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Patrick Reusse on the Twins, Shohei Ohtani and all levels of basketball Mar 25, 2024

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Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports. It's one of the busiest times of the year, with basketball dominating the landscape, so they started with another good Timberwolves win Sunday over the Warriors.

From there, the conversation took a lot of twists and turns -- from college basketball to the Twins, Shohei Ohtani's mess, back to high school basketball and eventually college hockey.

The Twins open their season Thursday, the same day the Gophers open the NCAA men's hockey tournament against Omaha.

Phil Miller on Twins injury woes + What will it take for Vikings to move into top 5? Mar 22, 2024

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with a couple of interesting Day 1 story lines from the NCAA men's basketball tournament as he tries to get himself into college hoops again. Don't show anything other than the Gonzaga game is one key takeaway.

9:00: Star Tribune Twins beat writer Phil Miller joins the show to talk about the team's recent rash of injuries and how they will test Minnesota's pitching depth. Will the Twins be in the market at some point for another proven starter?

30:00: What would it take for the Vikings to move up to various spots at the top of the draft?

A conversation about problem gambling; a damaging Wild loss and a wild Wolves tale Mar 21, 2024

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand walks listeners through the Star Tribune's story on how a Timberwolves executive allegedly had his hard drive stolen by a disgruntled subordinate. Rand also gets into the Wild's damaging 6-0 loss to the Kings, which put a dent in Minnesota's playoff hopes.

8:00: A conversation with Susan Sheridan Tucker, the Executive Director of the Minnesota Alliance on Problem Gambling. More than 250,000 Minnesotans are estimated to have a gambling problem, and March is problem gambling awareness month.

39:00: ESPN's story on Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter is another don't-miss read.

An interesting Vikings mock draft; Timberwolves moral victory; real wins for Wild, Gophers Mar 20, 2024

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand takes note of Mel Kiper Jr.'s latest mock draft, which has the Vikings taking Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy at No. 11. Kiper also suggests the Patriots might be willing to trade down from No. 3, which could put Drake Maye in play for the Vikings -- whom Kiper calls "the most interesting team in this draft" after last week's trade for the No. 23 pick.

8:00: A strong effort by the short-handed Wolves came up short in a key game against Denver. Get used to that sort of tension for the rest of the season.

12:00: Kent Youngblood joins Rand for a look at the NCAA women's basketball tournament, Caitlin Clark and what the Gophers need to do to join the party next season.

30:00: A clutch win for Ben Johnson's Gophers, a rise up the standings by the Wild and more concerns about Twins pitching depth.

Anthony Edwards' transcendent dunk; Twins injury woes; Marcus Fuller helps fill out your bracket Mar 19, 2024

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Introduction: Anthony Edwards had another transcendent moment Monday with a massive poster dunk that sparked the Wolves to a key win over Utah. With several key Minnesota players injured, Edwards is finding another gear down the stretch this season. Plus host Michael Rand looks at a Twins injury situation that is suddenly very unsettled.

10:00: Star Tribune men's college basketball writer Marcus Fuller joins Rand for a look at the postseason. Need help picking winners in your NCAA bracket? Marcus can help. Also, they talk about former Gophers coaches Dan Monson and Richard Pitino making it to the Big Dance as well as the Gophers' prospects for next season.

32:00: Joshua Dobbs didn't quite cash in; the Wild's goalie situation is getting complicated.

Patrick Reusse on Gophers basketball history, rare praise for the Vikings and more Mar 18, 2024

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Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports.

The NCAA men's and women's basketball tournament fields are set, and the men's side has some familiar names from the past. Both Dan Monson and Richard Pitino are coaching in the men's tournament, leading to a discussion of Gophers men's basketball history. Ben Johnson's team, meanwhile, received an invite to the NIT.

Reusse gives the Vikings high marks for their moves in free agency so far -- including, most importantly, letting go of Kirk Cousins.

Plus a few stray thoughts on the Wolves and college wrestling.

Vikings do their best to present alignment on Kirk Cousins; Bobby Nightengale on the Twins Mar 15, 2024

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with comments Thursday from Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O'Connell, who did their best to dispel the narrative that perhaps they didn't align on whether to keep Kirk Cousins. Also, Rand takes issue with Adofo-Mensah once again saying the Vikings though they could win a Super Bowl with Cousins. If they did, he would still be here.

14:00: Star Tribune Twins writer Bobby Nightengale joins Rand for a look at spring training. Less than two weeks before the start of the season, there are very few roster battles. But there is intrigue all across the team.

31:00: A win and a strong debut for the Wild; a disappointing loss for the Gophers.

Dissecting Kirk Cousins' Falcons news conference; going in-depth on Name, Image and Likeness Mar 14, 2024

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand spends the early part of the show on three big takeaways from Kirk Cousins' introductory news conference Wednesday in Atlanta. You'll hear what Cousins was looking for from the Falcons -- which give us a lot of clues about what he wasn't getting in Minnesota.

10:00: Star Tribune editor Jeff Day and sports intern Gavin Dorsey join Rand for an in-depth conversation about Name, Image and Likeness. Both Day and Dorsey are part of the Star Tribune's series on NIL, which is transforming college sports.

44:00: A key Viking is coming back, and the Gophers have a big game on Thursday.

Would the Vikings and Kirk Cousins still make the same 2018 decision? + Huge win for Timberwolves Mar 13, 2024

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand was as surprised as many of you to see the Wolves pivot from a 22-point second-quarter deficit at the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday into an 18-point victory. It was an important win for the Wolves, who are still trying to adapt to life without Karl-Anthony Towns while maintaining high seed in the West. The Wild, meanwhile, picked up two points with Kirill Kaprizov continued to shine. But time is running out.

9:00: Star Tribune columnist Chip Scoggins joins Rand for some Kirk Cousins talk. The two big discussion points: Would the Vikings and Cousins make the same decision in 2018, when Cousins signed as a free agent, if they could do it all over again? And how do the Vikings navigate the draft when everyone knows they need a quarterback?

36:00: Danielle Hunter got a nice payday, and a Jonny Flynn anniversary.

A full breakdown of a whirlwind 24 hours for the Vikings; Kent Youngblood on women's basketball Mar 12, 2024

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Host Michael Rand spends a bunch of time on all of the major moves by the Vikings since mid-day Monday. Kirk Cousins is gone; Rand talks about Atlanta's absurd offer, praise for Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and whether the Falcons ultimately saved the Vikings from themselves.

Plus Rand has more on new quarterback Sam Darnold, running back Aaron Jones and more.

18:00: Kent Youngblood joins Rand for a discussion of women's basketball -- everything from the Gophers to Caitlin Clark to the Lynx in 2024.

36:00: Intrigue for the Wild.

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