No Mas TV Guide - 4/17

Love and Basketball
AMC, 1 p.m.
Personally, I'm not a huge fan, but this hoops romance from 2000 has some serious cult devotees, so I'll throw it a mention. Omar Epps and Sanaa Lathan have the leads, while Spike Lee co-produced.

The Harder They Fall
FlixE, 6 p.m.
Personally, I am a huge fan of this film, Bogey's last, the movie of Budd Schulberg's famous novel of boxing and corruption. Both Jersey Joe Walcott and Max Baer make appearances - Jersey Joe wins that heavyweight acting belt by more than a few rounds.

Team Spirit: The Jordin & Terence Tootoo Story
VS., 6 p.m.
An hour doc following these two brothers' quest to become the first players of Inuit descent to play in the NHL. During the making of this film, Terence committed suicide, while Jordin went on to achieve their goal when he first suited up for the Mighty Ducks on October 9, 2003.

Bowe/Holyfield Trilogy
ESPN Classic, 8 p.m.
Wow. Back to back to back. And as far as I know, this is the first time that Bowe/Holyfield I has been shown on Classic. The first fight is a can't-miss fight for those who haven't seen it - round 10 is the round of decade. I placed it at #8 on my top ten fights of Large's lifetime post from last month.

ECW
Sci-Fi, 10 p.m.
CM Punk explains why he turned on the ECW originals and joined forces with the New Breed.

Fearless Fighters
FlixE, 1:30 a.m.
A kung-fu extravaganza from 1971 about two brothers seeking revenge for the murder of their security agent father who was killed during the hijacking of a gold shipment. I've said it before, I'll say it again - I gotta get me this freakin FlixE.