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Bryan Flynn

Baseball is over, but the NBA returns this week. Everyone will be looking to catch the Miami Heat in the spring.

Thursday, Nov. 1

College football (6:30-9:30 p.m. ESPN): Virginia Tech heads to Miami in a game featuring two teams that have fallen short of expectations this season—but could have major implications on the ACC Coastal division.

Friday, Nov. 2

NBA (7-10:30 p.m. ESPN): Exciting NBA double header with the Miami Heat at the New York Knicks followed by the battle for L.A. as the Clippers face the Lakers.

Saturday, Nov. 3

College football (11 a.m.-2 p.m. ESPN): Mississippi State welcomes SEC newcomer Texas A&M to Starkville in a big conference tilt. … College football (2:30-6 p.m. CBS): Ole Miss will try to upset the Georgia Bulldogs between the hedges in Athens.

Sunday, Nov. 4

NFL (7:30-11 p.m. NBC): The Dallas Cowboys will try to avoid Tony Romo interceptions to be the first team to defeat the Atlanta Falcons.

Monday, Nov. 5

NFL (7:30-10:30 p.m. ESPN): Playoff hopes hang in the balance when the New Orleans Saints play the Philadelphia Eagles at home. Both teams need a win to keep their postseason dreams alive.

Tuesday, Nov. 6

College football (7-10 p.m. ESPN 2): MAC football on a Tuesday night features the Toledo Rockets against the Ball State Cardinals.

Wednesday, Nov. 7

College football (7-10 p.m. ESPN 2): The first week of the year with football on every night continues with more MAC football, featuring the Bowling Green Falcons against the Ohio Bobcats.

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.