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Current Sports | February 17, 2020 | Expectations Changing For MSU Men's Basketball

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Al Martin - WKAR/MSU

National media bash Mel Tucker; MSU men's basketball falls to Maryland; Laingsburgh and Potterville scoring dispute update with Connor Matthes 

On today's Current Sports with Al Martin we begin the show by addressing the national media backlash that has been new MSU football coach Mel Tucker and the way he left the University of Colorado. Al addresses why this is a business and the reason why the media is harping on the story. We then turn our attention to the loss that was Saturday, as MSU men's hoops fell in the closing minutes to Maryland. Do the expectations now need to be adjusted for this Spartans team? Then, we close the show by getting an update on the Laingsburgh and Potterville boy's basketball scoring dispute with Connor Matthes of the Argus-Press. You may be surprised with how this story is, seemingly, coming to a close. 

Episode 1593

Al Martin is the host of Beyond the Score, a new series coming to WKAR in the fall of 2024. Al is also sports reporter for WKAR news.
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