College baseball, Mississippi State at LSU* (6:30 p.m. Baton Rouge, La., 620 AM): The last-place Tigers host the first-place Bulldogs for an SEC West showdown.
Saturday, March 25
College basketball, NCAA Tournament (3:30 p.m., Ch. 12/930 AM): The first two teams in the Final Four will be decided in the Atlanta and Oakland regional finals. … College baseball, Alcorn State at Jackson State (1 p.m.): The SWAC rivals battle at University Park. The series continues in Lorman on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Sunday, March 26
College basketball, NCAA Tournament (1:30 p.m., Ch. 12/930 AM): The final two teams in the Final Four will be decided in the Washington and Minneapolis regional finals.
Monday, March 27
Pro baseball, New York Yankees vs. Atlanta (6 p.m., FSN): The Braves play the Yankees in an exhibition game in Florida. It's almost time for the real thing.
Tuesday, March 28
College baseball, Southern Miss at Ole Miss (6:30 p.m., Oxford, 97.3 FM): Too bad these two schools can't play one another in football and basketball, too. (And that goes for you, too, Mississippi State.) … Millsaps vs. Belhaven (6:30 p.m.): The Maloney Trophy Series continues at Smith-Wills Stadium.
Wednesday, March 29
College baseball, Alcorn State at Belhaven (6:30 p.m.): The Blazers entertain the Braves at Smith-Wills.
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*Note: The location of the MSU-LSU series was reported incorrectly in the print edition. Sorry about that.