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Thursday, Aug. 31
College football, South Carolina at Mississippi State (7 p.m., Starkville, ESPN/105.9 FM): South Carolina's Steve Spurrier, the ol' Ball Coach, has never won a game in StarkVegas. … Pro baseball, Montgomery at Mississippi (7 p.m., Pearl, 930 AM): The M-Braves open their final home stand and series of the season.

Friday, Sept. 1
High school football, Lanier at Wingfield (7 p.m.): It's the Bulldogs vs. the Falcons in the battle of South Jackson.

Saturday, Sept. 2
College football, Paul Quinn at Jackson State (6 p.m., 1300 AM/105.9 FM): The Tigers begin the Rick Comegy era. … Mississippi College at Millsaps (7 p.m., 1240 AM): The Majors and the Choctaws rumble in Fondren.

Sunday, Sept. 3
College football, Memphis at Ole Miss (3:30 p.m., ESPN/97.3 FM): We get our first look at the "new" Rebels.

Monday, Sept. 4
Pro baseball, Montgomery at Mississippi (7 p.m., Pearl, 930 AM): Say so long to the M-Braves as they play their final game of the 2006 season. Hurry back, fellas.

Tuesday, Sept. 5
Pro baseball, Atlanta at New York Mets (6 p.m., Turner South/620 AM): The Braves face another drubbing in Queens.

Wednesday, Sept. 6
Pro baseball, Chicago White Sox at Boston (6 p,m., ESPN/WGN): It's a great night for Sox addicts.

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