Jackson Free Press

Thursday, Jan. 26
College basketball, Tougaloo at Belhaven (women, 5:30 p.m.; men, 7:30 p.m.): The intracity rivals renew their rivalry in Fondren.

Thursday, Jan. 26
College basketball, Tougaloo at Belhaven (women, 5:30 p.m.; men, 7:30 p.m.): The intracity rivals renew their rivalry in Fondren.

Friday, Jan. 27
High school basketball, Clinton at Murrah (girls, 6 p.m.; boys, 7:30 p.m.): Two of the state's top girls' teams hook up. The boys' game should be good, too.

Saturday, Jan. 28
College basketball, Mississippi State at Alabama (6 p.m., FSN/105.9 FM): The Dogs, one of the SEC's youngest teams, take on the Tide, one of the most experienced and talented. … Jackson State at Mississippi Valley State (7:30 p.m., 1400 AM): Two of the SWAC's hotter teams duel in the Delta.

Sunday, Jan. 29
College basketball, LaGrange at Millsaps (3 p.m.), while you're counting days until the Super Bowl, check out the Majors at the Hangar.

Monday, Jan. 30
Movie, "National Velvet" (1944, 3 p.m., Turner Classic Movies): Elizabeth Taylor is an English farm girl trying to train a horse to run in the Grand National Steeplechase. Mickey Rooney is a trainer. MGM movie-making at its best.

Tuesday, Jan. 31
College basketball, Florida at Ole Miss (7 p.m., ESPN2/97.3 FM): The Gators, one of the nation's best teams, swim into the Tad Pad for a national TV game.

Wednesday, Feb. 1
College basketball, Kentucky at Mississippi State (7 p.m., Starkville, Ch. 12/105.9 FM): This might be the only SEC basketball team State fans hate more than Ole Miss. Expect an entertaining contest.

The Slate is compiled by Doctor S, who is not affiliated with the National Security Agency.