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Current Sports | August 1, 2019

Nicholas Castellanos
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Detroit Tigers make moves just before the MLB trade deadline; NBA vs NFL player pay; Throwback Thursday

The Detroit Tigers made moves as the MLB trade deadline closed in on Wednesday afternoon. On this episode of Current Sports with Al Martin, Al breaks down both trades that the Tigers participated in, and what he thinks of the returns in the trades. Also, Al brings up the contract disputes in the NFL, and how the contrast with high profile NBA pay. Does the "jealousy" factor play a role in these holdouts with NFL players when they look at what NBA stars are getting paid? Throwback Thursday closes the hour, taking a look at what happened on this August 1 in sports history!

Episode 1482

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