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Current Sports | May 17, 2018

Upon Further Review Book Cover
Al Martin
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WKAR-MSU

Yanny or Laurel?; NBA Playoffs; Boston Celtics; Cleveland Cavaliers; Golden State Warriors; Houston Rockets; Mike Pesca; "Upon Further Review"; Throwback Thursday

On this episode of "Current Sports with Al Martin," Al plays a viral audio clip and lets listeners decide: Yanny or Laurel? Al also discusses the NBA Playoffs, giving his predictions for the rest of the Conference Finals and the thumping that the Houston Rockets gave the Golden State Warriors in Game 2. Then, Mike Pesca, author of "Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs in Sports History," joins the show. Pesca talks about his co-authors and his own process for writing the book, and previews his podcast of the same name. Al closes the show with Throwback Thursday.

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