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Mal the Sports Gal is Forcin’ the Smile Today

Don’t get us wrong, Mal the Sports Gal is sooooooooooooooooooo happy that the Hawkeyes & Bears were winners this weekend, but the way they won? It had her stressed…throw in the ankle injury to Anthony Rizzo, and Mal the Sports Gal isn’t flashing those pearly whites as much as she wants to do today.

What were Mal’s thoughts on Saturday’s game?

https://soundcloud.com/kencolleenkurt/mal-the-sports-gal-is-forcin-a-smile-today/s-ijWx7

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