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Current Sports | September 1, 2020 | Financial Losses For UM Athletics / NBA Playoffs

Warde Manuel
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We discuss the financial losses that University of Michigan Athletic Director Warde Manuel projects due to the coronavirus pandemic. Also, we discuss the latest happenings in the NBA Playoff bubble in Florida. 

University of Michigan Athletic Director Warde Manuel projects financial loses of $100M due to the cancelation of Fall sports due to the coronavirus pandemic. On today's Current Sports with Al Martin, Al tells of how this is a small window into what many universities are going through and why it's a troubling time specifically for small universities. We also dive into the latest happenings in the NBA Playoffs, including a Game 7 tonight! 

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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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