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Thursday, June 15
Pro baseball, Jacksonville at Mississippi (7 p.m., Pearl, 930 AM): The M-Braves face the Suns. … Pro golf, U.S. Open (9 a.m., ESPN/2 p.m., Ch. 3): Will Tiger or Phil win golf’s toughest test?

Friday, June 16
College baseball, College World Series, Clemson vs. Georgia Tech (1 p.m., Omaha, Neb., ESPN2): With four teams in Omaha, the ACC has turned the CWS into a sequel to its conference tournament.

Saturday, June 17
Pro soccer, World Cup, United States vs. Italy (2 p.m., Ch.16): The Americans face the Azzurri at Kaiserlautern, Germany. The over-hyped U.S. team can’t afford another loss.

Sunday, June 18
Pro basketball, NBA Finals, Dallas at Miami (8 p.m., Ch. 16): The way the Mavs have been playing, this series won’t last five games.

Monday, June 19
Pro baseball, Mississippi at West Tenn (7 p.m., 930 AM): The Diamond Jaxx have the worst baseball team nickname ever.

Tuesday, June 20
Cotton States League baseball, Hinds at Clinton (3 p.m., 1240 AM): This league could help by updating its Web site.

Wednesday, June 21
Pro baseball, Toronto at Atlanta (6:30 p.m., FSN South/620 AM): This is the kind of matchup that gives interleague play a bad name.

The Slate is compiled by Doctor S, who never gets drunk enough to do karaoke.