Ellington

Thursday, Feb. 5
College basketball, Spring Hill at Belhaven (women, 5 p.m., and men,
7 p.m., Jackson): Belhaven plays host to a GCAC hoops doubleheader.

Friday, Feb. 6
College baseball, LaGrange at Millsaps (3 p.m., Jackson): The Majors open their 2009 season.

Saturday, Feb. 7
Men's college basketball, It's a big day for the state's big four. Ole Miss at Vanderbilt (noon, Nashville, Tenn., Ch. 12/97.3 FM): Can the Rebels continue their surge? … Arkansas at Mississippi State (2 p.m., Starkville, Ch. 12/105.9 FM): The Bulldogs try to fight their way back into first place in the SEC West. … UAB at Southern Miss (5 p.m., Hattiesburg, CSS/1180 AM/103.3 FM): The Golden Eagles try to return to their winning ways. … Jackson Sate at Alcorn State (7:30 p.m., Lorman, 1300 AM): The Tigers and Braves renew their rivalry at the Scalping Grounds.

Sunday, Feb. 8
College baseball, Rhodes at Millsaps (3 p.m., Jackson): The Majors face their hated rivals, the Lynx. What better way to spend a pleasant Sunday afternoon? … Women's college basketball, Ole Miss at South Carolina (2 p.m., Columbia, S.C., FSN South): The Lady Rebels go on the road to face the Lady Gamecocks. Wait a minute; what kind of a nickname is that?

Monday, Feb. 9
Men's college basketball, Jackson State at Southern Louisiana (7:30 p.m., Baton Rouge, La., 1300 AM): The Tigers and Jaguars duel in Red Stick.

Tuesday, Feb. 10
College baseball, Mississippi College at Belhaven (4 p.m., Smith-Wills Stadium, Jackson): The Choctaws and Blazers face off in the opening game of the Maloney Trophy Series. If these guys were playing for a big-screen, HD TV, you would see some real competition.

Wednesday, Feb. 11
Men's college basketball, LSU at Mississippi State (7 p.m., Starkville, 105.9 FM): The Bulldogs aim to avenge last month's humiliation by the Tigers in River City.

The Slate is compiled by Doctor S, who will make sure there are no cameras present the next time he parties with Michael Phelps.