the gravity they deserve,” he says.

In Focus “The Field,” hulu.com/w/ipae This trailer previews “The Field,” a spinoff from Fox’s police comedy “Brooklyn-Nine-Nine,” coming soon to Hulu. It features Sgt. Terry Jeffords (Terry Crews), who is having anger issues. With a psych evaluation looming, can he prove his anger issues won’t affect his judgment in the field?

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In Focus “In the Kitchen With Hannibal,” hulu.com/w/ipad In another spinoff coming soon to Hulu, Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) of the NBC serial-killer drama “Hannibal” takes viewers into his kitchen, where he prepares such delicacies as parmesan-crusted lamb brains and peppercorn mutton. And no, the trailer doesn’t feature any fava beans.

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Chef SAMMY DEMARCO enjoys ‘Chow’-ing down on Travel Channel

BY JAY BOBBIN

f sampling a locale’s food isn’t enjoyable enough, sharing the experience with your best friend can make it even better. Chef Sammy DeMarco (alias “Sammy D”) is doing just that, taking road trips with longtime pal and movie director Frank Coraci (“The Wedding Singer”), in Travel Channel’s new Tuesday series “Chow Masters.” In back-to-back episodes on April 29, they sample macaroni and cheese in San Francisco and tacos in Austin, Texas, with the cook behind the version they judge to be the best of three receiving $10,000 and a Golden Skillet Award. “I grew up in a Sicilian-Italian family,” boisterous cook and restaurateur DeMarco says, “so I was never a stranger to food. It was always around and part of my life, and coming through my career and working in some high-end places, I always found myself going downtown and eating casual food late at night.” DeMarco eventually added some of those edibles to his own eateries in locales from Atlantic City, N.J., to Australia. “It wasn’t re-creating the wheel,” he says, “but food that people crave, and that really is comfort food ... the stuff after you’re done doing something else. People relate to it.” What became “Chow Masters” originally was pitched as a burger-centric program. “As we started filming, the show evolved,” DeMarco reports. “With comfort food, there’s so much more range. It’s a wider opportunity to do more fun stuff.” Having Coraci (“my best friend since childhood”) along only has added to the fun for DeMarco. “All of sudden, he’s in my world, and I’m in his. This is only good if you look over the table and say to someone, ‘Hey, this is great, isn’t it?’ We did a lot of things together for the first time, so it’s really exciting to be getting on the road and experiencing things with him 40 years after I met him.”

Billy Crystal of “700 Sundays” on HBO “I always record ‘The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,’ and when ‘The Office’ was on, I always recorded that. And we’re ‘Homeland’ freaks, and we like ‘Orange Is the New Black.’ And stored up, I have ‘True Detective.’ Now I’m going to binge, because I have a little bit of downtime.”

•What are you currently reading? “I look at a lot of Dr. Oz’s stuff, and I read a lot of motivational stuff that helps me focus on balancing my life. Chefs get wrapped up in what they do. I also listen to a lot of audiobooks; I travel tremendously, so on the plane, I just put those on.” •What did you have for dinner last night? “We’d been out out for brunch, so we did simple gyros at home.” •What is your next project? ”I’m launching Ingredient Group, which is my own licensed food company (pertaining to) any food-related items. And I have an American dumpling concept that I’m looking to launch.” •When was the last vacation you took – where and why? ”It was in Delray (Beach, Fla.). We wrapped up shooting in Miami, and my mom spends the winters in Delray, so I shot down there and spent time with her.”

Lennon Parham of “Playing House” on USA Network “Shows where people are really good at things. ‘Project Runway,’ ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race.’ And then also my husband and I usually pick a story to stick with, and we are really obsessed with ‘The Americans.’ Before it was ‘Breaking Bad.’ I basically have an hour at night, and I want it to be a ‘Downton Abbey’ or a ‘Top Chef.’ I love ‘Parks and Rec’ and ‘The Office,’ and I enjoy ‘New Girl,’ and I love ‘Veep.’ ”

Jessica St. Clair of “Playing House” on USA Network “My current obsession is with ‘Nashville.’ It is the trashiest. I love every minute. That and ‘Downton Abbey.’ ”

Elisabeth Moss of “Mad Men” on AMC “ ‘The Good Wife,’ ‘Nashville,’ ‘Parenthood,’ ‘Scandal,’ ‘Girls’ ... and anything on Bravo.”

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Kate Winslet

“THE LEGEND OF HERCULES” The famed Greek strongman gets a makeover in the persona of Kellan Lutz (“Twilight”) in this passable retelling from director Renny Harlin (“Cliffhanger”). The son of Zeus crosses his scheming monarch stepfather (Scott Adkins), resulting in Hercules being sold into slavery and having to battle very literally to survive, all the while determined to return home and set things right there. Roxanne McKee (“Game of Thrones”) and Johnathon Schaech also star. DVD extra: audio commentary by Lutz and Harlin. ›› ((PG-13: AS, V) Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “HILL STREET BLUES: THE COMPLETE SERIES” One of television’s most acclaimed police dramas becomes available on home video in its entirety, with a sterling ensemble cast led by Daniel J. Travanti as Capt. Frank Furillo, leader of a big-city precinct that has more

