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USM Adds 5th TV Game

You will be seeing the Southern Miss football team on TV a lot this fall.

College Baseball: Tough Roads Ahead

Ole Miss and Southern Miss both got into the NCAA Tournament and they both face a tough road to Omaha. Ole Miss is headed to Coral Gables, Fla., and the regional hosted by Miami, the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament. Meanwhile, USM goes to Baton Rouge, La. Regional host LSU is the hottest team in the nation with 20 consecutive victories.

College Baseball: Rebels and Eagles Lose

Ole Miss and Southern Miss both lost Sunday on the final day of their respective conference tournaments. Ole Miss lost to LSU, 8-2, in the SEC Tournament title game at Hoover, Ala. The Tigers have won 20 straight. In New Orleans, USM fell a game short of the CUSA Tournament title game, losing to Marshall, 5-3. The Rebels and Golden Eagles won't be hosting regionals this year, but both appear headed for the NCAA Tournament. They will learn where they're going during Monday's NCAA Selection Show (11:30 a.m., ESPN).

Smoltz To Pitch For M-Braves

Atlanta Braves right-hander John Smoltz will pitch for the Mississippi Braves on Saturday night against the Tennessee Smokies. Smoltz is on rehab to test a sore right shoulder that has kept him out of the lineup since April 29.

Hoops In Iraq

First Lt. Ted Janis, leader of an Army infantry platoon in Iraq, tells TrueHoop how and why soldiers spend a lot of time playing basketball.

College baseball: Rebels win late; Eagles rained out

In case you missed the late, late show, Ole Miss defeated Kentucky 8-7 in the SEC Tournament Thursday night thanks to Michael Guerrero's walk-off, two-run homer. The Rebels don't play again until Saturday at 10 a.m., when they face the winner of Friday's Vanderbilt-South Carolina game. Meanwhile, in New Orleans, Southern Miss' game with Marshall in the CUSA Tournament was rained out. The Eagles are now scheduled to play on Friday at 4 p.m.

Soccer: Man U Wins Champions League

How big is the Champions League? So big that's it one of the rare occasions that Americans (besides you socceristas) pay attention to European football. Manchester United and Chelsea, a pair of English Premier League clubs, met in Wednesday's final which was played (naturally) in Moscow. The sides tied 1-1, but Man U won in a shootout 6-5.

College Baseball: Rebels, Eagles Win

Ole Miss probably clinched a trip to the NCAA Regionals on Wednesday with a 4-1 victory over Georgia in the first round of the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala. The Rebels' next game is Thurday vs. Kentucky at 8 p.m. In New Orleans, Southern Miss beat Central Florida 8-5 on Day 1 of the CUSA Tournament. USM plays Marshall on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

College Baseball: Rebels, Eagles Open Postseason Play

It's tournament time. Ole Miss faces top-seeded Georgia on Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the SEC Tournament. Meanwhile, Southern Miss takes on Central Florida at 4 p.m. in the CUSA Tournament.

College Baseball: JSU Stays Alive In SWAC Tourney

Jackson State defeated Grambling State 7-4 Friday in the rain-plagued SWAC Tournament. The Tigers face in-state rival Mississippi Valley State in an elimination game on Saturday at 3 p.m.

NCAA Division II South Central Regional Rained Out

From Delta State Athletics Media Relations:

CLEVELAND— Day one of the NCAA South Central Regional has been washed out due to rains over the past two days in Cleveland. The tournament will resume on Friday and run through Monday with a regular schedule. The complete schedule is listed below.

Soccer: Brilla Opens Season Friday

Mississippi Brilla FC will open its second season on Friday with a game against the Laredo Heat at 7 p.m. at Freedom Ridge Park in Ridgeland.

Gorden Going To Hall of Fame

W.C. Gorden, the winningest football coach in Jackson State history, has been named to the College Football Hall of Fame.

College Baseball: Delta State Wins GSC

Delta State claimed its 11th GSC title by defeating Montevallo, 7-5, Wednesday in the conference tournament at Millington, Tenn.

The Sked

Wednesday, May 7

Friday, May 9College baseballNorth Carolina A&T; at Jackson State (3 p.m., Jackson)Auburn at Ole Miss (6:30 p.m., Oxford, 97.3 FM)Memphis at Southern Miss (7 p.m., Hattiesburg)Mississippi State at LSU (7 p.m., Baton Rouge, La., CSS/620 AM)

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