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Current Sports | 4/12/16 | #679

Josh Jackson, Deyonta Davis, Dr. William Anderson, Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Xavier Degroat, and Michigan State Basketball.

  A 1-2 punch combo within 24 hours sent Michigan State basketball spiraling. With the shattering decisions of Josh Jackson and Deyonta Davis to opt away from East Lansing for the upcoming year, where does this team stand? Al and engineer Isaac Constans might not be as pessimistic as you'd expect. Then, Dr.William Anderson, a key figure in the civil rights movement, joins the show to give his personal story of life in Georgia during segregation and what he did to turn it around. He also details Jackie Robinson's contributions, in honor of the man who inspired the new Ken Burns PBS documentary that will have part two air tonight at 9 p.m. ET on WKAR. And Xavier Degroat, who battled autism and bullying growing up, is on the air to lay out his incredible journey which led him to write a book on Muhammad Ali.

Additionally, Current Sports would like to apologize for any unsuitable language which was broadcasted live. It has been removed in this edited version.

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