DIVERSIONS | jfp sports the best in sports over the next seven days
by Bryan Flynn
THURSDAY, MAY 29 NBA (8-11 p.m., TNT): The San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder keep battling for the right to move on to the NBA Finals in game five of their series. FRIDAY, MAY 30 Softball (6-11 p.m., ESPN2): A double-header of the 2014 Women’s College World Series features three SEC teams: Alabama Crimson Tide, Kentucky Wildcats and Florida Gators. SATURDAY, MAY 31 Baseball (11 a.m.-12 a.m., ESPNU): Spend your Saturday watching the 2014 College Baseball Regionals—ESPNU shows games all day, and hopefully Ole Miss, Jackson State and Mississippi State will be in the mix. SUNDAY, JUNE 1 NASCAR (12-4 p.m., Fox): The stars of NASCAR hit the Dover International Speedway to battle for points in the FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks on the Monster Mile.
TUESDAY, JUNE 3 WNBA (6-8 p.m., ESPN and ESPN2): Women’s sports dominate the night with game two of the Women’s College World Series airing on ESPN ... See some WNBA action on ESPN2 when the LA Sparks and the Atlanta Dream play. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 Softball (7-10 p.m., ESPN) If it is necessary, teams will face off in the third and final game of the 2014 Women’s World Series Championship Series. A champion will be crowned. In addition to the usual June sports, we can enjoy plenty of must-see soccer matches until mid-July thanks to the World Cup. Follow Bryan Flynn at jfpsports.com, @jfpsports and at facebook.com/jfpsports.
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Bulldogs being the two-seed and the Tigers the four-seed. Jackson State will face one-seed and regional host Louisiana-Lafayette at 6 p.m. on ESPN3 May 30. Mississippi State will start off play against three-seed San Diego State at 1 p.m. on ESPN3. The Tigers and the Bulldogs could face off in the regional if both end up in the winners or losers bracket. If they meet in the losers bracket, the teams will either win or go home. June 2, the NCAA will announce the host teams for the super regional. In the super regional, the winner of the Oxford Regional faces off against the winner of the Lafayette Regional. If Ole Miss wins the Oxford Regional, they could face the Bulldogs or the Tigers. Of course, JSU could advance, too, but the bracket makes it hard for the four-seed to advance without some luck, and solid pitching and hitting. Mississippi State wants to return to Omaha. Ole Miss and Jackson State want to be where the Bulldogs were last year. Can we make it two years in a row with a team from our state playing for the title?
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MONDAY, JUNE 2 Softball (7-10 p.m., ESPN2): Catch game one of a possible three-game series in the 2014 Women’s College World Series as two teams battle for a title.
bryan’s rant
ast year, we saw a great sports moment in our state: Mississippi State not only reached the College World Series but made it all the way to the championship. UCLA beat the Bulldogs in two straight games, ending Mississippi State’s quest for a national title, but the Bulldogs are back for more this year. Two other teams from our state made the regionals, with Ole Miss hosting one and Jackson State earning an automatic bid by winning the SWAC Baseball Tournament. The SEC has the most bids of any conference, with 10 teams in regionals. The Oxford Regional, which one-seed Ole Miss hosts, includes the Washington Huskies as the No. 2 seed, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets as the third-seed and Jacksonville State Gamecocks as the fourth-seed. The Rebels will open play against the Gamecocks Friday at 7 p.m. on ESPN3. Ole Miss will then face either Georgia Tech or Washington, depending on the outcome of both games. Mississippi State and Jackson State are in the Lafayette Regional, with the
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May comes to a close this week, and June is ready to bust out a ton of sports events. The Stanley Cup Finals, NBA Finals, World Cup and a shot at the Triple Crown highlight this packed sports month.
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