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Rebels Are Super, Thanks For Asking

Ole Miss will play host to Miami in a Super Regional in Oxford starting on Saturday. The winner of the best-of-3 series goes to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. All games of the series will start at 6 p.m. ESPN2 or ESPNU will carry the games on TV; the Ole Miss network (97.3 FM in Jackson) will carry the radio broadcasts.

So Long, Steve

Alcorn State legend Steve McNair is leaving Nashville. The Tennessee Titans have traded him to the Baltimore Ravens. Suddenly, the Ravens are a Super Bowl contender (if Steve cans stay healthy, among other things). Suddenly, the Titans are in the running for a top-five pick in the 2007 NFL draft.

Rebs To Entertain Canes

Ole Miss will play host to Miami in a Super Regional in Oxford starting on Saturday. Game times wll be announced at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. And if you don't already have a ticket, they're out.

Bumpy Start For 2 of Big 3

Here's a non-Ledge look at Friday's games:

Ole Miss was the only one of the big three that won its first-round game in the NCAA Regionals. Who says the home-field advantage doesn't matter. The Rebels will play South Alabama on Saturday (5 p.m., Oxford, Ch. 40/97.3 FM). Meanwhile, Mississippi State will play Clemson or UNC Asheville at 2 p.m. and Southern Miss faces Alabama at 2:30 p.m.

For Those About To Bat ...

Meanwhile, here's your out-of-town newspapers preview.

Get your (college) diamond on, sports fans. The NCAA Regionals begin Friday. The Ole Miss-Bethune-Cookman game will be on local TV on Friday (7 p.m., Ch. 40) . And if you know a Mississippi State fan who llives outside the range of the MSU radio network, free audio streaming will available through the school's Web site.

Big Sports Weekend

It's going to be a big weekend in Mississippi sports, so here's an early look at what will be happening. Check back often, because Doctor S will update this as we go along.

M-Braves Win For A Change

The last-place Mississippi Braves rallied to defeat the host Chattanooga Lookouts 4-3. It was a milestone win of sorts for the Braves who improved to 20-31.

Out-Of-Town Papers: College Baseball

Mississippi State finished ninth in the SEC and missed the conference tournament. LSU finished eighth and made it. When the NCAA bracket was announced, State made it and LSU didn't. Naturally, there's been talk.

NCAA-Bound

The Big Three all made the NCAA Regionals. Ole Miss knew it was going to host a regional before it won the SEC Tournament on Sunday. Mississippi State, which finished ninth in the SEC during the regular season and didn't make the tourney, is headed for Clemson, S.C. Interestingly, LSU, which finished eighth and reached the tourney, wasn't invited. Southern Miss is going to Tuscaloosa, Ala.

A Rebel Rerun

Ole Miss has reached the SEC Tournament championshp game for the second straight year. The Rebels earned a spot in Sunday's final against either Georgia or Vanderbilt (3 p.m., Hoover, Ala., FSN South/97.3 FM) by defeating Alabama 9-2 on Saturday.

Rebels, Eagles Win

SEC Tournament: Ole Miss 9, Arkansas 4

Out-Of-Town Papers: College Baseball

Southern Miss and Ole Miss begin play in their conference tournaments on Wednesday night.

(Biloxi) Sun Herald: First things first for USM

NFL Not Bush League

The NFL (No Fun League) has rejected Saints' first-round pick Reggie Bush's request to wear No. 5. Under NFL rules, running backs are required to wear numbers between 20 and 49. Bush, who was the second overall pick in April's draft, had asked the NFL to make an exception so that he could wear No. 5, his number at Southern Cal. Bush's second choice appears to be No. 25, which is currently worn by Fred McAfee, a Philadelphia, Miss., native and former Mississippi College. Fred says he's willing to give up the number. Doctor S urges Fred to make Reggie pay dearly. This is a business, Fred.

Out-Of-Town Papers: C-USA Tournament Preview

Southern Miss, led by Jackson's own Toddric Johnson, faces Memphis in the first round of the C-USA Tournament on Wednesday:

SEC Honors

One Ole Miss player and two from Mississippi State were named to the All-SEC Baseball Team. Rebel SS Zack Cozart and Bulldog 2B Jeffrey Rea and SS Thomas Berkery were first-teamers. Ole Miss 3B Chris Coghlan made the second team and Rebel relief pitcher Cody Satterwhite was on the all-freshman team.

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