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How did Twins players react to fire sale and how will it impact potential new ownership? Aug 05, 2025

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Vikings' plan for QB J.J. McCarthy in the preseason. Rand urges you to watch what the Vikings do more than listen to what they say. Plus an injury update on Lynx star Napheesa Collier.

10:00: Star Tribune Twins writer Bobby Nightengale joins Rand to dissect some of the biggest post-deadline questions. Namely: What is the mindset of the current team and how might any of this affect the sale of the Twins?

33:00: Another Cullen is joining the Gophers men's hockey team.

Patrick Reusse on the stunning state of the Twins + a big Lynx trade Aug 04, 2025

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Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the big stories in sports. It's their first show together since the Twins traded away 10 players at the deadline, a move that will have reverberations on the franchise for years to come.

Plus a big Lynx trade, but perhaps not the one we wer expecting.

Grading the Twins' shocking trade deadline; debating the Twins' future with La Velle E. Neal Aug 01, 2025

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Host Michael Rand starts with grades for each Twins move and an overall mark as well from a shocking trade deadline.

Later, he welcomes in La Velle E. Neal III for a dissection of some of the biggest moves, including Carlos Correa.

Breaking down the Jhoan Duran trade and a very strange day for the Twins Jul 31, 2025

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with thoughts on J.J. McCarthy and Kevin O'Connell, who sound a lot like each other when breaking down the Vikings' offense. That's not a bad thing at all. Plus a good win for the Lynx over New York.

10:00: Phil Miller joins Rand to break down a very strange and newsy day for the Twins. They confused one player. They enraged another. And then they traded their star closer. That about sums it up in a season that has gone off the rails.

33:00: A Leagues Cup win for Minnesota United.

Carlos Correa trade? + Chip Scoggins on Vikings; Lynx vs. Liberty rivalry Jul 30, 2025

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Introduction: The Twins' trade deadline chatter featured a curveball as reports have emerged that Houston is considering trying to trade for shortstop Carlos Correa. What would that look like for the Twins and Correa, who has a no-trade clause in the six-year, $200 million deal he signed before 2023?

8:00: Star Tribune columnist Chip Scoggins joins Rand to break down what he has seen so far at Vikings camp. Plus some talk about the Twins' long-term plan.

27:00: Lynx vs. Liberty was a great but controversial WNBA Finals last year. Those same teams will play four times in the next few weeks.

Breaking down the Chris Paddack trade; More Twins talk with Bobby Nightengale Jul 29, 2025

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Introduction: On a Twins-heavy show, host Michael Rand starts with Monday's dramatic walk-off win after a thunderstorm, which was preceded by the first pre-deadline trade by the Twins. They sent out Chris Paddack and Randy Dobnak, undoing two of the more regrettable moves of the Derek Falvey regime.

10:00: Bobby Nightengale joins Rand to break down the Twins' big picture outlook. Why did this season go off the rails? Look at player development first, Nightengale says. And who else might be traded before Thursday's deadline?

31:00: The pads are popping at Vikings camp and the Gophers got a goalie recruit.

Patrick Reusse on the stumbling Twins, golf and J.J. McCarthy Jul 28, 2025

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Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports, starting with another disappointing series for the Twins. They're 50-55 after losing two of three to the last-place Nationals, and it's enough to ask where the big plan went off the rails.

Plus Reusse and Rand get into the 3M Open, Vikings training camp and the Lynx while offering a send-off for departing colleague Jerry Zgoda.

Ben Goessling on Vikings position battles and the pressure on J.J. McCarthy Jul 25, 2025

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Twins and a general ambivalence toward what they should do at the trade deadline. Plus a new wrinkle in the college sports pay-for-play discussion.

8:00: Star Tribune Vikings writer Ben Goessling joins Rand to break down what we have seen so far at training camp. What are some of the best positional battles? Are the Vikings being underrated? And just how much is on J.J. McCarthy's shoulders?

36:00: Closing thoughts on the Vikings.

A Twins inflection point; J.J. McCarthy's leadership; La Velle E. Neal debate Jul 24, 2025

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with a rough Twins loss. After rallying to take the lead on the Dodgers, Minnesota needed just one more strike to win. But instead, a series of events led to a 4-3 loss that oddly calcified how Rand thinks of them this season.

8:00: La Velle E. Neal III joins the show for the weekly debate segment.

26:00: J.J. McCarthy's leadership and big money in the NFL.

Are the Vikings the best in NFL in one major area? + Gophers football, Twins and Lynx Jul 23, 2025

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Vikings, who open training camp Wednesday coming off a 14-3 season and a productive offseason. One NFL pundit even says the Vikings have the very best front seven in the NFL. That plus an upgraded offensive line should make Minnesota feel a lot better about life in the trenches this season.

10:00: Star Tribune Gophers football writer Randy Johnson joins Rand from Las Vegas to preview the upcoming season and set up all the changes ahead in college football.

22:00: The Twins got it done, strangely, with the bases loaded. And the Lynx won, too, thanks in part to a Diamond Miller free throw binge.

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