Thursday sports preview — all day long

There’s good sports to follow all day long, so I’ll just go in order instead of my Game of the Day format.

EARLY MORNING:

If you happen to be reading this at 1 a.m. PT, you can watch U.S. soccer against Tunisia in the Under-17 World Cup. The game is nationally televised on ESPN2 and takes place in South Korea. Today’s game against Tunisia is USA’s second match in group stage. The U.S. lost its first game 4-3 to Tajikistan. I’d bet 99% of you can’t find Tajikistan on a map.

AFTERNOON:

Cleveland at Detroit, 10 a.m. The Indians won 11-8 on Wednesday, to move 1.5 games ahead of the Tigers for first place.

LA Dodgers at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. The Dodgers aren’t calling up a prospect from AA to replace Brett Tomko in the rotation, as had been rumored. But they really should find someone to replace him. Where’s Hideo Nomo these days?

Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, 12:30 p.m, nationally televised on WGN. Carlos Zambrano vs. hard luck Matt Cain (5-13, ERA of 3.78) goes for the Giants.

Little League World Series Semifinals, 9 a.m. and Noon on ESPN. Venezuela vs. Curacao followed by Texas vs. Oregon.

EVENING:

San Diego at NY Mets, 4 p.m. The Mets really are filled with former Marlins.

NFL Preseason: Jacksonville at Green Bay. Nationally televised at 5 p.m. on FOX.

Little League World Series Semifinals, 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on ESPN. Japan vs. Chinese-Taipei and Georgia vs. Arizona.

NIGHT:

MLS, LA Galaxy vs. Chivas USA. Nationally televised on ESPN2. David Beckham is supposed to play, but you never know.

Toronto at Angels, 7 p.m. The Halos couldn’t finish off the sweep of the Yankees, but I’ll take 2 of 3 against them.

USA Basketball Olympic Qualifying, USA vs. U.S. Virgin Islands. Nationally televised on ESPN Classic, 8 p.m. Either way, the Americans win! Team USA thrashed Venezuela in its first game, winning 112-69. Let’s see them keep this up.