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Is Ron Mexico One Sick Puppy?

Amazing SportsBlog readers have already started talking about Falcons QB Michael Vick's indictment Tuesday on a federal conspiracy charge related to alleged dogfighting. The Smoking Gun provides the complete indictment with all its disgusting details.

Dashed Dreams

The NBA Draft was held in New York City a couple of weeks ago and was televised, as all professional sports drafts are these days, on ESPN. I found myself compelled to watch—not to see players' dreams of glory and riches become fulfilled by signing contracts with NBA teams, but rather to watch them plummet to the no-man's land of the second round. My target for a draft-day upset this year was Duke's Josh McRoberts.

Revival time

Football fever is heating up in Mississippi. Soon thousands of fans of the Big Three will converge on Jackson for an athletic equivalent of the church revivals that used to be a summertime staple in the South. Unlike those events, most of the attendees at the college events will be hanging on the speakers' every word.

NBA Draft: What Was He Thinking?

From Deadspin: "This young man is Kendaris Pelton, a part-time player for Southern Miss. And by part-time, we mean that he played in seven games. And he has declared for the NBA Draft."

College World Series: Louisville 12, Mississippi State 4

Mississippi State became the first team eliminated from the College World Series when Louisville beat the Bulldogs 12-4 on Sunday in Omaha, Neb. The Bulldogs finished their eighth trip to the CWS with an 0-2 record. MSU's only previous 0-2 exit was in 1971 when the Bulldogs went to the series for the first time.

College World Series: North Carolina 8, Mississippi State 5

Mississippi State got off to a bad start in the College World Series on Friday night. The Bulldogs blew a four-run lead and lost to North Carolina 8-5. The Bulldogs play Louisville in a loser's bracket game on Sunday (1 p.m., ESPN/620 AM).

College World Series: Polk Comes Out Swinging

On the eve of Mississippi State's first College World Series game since 1998, Bulldogs coach Ron Polk traded verbal jabs with the NCAA over new academic rules. The Bulldogs play North Carolina on Friday (6 p.m., ESPN2/620 AM).

Ole Miss Baseball Coach Agrees To Contract Extension

From Ole Miss Athletics Media Relations:

OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss athletics director Pete Boone and head baseball coach Mike Bianco have agreed to a contract extension running through the 2011 season, Boone announced on Thursday.

The Road To Omaha

Mississippi State baseball coach Ron Polk insists that he doesn't read the Internet message boards where Bulldog fans have spent recent years grumbling about the legendary coach.

On To Oxford

Ole Miss' baseball season ended Sunday with a 7-1 loss to Arizona State in Game 2 of the super regional at Tempe, Ariz. And the game wasn't as close as the score might indicate. There goes Doctor S' dream of an all-Mississippi College World Series championship. This is the third straight season the Rebels have lost in a super regional, falling one step short of reaching the CWS.

On To Omaha

Mississippi State defeated Clemson 8-5 on Saturday, sending the Bulldogs to the College World Series for the first time since 1998. An NCAA super regional-record crowd of 13,715 saw the Bulldogs complete a sweep of the Tigers in the best-of-three series, proving that Mississippi's cow college is better than South Carolina's cow college. The Bulldogs became the first team to advance to the CWS. The Bulldogs will play the winner of the South Carolina-North Carolina super regional on Friday.

Bulldogs Take Game 1

Mississippi State moved within one victory of a trip to the College World Series Friday with an 8-6 victory over Clemson in Game 1 of the Super Regional at Starkville. The teams play Game 2 of the best-of-three series on Saturday (11 a.m., ESPN/620 AM). Game 3, if needed, is Sunday (noon, ESPN2/620 AM). The game drew 12,620 fans, the largest crowd in NCAA Super Regional history. Looks like playing at 11 a.m. on a weekday morning really hurt attendance, huh?

Skatepark Rockin' ‘n Rollin'

Skateboarding legend Mike Vallely is scheduled to perform at Doc*36 Skatepark (931 U.S. 80 West, Dock 36, Jackson) on Sunday, June 10 at 6 p.m. First, Vallely and his band Revolution Mother will perform a concert. Then Vallely will put on a skateboarding demo at 7. Tickets are $10. For more information, call 601-985-9797.

King James Just Like Mike

From Slate: LeBron James has led the Cleveland Cavaliers to the NBA Finals, which start Thursday at San Antonio (8 p.m., Ch. 16). And the NBA's newest superstar looks more and more like Michael Jordan, on the court and off.

SEC Tournament: Vandy KOs Ole Miss

Ole Miss won't be playing in the SEC Tournament championship game for a third straight year. Vanderbilt beat Ole Miss 7-6 in 10 innings on Saturday night, knocking the Rebels out of the tournament. Earlier Saturday, Vandy beat Ole Miss 13-1. The Commodores had to beat the Rebels twice on Saturday to advance to the title game.

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