Ellington

Friday, Jan. 14
College basketball, Sewanee at Millsaps: women, 6 p.m.; men, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 15
High school basketball, Battle of the Border Basketball Classic: The boys prep showcase at the Mississippi Coliseum has expanded to two days. Saturday's games: St. Andrew's vs. Corinth (1 p.m.). Madison Central vs. Ridgeland (3:15 p.m.), Lanier vs. South Gwinett, Ga. (5 p.m.).

Sunday, Jan. 16
Pro football, NFL playoffs: Minnesota visits suddenly shaky Philadelphia at noon (Ch. 35), and Indianapolis ventures onto the frozen tundra of New England at 3:30 p.m. (Ch. 12).

Monday, Jan. 17
High school basketball, Battle of the Border Basketball Classic: The prep basketball feast at the Mississippi Coliseum continues with: Madison Central vs. Moss Point (12:30 p.m.), Piney Woods vs. Raleigh Egypt, Tenn. (2:15 p.m.); Jim Hill vs. Ridgeway, Tenn., 4 p.m.; Lanier vs. Mitchell, Tenn. (5:45 p.m.). … Documentary: "Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson" (8 p.m., Ch. 29): Ken Burns' two-part biography of Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight boxing champion, premieres on MPB. Part two is Tuesday at 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 18
College basketball, Mississippi State at Alabama (8 p.m., ESPN/620 AM): Last year, these two played two of the best SEC games in recent memory? Can they top themselves in 2005?

Wednesday, Jan. 19
College basketball, Kentucky at Ole Miss (7 p.m., Ch. 12/97.3 FM): The Wildcats and thousands of their ticket-starved fans descend on Oxford; so much for the Rebels' homecourt advantage.

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