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Bryan Flynn

Before the games begin, check out ESPN.com revealing dirty secrets in Olympic Village. Read what athletes do off the field.

Thursday, July 19

Golf (2-5 p.m. Golf Channel): The True South Classic at Annandale Golf Club in Madison with live coverage of the opening day of play.

Friday, July 20

Golf (11 a.m.-2 p.m. Golf Channel): Coverage of day two of the True South Classic from Annandale Golf Club as players scramble to make the cut.

Saturday, July 21

Soccer (1:30-3:30 p.m. ESPN): The New York Red Bulls look to move up from third place in the Eastern Conference standings of the MLS with a win over second-to-last place Philadelphia Union.

Sunday, July 22

Golf (2-5 p.m. Golf Channel): Live coverage of the final day of play at the True South Classic in Madison where a 2012 champion will be crowned.

Monday, July 23

Wrestling (7-10 p.m. USA Network): Monday Night Raw celebrates its 1,000 episode with a live three-hour bash that includes appearances by The Rock, DX and others.

Tuesday, July 24

Basketball (3:30-5:30 p.m. ESPN 2): USA Men’s Basketball will face its toughest pre-Olympics test against Spain, a team that’s another contender for the gold medal.

Wednesday, July 25

Soccer (5:30-7:30 p.m. ESPN 2): 2012 ESPN Summer Soccer Series continues with Liverpool facing AS Roma in Fenway Park in Boston.

One tidbit from the ESPN story above (http://www.tinyurl.com/bw9fz2a): At the 2000 Sydney Games 70,000 condoms were not enough, and demand forced a second order of 20,000. Now, the Olympics has a standing order of 100,000 condoms.

And to think we can’t even decide on sex education here.

Mississippi native Donna Ladd and partner Todd Stauffer founded the Jackson Free Press in 2002 in the capital city. The heavily awarded local newspaper did many investigations heralded across the state and nation and served as a paper of record due to its diversity, inclusion, in-depth reporting and deep connection to readers and dedication to narrative change in and about Mississippi. In 2022, the nonprofit Mississippi Free Press, founded by Ladd and JFP Associate Publisher Kimberly Griffin in 2020, purchased the journalism assets and archives of the Jackson Free Press. A Google grant through AAN Publishers enabled Newspack's integration of the JFP archives into the Mississippi Free Press website to become part of a more searchable archive of recent Mississippi history and essential journalism.