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Current Sports | 1/7/16 | #611

Jay Sarkar of WLNS TV6 joins Al Martin on today's "Current Sports."

Jay Sarkar from WLNS TV6 joins Al Martin on today's "Current Sports." Sarkar talks about his Ann Arbor roots and provides his thoughts on the MSU football team's run to the Cotton Bowl. Al also discusses the news of Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza becoming the newest inductees of the Baseball Hall of Fame. The show closes on news concerning Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson, as he contemplates retirement. 

Jay Sarkar talks with Al Martin on today's "Current Sports" about what it's like being a reporter in East Lansing, with his roots coming from Maize and Blue territory as a University of Michigan grad. Sarkar also elaborates on what it was like reporting on the MSU football team's ride to the Cotton Bowl. 

Al then expands on the newest inductees of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza and discusses why those two are so deserving of the honor. The show closes on retirement talks surrounding Calvin Johnson of the Detroit Lions. 

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