Adapted by director Jason Reitman (“Juno”) from Joyce Maynard’s novel, this drama about an escaped convict and the woman he takes captive doesn’t jell completely, but the teamwork of Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin keeps it watchable. So does a certain edible, a peach pie, which they bond over preparing in the kitchen ... and don’t be surprised if you have an urge to run right out and get your own after seeing this film. Tobey Maguire narrates the story as the adult incarnation of Winslet’s son, who’s played nicely onscreen by young Gattlin Griffith; Clark Gregg, J.K. Simmons and James Van Der Beek also appear. ››› (PG-13: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) than its share of problems. That’s not just with suspects but among the squad members themselves; stars also include Veronica Hamel, Dennis Franz (who would work again later with executive producer Steven Bochco on “NYPD Blue”), Michael Conrad, Bruce Weitz, Charles Haid, Michael Warren and Betty Thomas. Here’s a show just made for binge watching. DVD extras: retrospective documentaries; audio commentary by, and interviews with, cast and crew members; outtakes. ›››› (Not rated: AS, P, V) “MR. SELFRIDGE: SEASON 2” A multiple Emmy winner for “Entourage,” Jeremy Piven continues to redefine his television image as Harry Gordon Selfridge, the American founder of a London department store, in this PBS series, with these episodes currently airing on “Masterpiece Classic” ... meaning that early viewers of the video set will see several stories before

they’re broadcast. As the business’s fifth anniversary approaches, Selfridge’s estranged wife, Rose (Frances O’Connor), returns, while the approach of World War I poses new concerns. Polly Walker joins the cast. ››› (Not rated: AS) (Also on Blu-ray) “DEVIL’S DUE” As if pregnancy doesn’t pose challenges under normal circumstances, a young couple (Allison Miller, Zach Gilford) get a dose of supernatural terror while awaiting their first child’s birth in this rather familiar thriller. The tale has a “Paranormal Activity” sensibility, since the husband documents the wait for the baby on video ... but that also clues him into how much his wife is changing in the process, and definitely not in a good way. Co-stars

“DYNASTY: THE EIGHTH SEASON” The posh 1980s ABC serial about Denver’s oil-rich was starting to wind down its run at the time of these episodes, available in two volumes. The spinoff series “The Colbys” had ended, so Jeff and Fallon (John James, Emma Samms) were brought back into the main fold, and someone else resurfaced ... Carrington family enemy Matthew Blaisdel, played again by founding cast member Bo Hopkins. The clan also faced trouble from another source, Sean Rowan (James Healey), Alexis’ (Joan Collins) newest husband. John Forsythe and Linda Evans also continue as stars. ››› (Not rated: AS, P, V) (COURTESY OF HOME MEDIA MAGAZINE)

(UPCOMING RELEASES)

“THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE” ›››

“VERONICA MARS” (May 6) “HER” (May 13) “I, FRANKENSTEIN” (May 13) “ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON” (May 13) “LONE SURVIVOR” (June 3) “JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT” (June 10)

“DALLAS BUYERS CLUB” ››› “THOR: THE DARK WORLD” ››› “CAPTAIN PHILLIPS” ››› “THE COUNSELOR” ›› “FREE BIRDS” ››› “LAST VEGAS” ››› “ABOUT TIME” ››› “THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY” ››› “ENDER’S GAME” ››› Family Viewing Ratings

AS Adult situations

P Profanity

Katie Stevens (left) and Rita Volk

She kissed a girl – and liked it – on MTV’s ‘Faking It’

include Vanessa Ray (“Blue Bloods”). ›› (R: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray)

Violence

N Nudity

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BY JACQUELINE CUTLER

MTV’s latest comedy, “Faking It,” has fun with what happens when students who once would have been outsiders are now the most popular. The Tuesday series has two best friends pretend to be lesbians to be popular. Their high school is the sort where the usual cheerleader/homecoming queen is portrayed as a shallow, shrieking mean girl. The gay boys rule, and one of them, at a party, announces that Karma and Amy (Katie Stevens, Rita Volk) are gay. They aren’t, but once attention is lavished on them, they’re put on the spot, and they kiss. “I don’t like putting a label of comedy or drama on it,” Volk says. “The very cool thing about the show is it has all of those elements. It has elements where it is very funny, but it can also get very sad and heartfelt. It turns stereotypes and what the media portrays to be cliques ... upside down. It is not easily categorized. It is about two girls who love each other, and one girl realizes she might love the other girl in a little bit of different way, and their journey through that. It’s not super cookie-cutter. It gets pretty raw.”

Karma is pretending, but Amy is not. As the song goes, she kissed a girl and liked it. “She is a girl who wants to come home and watch Netflix with her best friend,” Volk says of Amy. “And that’s all she really needs. She has had this platonic love probably all her life. “The kind of feelings she realizes don’t come up until that kiss,” Volk continues. “Every girl can relate to that. When I was little, my friends and I would hang out all the time. There is this platonic female love that is there. But in having the little more romantic feeling – not until that kiss.” Stevens hopes the show’s deeper meanings, beyond the jokes about high school, resonate with viewers. “Reading the script,” she says, “it seems like something that’s going to help a lot of kids feel accepted and be their authentic selves, especially high-school kids. You see the kids who are more unique get picked on, and that’s not the way it should be, and nobody should have to be a certain way to fit in.”

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“Revenge of the Electric Car,” director Chris Paine takes his film crew behind closed doors at Nissan, General Motors and the Silicon Valley startup Tesla Motors to chronicle the story of the global resurgence of electric cars.

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A young man’s (Ed Speleers) discovery of a dragon’s egg is just the start of an adventure that ultimately will pit him against a sinister king (John Malkovich) in this striking version of the popular Christopher Paolini fantasy novel, directed by visual-effects master Stefen Fangmeier (“Twister”). Jeremy Irons plays the hero’s guru in a cast that also includes Sienna Guillory,

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