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Thursday, July 20
High school basketball, North/South All-Star Games (girls 6:30 p.m. and boys 8 p.m., Clinton): The state’s best juniors play at Mississippi College’s A.E. Woods Coliseum. … Colleges, Mississippi State Central Mississippi Summer Extravaganza and the Southern Miss Jackson All-Star Party: The MSU revival starts at 7 p.m. at the Mississippi Coliseum (tickets $10 each, http://www.msu-alumni.com), while the Golden Eagles will rally at the Mississippi Trade Mart starting at 5 p.m. (adults $15, children $8; Troy Johnson (601) 607-3258.

Friday, July 21
High school football, Bernard Blackwell All-Star Classic (7 p.m., Clinton): Many of Mississippi’s top seniors play their final prep game at Mississippi College’s Robinson-Hale Stadium.

Saturday, July 22
Bodybuilding, Mississippi Bodybuilding Championships (7 p.m.): I love the smell of baby oil at Thalia Mara Hall. Smells like … well, it smells better than sweaty people. … Pro baseball, Tennessee at Mississippi (7 p.m., Pearl, 930 AM): The M-Braves and the Smokies conclude their series.

Sunday, July 23
Pro golf, British Open (7 a.m., Ch. 16): Will Phil or Tiger be in contention on the final day of the world’s biggest tournament?

Monday, July 24
Pro baseball, Mississippi at Mobile (7 p.m., Mobile, Ala., 930 AM): The M-Braves begin a series with the Bay Bears.

Tuesday, July 25
Pro baseball, Florida at Atlanta (6:30 p.m., Turner South/620 AM): The Braves just refuse to go away.

Wednesday, July 26
Movie, “Viva Las Vegas” (5:15 p.m., TCM): A race car driver (Elvis Presley) falls for a swimming instructor (Ann-Margret) in this 1964 classic.

The Slate is compiled by Doctor S, who’s waiting to meet a housewife who’s really desperate.