Thursday, Feb. 1
Women's college basketball, Arkansas at Mississippi State (8 p.m., Starkville, FSN South): The Lady Bulldogs have been giant-killers lately.
Friday, Feb. 2
College baseball, Crichton at Belhaven (3 p.m., 930 AM): The boys of winter, the Blazers, open baseball (!?!) season with a doubleheader at Smith-Wills Stadium. … High school basketball, Murrah at Madison Central (girls, 6 p.m.; boys, 7:30 p.m.): It's the city vs. the suburbs on the hardwood.
Saturday, Feb. 3
Men's college basketball, LSU at Mississippi State (4 p.m., Starkville, FSN South/105.9 FM): Are these two going to the NCAA Tournament? Don't be so sure … Tulane at Southern Miss (7 p.m., Hattiesburg, CSS/1180 AM/103.3 FM): The Golden Eagles are better than expected. … Jackson State at Alcorn State (7:30 p.m., Lorman, 1400 AM): The arch rivals collide at the Scalping Grounds.
Sunday, Feb. 4
Pro football, Super Bowl 41, Indianapolis vs. Chicago (5:25 p.m., Ch. 12/930 AM): The Midwest's favorite teams duke it out in Miami in the 41st edition of the NFL's ULTIMATE game.
Monday, Feb. 5
Men's college basketball, Jackson State at Southern (7:30 p.m., Baton Rouge, La., 1400 AM): Nothing is ever easy for the Tigers in Red Stick.
Tuesday, Feb. 6
Men's college basketball, Louisiana College at Mississippi College (7:30 p.m., Clinton): The Choctaws, one of the nation's best Division III teams, do battle with the Louisiana Baptists.
Wednesday, Feb. 7
Men's college basketball, North Carolina at Duke (8 p.m., ESPN): The Tar Heels visit the Dukies on Tobacco Road. Expect lots of AmEx commercials.
The Slate is compiled by Doctor S, who's only a wing man at dinner time.
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