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Current Sports | May 24, 2021 | The Unfortunate Realities Within The Keith Appling Story

Keith Appling
Seth Wenig / AP Photo

We recap the big weekend in sports, which included an historic win for Phil Mickelson at the PGA Championship, the NBA / NHL playoffs, and the latest disturbing chapter in the story of former MSU basketball star Keith Appling. 

On today's Current Sports with Al Martin we dive into the busy weekend that was in sports! Phil Mickelson became the oldest player ever to win a major golf championship. The NBA and NHL playoffs are off to an entertaining start. The Detroit Tigers are even playing solid baseball! We discuss it all. Also, Al elaborates on the latest troubling chapter in the story of former MSU point guard Keith Appling away from the court and the lessons that can be learned. That, and more.

Episode 1794

Al Martin is the host of Current Sports, the daily radio call-in program from WKAR NewsTalk. Al is also on the WKAR News team as a regular sports contributor and plays a key sports reporting and content role on all other WKAR media platforms.
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