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Current Sports | March 15, 2018

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Michigan State Basketball; Tom Izzo; Michigan Basketball; Pewamo-Westphalia Girls Basketball; Duke Basketball; NCAA Tournament; Adam Biggers

The first round of the NCAA Tournament is underway, and "Current Sports with Al Martin" is here to fill you in on Thursday's action. Al and engineer Ian Hawley talk about the opening game between Oklahoma and Rhode Island, as well as Michigan and Michigan State's chances of advancing past the first round.

Former sportswriter for "Fan Rag Sports,"Adam Biggers, then joins the show to talk about the tournament and his path from the sports reporting world. Also, is the state of sports journalism changing for the better? Find out what Biggers has to say, and more, throughout this hour!

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