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Current Sports #236 | May 16, 2014

WKAR Public Media | By Current Sports
Published May 16, 2014 at 2:18 PM EDT

Today marks the evening of Lansing United's home opener, as the new minor-league soccer team for mid-Michigan. Owner Jeremy Sampson discusses the jitters behind opening day, as well as the amount of work that goes on behind the scenes leading up to the historic day. Later on, Matt and Alex join Al to discuss the NBA Draft Combine and the new Michael Sam documentary on the Oprah Winfrey Network.
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Sports WKARGary HarrisAl MartinCurrent SportsJeremy SampsonLansing UnitedMichael SamNBA Draft Combine
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