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Current Sports | June 19, 2018

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2018 Midwestern League All-Star Game; Jesse Goldberg-Strassler; James Manuel; Maurice Benson; Lansing Legends ABA Team

It's a block party and everybody is invited! On this episode of "Current Sports with Al Martin," Al interviews Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, the voice of the Lansing Lugnuts, about the Midwest League All-Star Game happening Tuesday at Cooley Law School Stadium. Events include a block party with rides and attractions for kids, and a home-run derby before the game. In the second segment, James Manuel and Maurice Benson of the ABA's Lansing Legends join the show. The Lansing Legends are the new team in the American Basketball Association, and are holding tryouts June 23-24 at Olivet College. Manuel and Benson talk about expectations for the tryouts and what it's like to be a part of the historic ABA. 

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