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Here's some sports news you might have missed Friday because of LeBron James: Mississippi State University and Kansas State University agreed to a home-and-home series in 2018 and 2019.

Thursday, July 17

Football (7:30-10:30 p.m., ESPN2): Get your football fix while watching the Edmonton Eskimos against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in some CFL action.

Friday, July 18

Football (9 p.m.-12 a.m., ESPN2): See some more CFL action as the Calgary Stampeders take on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats who have former Ole Miss quarterback Jeremiah Masoli on their roster.

Saturday, July 19

MLB (6-9 p.m., FSSO): The Atlanta Braves face division rivals and last place in the East Philadelphia Phillies.

Sunday, July 20

Golf (5 a.m.-1 p.m., ESPN): See the final round of the 2014 Open Championship from Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Merseyside, England with Phil Mickelson as the defending champion.

Monday, July 21

Football (7:30-10 p.m., ESPN2) As the calendar slowly moves to preseason NFL football, see the Tampa Bay Storm face the Spokane Shock in the Arena Football League.

Tuesday, July 22

WNBA (7-9 p.m., ESPN2): Former Southern Miss star Jamierra Faulkner leads fifth-place in the Eastern Conference Chicago Sky against the second-place Indiana Fever.

Wednesday, July 23

Soccer (6-10 p.m., ESPN2): Watch the ESPN Summer Soccer Series with a double header featuring Toronto FC vs Tottenham Hotspur and followed by Sporting Kansas City against Manchester City.

MSU will travel to Manhattan, Kansas, to face the Wildcats in 2018, and the Wildcats will come to Starkville in 2019. The two teams agreed to this home-and-home game on Twitter.

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