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The best in sports in the next 14 days

College basketball, Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt, 6:30 p.m., Ch. 12 and WFMN (97.3): The Rebels meet the Commodores in the first round of the SEC Tournament at Atlanta. The winner plays Mississippi State on Friday at 6:30 p.m. … Also, high school basketball, MHSAA Boys and Girls State Tournament (MPB): In the 2A girls final, Coldwater plays Bay Springs at 6:30 p.m. And in the 2A boys title tilt, it's Heidelberg vs. Hollandale Simmons at 8 p.m.

Friday, March 12
College baseball, Southern Cal at Mississippi State, 4 p.m.: College baseball's most storied program visits Starkville. … Also, high school basketball, MHSAA Boys and Girls State Tournament (MPB): It's a day of championships at the Mississippi Coliseum with the 3A girls final at 1 p.m., 3A boys at 2:30 p.m., 4A girls at 6:30 and 4A boys at 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 13
High school basketball, MHSAA Boys and Girls State Tournament: Head to the Big House for the Class 1A girls final at 1 p.m., 1A boys finals at 5A girls final at 6:30 p.m. and boys final at 8 p.m. Yeah, MPB will televise the games, too.

Sunday, March 14
College basketball: Find out where the local favorites will playing in the NCAA Tournament during the selection shows for men (Ch. 12, 5 p.m.) and women (ESPN, 4 p.m.).

Tuesday, March 16
College baseball, Mississippi State vs. Louisiana Tech, 6:30 p.m.: Baseball fans rejoice, the Bulldogs are playing at Smith-Wills Stadium.

Wednesday, March 17
College baseball, Mississippi State vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 6:30 p.m.: Baseball fans rejoice, the Bulldogs are at Smith-Wills Stadium again.

Friday, March 19
College baseball, Tennessee at Mississippi State, 6:30 p.m., WJDX (620) and Vanderbilt at Ole Miss, 6:30 p.m., WFMN (97.3): SEC play begins.

Monday, March 22
College baseball, Tougaloo at Belhaven, 1 p.m..

Tuesday, March 23
College baseball: Ole Miss at Southern Miss, 6:30 p.m., WFMN (97.3): Why can't these two play in a sport besides baseball?

Wednesday, March 24
College baseball: Mississippi Valley State at Belhaven, 2 p.m..

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